Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Mitsui_Chemicals_Inc-1020391 Friday, July 25, 2008 6:26:01 PM 1020391 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. en AlacraStore RSS Builder 1.0 30 http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/moodys/PR_157939_808797068moodys/PR_157939_808797068htmlGlobal Credit Research Announcement ## JUN #### Announcement: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation Moody's: Negative Outlook for Japan's Integrated Chemical Industry Tokyo, June ##, #### -- According to a new report by Moody's...6/26/2008 12:33:14 AMhtmlMitsubishi Chemical Holdings CorporationSumitomo Chemical Company, LimitedSumitomo Chemical (U.K.) plcTosoh CorporationMitsui Chemicals, Inc.Mitsubishi Chemical CorporationAsahi Kasei CorporationAsahi Kasei Corporation; Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation; ...808797068723348704750275224972237002091150.0000NewsAnnouncementPR_157939_808797068Credit & Investment ResearchMoody's Global Credit ResearchUS - Mitsui Chemicals Inc definitively agreed to acquire Silvue Technologies Group Inc, a manufacturer and developer of liquid coating systems, from Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a unit of Compass Diversified Holdings, for an estimated $## mil. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions.5/10/2008 11:46:55 AM60695H78877W60695H20451QMitsui Chemicals IncSilvue Technologies Group IncMitsui Chemicals IncCompass Diversified Holdingshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M%26A/Mitsui_Chemicals_Inc_acquires_Silvue_Technologies_Group_Inc_from_Compass_Diversified_Holdings-1976470020sdc/19764700201976470020Copyright © 2008, Thomson Financial, All Rights ReservedOsakaChemicals and Allied ProductsJapanChemicals and chemical preparations, nec2899FFForeignPublic41832821:Plastics materials and synthetic resins2899:Chemicals and chemical preparations, nec3087:Custom compounding of purchased plastics resins3089:Plastics products, nec2821:Plastics materials and synthetic resins2899:Chemicals and chemical preparations, nec3087:Custom compounding of purchased plastics resins3089:Plastics products, necChemicals and Allied ProductsUnited StatesChemicals and chemical preparations, nec2899CACaliforniaSubsidiary4022002Mnfr,whl chemPvd invest mgmt svcsCashCash OnlyAssets1009908001May 10 20080.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.0000012.0000013.0000014.0000015.0000016.0000017.0000018.0000019.0000020.0000021.0000022.0000023.0000024.0000025.0000026.0000027.0000028.0000029.0000030.0000031.00000Mitsui Chemicals Inc, locatedin Tokyo, Japan, manufacturesand wholesales chemicals. Itsoperations are carried outthrough Functional chemicals,Functional resins, Basicchemicals, Petrochemicals andOther. Functional chemicalsconsist of resin proceedproducts, electric andinformation materials.Functional resins includeurethane chemicals,performance polymers,fabricated polymer products,crop protection, finechemicals, pharmaceuticals andhealthcare products anddyestuffs. Basic chemicalssegment deals with fiberintermediates, phenols,industrial chemicals andchemical fertilizers.Petrochemicals includepolythene, pet resin,elastomers, styrene, vinylchlorine and polypropylene.Others include engineering,warehousing and freighttransportation. The companywas founded in 1997.Mitsui Chemicals Inc, located in Tokyo, Japan, manufacturesand wholesales chemicals. Its operations are carried outthrough Functional chemicals, Functional resins, Basicchemicals, Petrochemicals and Other. Functional chemicalsconsist of resin proceed products, electric and informationmaterials. Functional resins include urethane chemicals,performance polymers, fabricated polymer products, cropprotection, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and healthcareproducts and dyestuffs. Basic chemicals segment deals withfiber intermediates, phenols, industrial chemicals andchemical fertilizers. Petrochemicals include polythene, petresin, elastomers, styrene, vinyl chlorine andpolypropylene. Others include engineering, warehousing andfreight transportation. The company was founded in 1997.Mitsui Chemicals Inc, located in Tokyo, Japan, manufactures and wholesales chemicals. Its operations are carried out through Functional chemicals, Functional resins, Basic chemicals, Petrochemicals and Other. Functional chemicals consist of resin proceed products, electric and information materials. Functional resins include urethane chemicals, performance polymers, fabricated polymer products, crop protection, fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals and healthcare products and dyestuffs. Basic chemicals segment deals with fiber intermediates, phenols, industrial chemicals and chemical fertilizers. Petrochemicals include polythene, pet resin, elastomers, styrene, vinyl chlorine and polypropylene. Others include engineering, warehousing and freight transportation. The company was founded in 1997.1.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.00000Silvue Technologies Group Inc,located in Anaheim,California, manufactures anddevelops liquid coatingsystems for polycarbonate,glass, acrylic, metals andother substrate materials usedin the premium eyewear,aerospace, automotive andindustrial markets. Thecompany was founded in 1986.Silvue Technologies Group Inc, located in Anaheim,California, manufactures and develops liquid coating systemsfor polycarbonate, glass, acrylic, metals and othersubstrate materials used in the premium eyewear, aerospace,automotive and industrial markets. The company was foundedin 1986.Silvue Technologies Group Inc, located in Anaheim, California, manufactures and develops liquid coating systems for polycarbonate, glass, acrylic, metals and other substrate materials used in the premium eyewear, aerospace, automotive and industrial markets. The company was founded in 1986.0.000000.000000.000000.00000YU.S. Dollar09 May 08Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 ESTDate Announced: 05/09/2008Date Effective:Acq. of AssetsFriendly0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Price/Share0.0000095 U.S. Dollar95.000000.0000095 U.S. Dollar95.000000.000000.000000.000000.0000095.0000095 U.S. Dollar1.00000N48.623000.000000.000000.000000.000000.0000095.0000095.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000100.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000001.000002.000003.000004.000005.000006.000007.000008.000009.0000010.0000011.00000US - Mitsui Chemicals Incdefinitively agreed to acquireSilvue Technologies Group Inc,a manufacturer and developerof liquid coating systems,from Compass Group DiversifiedHoldings LLC, a unit ofCompass Diversified Holdings,for an estimated $95 mil. Thetransaction was subject tocustomary closing conditions.US - Mitsui Chemicals Inc definitively agreed to acquire Silvue Technologies Group Inc, a manufacturer and developer of liquid coating systems, from Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a unit of Compass Diversified Holdings, for an estimated $95 mil. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions.US - Mitsui Chemicals Inc definitively agreed to acquire Silvue Technologies Group Inc, amanufacturer and developer of liquid coating systems, from Compass Group DiversifiedHoldings LLC, a unit of Compass Diversified Holdings, for an estimated $95 mil. Thetransaction was subject to customary closing conditions.US - Mitsui Chemicals Inc definitively agreed to acquire Silvue Technologies Group Inc, a manufacturer and developer of liquid coating systems, from Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a unit ofCompass Diversified Holdings, for an estimated $95 mil. The transaction was subject to customary closing conditions.US - Mitsui Chemicals Inc definitively agreed to acquire Silvue Technologies Group Inc, a manufacturer and developer of liquid coatingsystems, from Compass Group Diversified Holdings LLC, a unit of Compass Diversified Holdings, for an estimated $95 mil. The transactionwas subject to customary closing conditions.B Riley & Company1.00000$ 95.000 - B Riley & Company - Adv0.00000Pending0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.00000Status:Pending-999.00000np0.00000-999.00000np0.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000000.000002851:Paints, varnishes, lacquers, & allied products2899:Chemicals and chemical preparations, nec8731:Commercial physical and biological research4022002OsakaJapan2899ForeignPublic41836282:Investment advice6722:Management investment offices, open-end6726:Investment offices, nec6799:Investors, nec7363:Help supply services953017003NasdaqUnited States7363ConnecticutPublicCODI95.0000095.0000095.0000048.62300Paul Hastings Janofsky & WalkerDeal InformationThomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitionshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/bir/1207089bir/1207089normMitsui Chemicals Inc.JapanManufacturing: Manufacture of petrochemical products including ethylene, proplene, adhesives, resins, plastics and fertilisers.2899282128222879289129993259983241993252113252123253203255209IM41834/29/2008 6:25:07 AM1207089Company Profiles & FinancialsGale Company Profileshttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/moodys/COP_2497moodys/COP_2497htmlCredit Opinion1/3/2008 7:54:00 PMGlobal Credit Research Credit Opinion ## JAN #### Credit Opinion: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. Tokyo, Japan Ratings Category Moody's Rating Outlook Stable Senior Unsecured -Dom Curr A# Contacts Analyst Phone Noriko...Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.2497150.0000NewshtmlMitsui Chemicals, Inc.COP_2497Credit & Investment ResearchMoody's Global Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/622138spcred/622138normThe latest Full Report from S&P12/21/2007 4:32:04 AMFull Report400global622138JapanCommodity ChemicalsAsiaGlobal IssuersCorporationsChemicalsFull ReportLarge market shares in a range of products, supported by strengths in the company's core petrochemical-related business Improving business mix through investment in high-value-added performance materials, as well as acquisition of agrochemical business, which has relatively stable earnings Improving capital structure High weight of petrochemical and basic chemical businesses, which are vulnerable to raw material prices and supply demand fluctuations Challenging business environment for the petrochemical-related business due to increase in production of commodity chemical products Mitsui Chemicals Inc. boasts strengths in a wide range of products, with large shares in multiple product lines in its core petrochemical-related business (basic chemicals segment). However, overall earnings are relatively volatile, due mainly to the company's heavy reliance on the petrochemical-related business, whichJPN15101010 151010 1510 15Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (Unsolicited Ratings)315757ASIA4183@JPFULLGLOBISSCORPChemicalsCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Researchhttp://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/spcred/622139spcred/622139normThe latest Summary from S&P12/21/2007 4:32:04 AMSummary175global622139JapanCommodity ChemicalsAsiaGlobal IssuersCorporationsChemicalsSummaryMitsui Chemicals Inc. boasts strengths in a wide range of products, with large shares in multiple product lines in its core petrochemical-related business (basic chemicals segment). However, overall earnings are relatively volatile, due mainly to the company's heavy reliance on the petrochemical-related business, which is vulnerable to fluctuations in prices of raw materials and demand. In an effort to stabilize its earnings--a key goal under its mid-term business plan through March 2008--Mitsui Chemicals is striving to improve profitability in the petrochemical and basic chemical segments and accelerate growth of the performance materials segment. Along with these efforts, the contributions of performance materials for automotive and industrial use, polyurethane resins, and agrochemicals to its earnings have increased. In the petrochemical-related business,JPN15101010 151010 1510 15Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (Unsolicited Ratings)315757ASIA4183@JPSUMMARYGLOBISSCORPChemicalsCredit & Investment ResearchS&P Credit Research