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| January 10, 2008 |
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| Status Report on the No.2 Ethylene Plant of the Kashima Plant |
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| Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation |
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In the fire broke out at the No.2 Ethylene Plant of the Kashima Plant at around 11:32 am (Japan Time) on December 21, four employees from associate companies died.
We pray for the souls of the deceased employees in the fire accident, and extend our heartfelt sympathy to their bereaved families.
We also sincerely apologize for causing so much trouble to all who had been affected including neighboring residents.
As for the situation as of January 10, 2008, we announce as follows:
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Investigation by related government agencies
We submitted an interim report (available only in Japanese) on the fire to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the Ibaraki prefectural government on December 27, 2007. As for the report, NISA instructed us to investigate further on December 28, 2007, therefore we submitted another
report (available only in Japanese) to NISA on January 9, 2008.
In the Kashima Plant, the first meeting of the fire accident investigation board organized by Ibaraki prefectural government was held on January 8, 2008.
We will continue to cooperate fully with investigation by related government agencies and make a concerted effort to investigate the cause and prevent a recurrence under the guidance of the related government agencies. |
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On the status of plant operation and product delivery
The status of plant operation and product delivery has not been changed since we announced on December 26, 2007. |
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