Materials GroupChemicals Division

Major Products and Areas

  • Basic petrochemical products and plastic derivatives
  • Salt, PVC, and chlor-alkali products
  • Life science-related products such as food functional ingredients, feed additives, oleochemicals, and personal care ingredients
  • Solar power stations and related products, battery systems for power grids, etc., in the renewable energy field; displays, semiconductors, and batteries in the electronics field; raw materials for fertilizers

Our Strengths

The top of the industry in the handling of olefins, aromatics, intermediates of synthetic fiber, synthetic resins, PVC, and fertilizer materials

For olefin trading, Marubeni owns or has a standing charter for olefin tankers to maintain its industry-leading position in Asia and the Middle East. For aromatics, intermediates of synthetic fiber, polyolefins, and PVC, Marubeni is expanding its sales networks through cooperation with major suppliers.

  • Olefin (ethylene) vessel
    Olefin (ethylene) vessel
  • Dedicated molten sulfur vessel
    Dedicated molten sulfur vessel

Comprehensive expansion of business

Chemicals represent a wide-ranging industry that permeates every aspect of our lives. Marubeni continues to take on the challenge of building new business models in a wide range of fields, from the upstream field of inorganic mineral resources such as industrial salts, to the downstream fields of electronics such as displays, solar power generation, semiconductors, and battery materials; the specialty chemicals field, including fatty alcohols; and the life science field, mainly food functional ingredients and feed additives.

  • Dampier salt pit (Australia)
    Dampier salt pit (Australia)
  • Power generation asset trading
    Power generation asset trading
  • Orffa International Holding BV (Netherlands)
    Orffa International Holding BV (Netherlands)

Shipping vessel decarbonization
Marubeni is contributing to shipping vessel decarbonization by supporting the transition to high-performance antifouling paint.

Together, we can go further.