About Us
Mitsubishi Chemical USA, Inc., commonly known as MCUSA, is a wholly-owned subsidiary company of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation which together with Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation is owned by the Mitsubishi Chemicals Holdings Company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. MCUSA serves as a service organization to other Mitsubishi Chemical companies in the US as well as acting as Mitsubishi Chemical's American representative.
Mitsubishi Chemical traces its roots to 1934 and today is a fully-integrated chemical company with operations throughout the world. Mitsubishi Chemical first came to the US in the early 60's when it opened a liaison office in New York and since then, Mitsubishi Chemical businesses in the US as a group have grown to over 1500 diverse professional employees and sales over $700 million from our US made high-tech products and selected products imported from our companies around the world. Major products sold by Mitsubishi Chemical companies in the US can be found in many critical applications in pharmaceuticals, construction, food manufacturing and packaging, imaging, data storage, publishing, automotive components, plastics, and a host of other products that are designed to improve the quality of our lives.
Mitsubishi Chemical is but one of about 40 companies that carry the name "Mitsubishi". A diverse group of Mitsubishi companies throughout the world produce cars, computers, TVs, steel products, electronics, paper, and plastics as well as being world leaders in finance, banking, insurance, and investments.
The name "Mitsubishi" has a long and proud history but its origin is quite simple. Back in 1870, Yataro Iwasaki bought some used freighters and started a small steamship company in Japan. In an effort to find a distinctive name for his fledgling venture, he came up with the idea of a three diamond symbol for the flags on his ships. The literal translation of three diamonds in Japanese is "Mitsubishi".
Today, the distinctive Mitsubishi three diamond logo has grown to become a corporate trademark that is a worldwide hallmark of quality and excellence. Mitsubishi Chemical and its companies are proud to share this rich tradition.
