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May 21, 2012

Mitsui issues statement on fatal resorcinol blast

Filed under: General, Rubber Chemicals — Notch @ 12:22 am

On May 17, Mitsui Chemicals published its annual results, which included a statement on the fatal explosion that occurred at its Iwakuni-Ohtake works on April 22. The company states that investigations by the authorities and an Accident Investigation Committee are currently underway and operations at most plants within the complex continue to be suspended. Accordingly, due to difficulty in determining expenses for recompense, dismantling, and reconstruction, Mitsui Chemical will not issue any forecasts for its fiscal 2012 operating results at the present time.

Here are the results including the statement (Item 3.)

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