Month: August 2023

Ube Industries Advisor Morihisa Yokota Discusses Upcoming Products in Priority Sectors

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Morihisa Yokota, advisor (former executive officer, general manager, corporate research & development) at Ube…

Toray Executive VP Koichi Abe Talks R&D Processes, New Technologies

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Koichi Abe, executive VP, representative member of the board and chief technology officer of…

Teijin General Manager Hiroyuki Umetani Provides Detail on New Strategic Businesses

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Hiroyuki Umetani, group corporate officer and general manager at the material technology center of…

Sumitomo Chemical Director Hiroshi Ueda Discusses R&D Plans

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Hiroshi Ueda, director and executive vice president of Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005). Ueda…

Nippon Shokubai Senior Managing Executive Officer Yojiro Takahashi Talks Development Efforts

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Yojiro Takahashi, member of the board and senior managing executive officer for innovation &…

Mitsubishi Chemical Managing Executive Officer Akihisa Kakimoto Talks Recent Efforts, Future Plans

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Akihisa Kakimoto, managing executive officer of Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. With Mitsubishi Chemical having absorbed…

Kao Representative Director Yoshihiro Hasebe Talks New Technologies, Strategies

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Yoshihiro Hasebe, representative director and senior managing executive officer (former director, senior managing executive…

Asahi Kasei Senior Executive Officer Hideyuki Yamagishi Talks Digital Transformation

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Hideyuki Yamagishi, senior executive officer (former lead executive officer and senior general manager of…

Yokohama Rubber Looks to Use Cellulose Nanofiber for Tire Reinforcement

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has confirmed that including cellulose nanofiber (CNF) in synthetic rubber for tires can help to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Kuraray Looks for PMMA to Replace Glass in Automotive Sector

Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) is setting its sights on the automotive sector with its business for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA). The…… Please subscribe to read the full story.