Sumitomo Chemical Plans to Do Big Methionine Business

Sumitomo Chemical Coof Japan has decided to expand the production capacity of methionine, a feed additiveThe company will build a new plant of 40,000 tons/year of methionine at its plant in Aiji, Japan, and is expected to be completed and put into operation in the first quarter of 2010, when the company's total methionine production capacity will reach approximately 140,000 tons/yearSumitomosaid the expansion was aimed at meeting market demand and further cementing the company's position as Asia's leading supplier of methioninethe global methionine market demand has been growing rapidly in recent years, and the current demand in the market has reached 700,000 tons/year, and is growing at an average annual rate of about 5%, leading to a tightening of market supplyAt current capacity, Sumitomo Chemical can no longer meet the needs of customerssumiaround chemicalshas made life sciences one of its core businesses and is strengthening and expanding its businessIn addition to expanding the plant, the company is also working on other methionine expansion programs, including energy expansion projects in ChinaSumitomo Chemical Coof Japan has decided to expand the production capacity of methionine, a feed additiveThe company will build a new plant of 40,000 tons/year of methionine at its plant in Aiji, Japan, and is expected to be completed and put into operation in the first quarter of 2010, when the company's total methionine production capacity will reach approximately 140,000 tons/yearSumitomosaid the expansion was aimed at meeting market demand and further cementing the company's position as Asia's leading supplier of methioninethe global methionine market demand has been growing rapidly in recent years, and the current demand in the market has reached 700,000 tons/year, and is growing at an average annual rate of about 5%, leading to a tightening of market supplyAt current capacity, Sumitomo Chemical can no longer meet the needs of customers sumiaround chemicals has made life sciences one of its core businesses and is strengthening and expanding its business In addition to expanding the plant, the company is also working on other methionine expansion programs, including energy expansion projects in China (name)