Mitsubishi Chemical's U.S. plant project scrapped due to high costs

Plans abandoned after more than a decade on the drawing board

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Mitsubishi Chemical is the leading supplier of MMA, a compound used in a wide variety of products, such as headlight covers. (Mitsubishi Chemical Group) 

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TOKYO -- Although Mitsubishi Chemical Group had planned to build a new U.S. plant for more than a decade, the Japanese manufacturer ultimately walked away from the project due to ballooning costs and a scarcity of clients.

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