MCHG Positions Carbon Fiber SMCs for Use in Automotive Structural Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) is looking to make a push with a carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) that…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals to Verify Material Recycling for Packaging Materials
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) plans to become a market leader in establishing material recycling (MR) approaches and standards for packaging…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Bullish Outlook for Semiconductor Materials in Fiscal 2022 Drives Aggressive Investment
With the expansion of 5G mobile telecommunications and active investment in data centers driving up demand for semiconductors, materials companies…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Polyplastics-Evonik, Toray Team up to Develop New Multilayer Tube Material
Polyplastics-Evonik Corp. and Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) have jointly developed a multilayered resin tube material with long-lasting heat and hydrolysis…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tosoh Looks to Capture Environmental Demand for Ethyleneamines and Other Products
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) will focus its efforts on capturing environment-related demand in its ethyleneamine and amine compounds business. The company…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Nippon Shokubai to Use High-Yield Sugarcane for New Green Chemical Business
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. (TYO:4114) will attempt to create a businses out of green chemicals sourced from high-yield sugarcane. The…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japanese Firms Amass in Cuts to Domestic CPL Production
A succession of Japanese companies have been withdrawing from or downsizing their domestic production of caprolactam (CPL), a raw material…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
New Period of Structural Reforms Under Way as Japanese Chemical Companies Cease or Downsize Commodity Product Operations
A number of Japan’s chemical companies are withdrawing from or downsizing their production of commodity products that early on formed…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Large Japanese Chemical and Material Firms to Generate Earnings from Health Care
Chemical and material manufacturers are increasing their earning power as they grow their health care businesses. Many companies here posted…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Interview: Asahi Kasei Chairman Hideki Kobori Discusses the Company’s Next 100 Years
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) celebrated the centenary of its founding on May 25, 2022. Originally a producer of the ammonia…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
