Month: August 2023

Toray Seals Deal for Full-Scale Adoption of PPS Flame-Shielding Fabric in Aircraft Seats

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is gearing up for a full-scale rollout of a flame-shielding fabric that combines polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

New Japan Chemical Develops 100% Plant-Derived Lubricant for Engines and More

New Japan Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4406) has developed a lubricant derived entirely from plants, and is positioning this for use…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Japan’s Ethylene Factory Utilization Rate Reaches 93.8% in September

The Japan Petrochemical Industry Association (JPCA) has announced the production and shipment volumes of major petrochemicals for September 2021. Among…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Ethyl Acetate Market Soars to Record Level on Back of Skyrocketing Feedstock Prices in China

Ethyl acetate has once again surged in the international market. With freight on board pricing out of China standing at…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Pledges to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (MCHC; TYO:4188) has declared its goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. And as an interim…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Nippon Shokubai to Establish Technology for CO2 Capture and Conversion

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. (TYO:4114) is looking to commercialize technologies to assist in the recycling of CO2. The company intends…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

MoE Moves to Launch Four-Year Demonstration Testing Project for Tidal Power

Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MoE) is setting out on demonstration testing for tidal power, which is garnering attention as…… Please subscribe to read the full story.  

AIST, Toyota, Toyota CRDL to Partner on Environmental and Energy Research for Carbon Neutrality

The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) and Toyota Central R&D Labs Inc……. Please subscribe to read the full story.

CRIEPI Achieves Efficient Production of Ethylene From CO2 Using Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria

The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), a nonprofit foundation in Japan, has established an efficient method of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Build-up Film Meets With Rising Market Needs to Accommodate Increasing Demand out of Semiconductors

With the wave of digitalization in recent years driving a rapid increase in data communications, demand is on the rise…… Please subscribe to read the full story.