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Japan Polypropylene Corporation (JPP) is a joint venture company established on October 1, 2003, formed by combining the polypropylene businesses of Japan Polychem Corporation and JNC Petrochemical Corporation. The company operates as the largest polypropylene producer in Japan.

JPP is owned 65% by Japan Polychem Corporation (a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation) and 35% by JNC Petrochemical Corporation (a wholly-owned subsidiary of JNC Corporation).

JPP's core business activities include polypropylene resin manufacture, sale, research and development, and global technology licensing through the JPP Horizone™ Process. The company serves customers in Japan and overseas across a wide variety of product fields, with manufacturing capacity of approximately 1 million tonnes per year in Japan and 219,000 tonnes per year overseas.