On October 17, ROHM Group announced that its polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) expansion project was completed and put into operation, becoming an important milestone in the development of ROHM’s growth strategy. ROHM held a commissioning ceremony at its methacrylate integrated base in the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone. Hou Jinhua, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Management Committee, Hans-Peter, Chief Operating Officer of ROHM
Hauck) and Ling Hongen, President of ROHM Asia, cut the ribbon for the start of production. In his meeting with Ma Jing, Party Secretary and Director of the Management Committee of Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone, Han Peide expressed his gratitude to Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone for its support and help to ROHM, and reiterated ROHM’s confidence in investing locally.
From left to right are Ma Jing, Party Secretary and Director of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Management Committee, Han Peide, Chief Operating Officer of ROHM Group, and Ling Hongen, President of ROHM Asia
Han Peide said: “Expanding global PMMA production capacity is an important step for us to become a leading integrated supplier of methacrylates.” By the end of this year, ROHM’s PMMA production expansion project at its Worms base in Germany will also be completed and put into production.
From left to right are Hou Jinhua, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Management Committee, Han Peide, Chief Operating Officer of ROHM Group, and Ling Hongen, President of ROHM Asia
China is the world’s largest MMA and PMMA market. In the 1990s, ROHM began to supply PLEXIGLAS® brand molding compounds to the Chinese market. In 2008, ROHM built its first factory in Shanghai and began producing PMMA to provide more timely and reliable services to local customers. “Our business is growing steadily,” said Ling Hongen, president of ROHM Asia. “As customers and markets in China are growing, we are also continuing to expand production capacity.”
From left to right are Pei Tao, general manager of ROHM Chemical (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Chen Zhen, director of the Economic Development Department of the Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Management Committee, and Ling Hongen, president of ROHM Asia. , Hou Jinhua, member of the Party Leadership Group and Deputy Director of the Management Committee of Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone, Han Peide, Chief Operating Officer of ROHM Group, Zhu Jian, Deputy General Manager of Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Development Company, Jin Kaiyuan, Senior Vice President of ROHM Molding Compounds Business, ROHM Asia Molding Compounds Business General Manager Liu Guomin, and Zhang Zhiying, Level 3 Researcher of the Comprehensive Office of Shanghai Chemical Industry Zone Management Committee
ROHM’s success in the Asian market stems not only from the high quality of PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds, but also from ROHM’s specialized development of customized innovative specifications in response to the needs of the Asian market. For example, PLEXIGLAS® high-gloss black for automotive pillar covers and PLEXIGLAS® impact-resistant for electronic displays.
Ling Hongen said: “Our commitment goes far beyond just following market demand. In order to help customers develop innovative products, we work closely with our customers.”
Driving factors for PMMA’s innovation include the electric vehicle trend in the automotive sector and growing customer demand in the lighting industry. ROHM’s new innovation center in Shanghai provides optimal conditions for customer-oriented research and development.
PLEXIGLAS® molding compounds have high durability, weather resistance and UV resistance, high color fastness, high brightness and high transparency, as well as excellent hardness and scratch resistance. This year coincides with the 90th anniversary of the birth of the PLEXIGLAS® brand. Siamak, Senior Vice President of Rohm Molding Compounds Business
Djafarian said: “We are proud of the invention of PLEXIGLAS®. We are willing to be an innovation pioneer and support industry customers in developing breakthrough new products.”
