Two major Japanese chemical companies recently announced that they are forming a joint venture to be located in Griffin, Ga. The new venture, called Sumika Polymer Compounds America, Inc. (SPCA), will create 50 jobs in a plastic manufacturing facility supplying automotive parts.

SPCA will manufacture polypropylene compounds for the automotive industry. The company plans to build a 90,000 square foot facility on a 30-acre site at the Hudson Industrial Park in Griffin. The joint venture facility between Sumitomo Chemical and Toyo Ink Group, both based in Tokyo, is expected to be online in early 2009.

“This project in Griffin is a vital step for the global expansion of our plastics business, not only for the joint venture itself, but also for the parent companies,” said Teruhiko Doi, the newly appointed President of SPCA. “In Georgia, there are many factors that attract manufacturers like us to locate our facilities here: its position as one of the major automobile producing regions, not to mention the presence of efficient infrastructure in Griffin. We are grateful to state and local officials for their extensive support.”

Sumitomo Chemical includes 100 companies operating around the world in six business sectors: basic chemicals, petrochemicals and plastics, fine chemicals, IT-related chemicals, agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

The Toyo Ink Group, headed by Tokyo-based parent Toyo Ink Mfg. Co., Ltd., consists of 26 companies in Japan and 47 companies from 16 countries around the world. It is a leading manufacturer and supplier of a variety of chemical products based on its unique color materials, adhesives and resins technologies accumulated over a century of manufacturing expertise in pigments and printing inks.

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