Month: August 2023

Fiscal 2021 to Be a Stepping Stone Toward Growth for Major Chemical Industry Players

Major chemical companies are embarking on portfolio reforms this fiscal year as they look to recalibrate their operations. Any players…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to Produce Methanol from CO2, Plastic Waste

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (TYO:4182; MGC) is developing technology to produce methanol by using CO2 emitted from factories and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Looks to Integrate R&D Operations in China by Sharing Information, Technology

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is aiming to take its R&D in China to the next level. At present, the company…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Chemical Endeavors to Make PET Bottle Labels Recyclable

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is gearing up to make its shrink-wrapped PET bottle labels recyclable. This initiative comes as a project…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Packaging Sector Enters Era of Major Reform – Part 2: EU’s Leading Role in Environmental Regulations

The EU, a leader in environmental conservation, revealed the European Green Deal in late 2019. Aims through this are to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Packaging Sector Enters Era of Major Reform – Part 1: The Role of Packaging, and Hurdles in the Way of a Sustainable Society

The packaging sector is heading into an era of drastic change. With society seeing various trends here – including the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsui Chemicals to Ramp up Indian PP Compound Production

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4813) is gearing up to increase its Indian production of polypropylene (PP) compounds used in automobile bumpers……. Please subscribe to read the full story.…

Japanese Companies Find Success by Setting up Local Laboratories in China

China has shown considerable demand growth for chemicals in recent years, so much so that the country now makes up…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

AGC Set to Integrate Chlor-Alkali Subsidiaries in Southeast Asia

AGC Inc. (TYO:5201) is planning to integrate three of its group companies in Thailand and Vietnam to bolster the growth…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Zeon Joins European Organizations in Pushing for a More Nuanced Approach to CNT Regulation

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) is heightening its global presence in the area of regulatory science, which is aimed at advancing the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.