Spate of Accidents at Western Chinese Chemical Plants Exemplifies Challenges of Industrial Relocation
Plans to relocate Chinese manufacturing from the country’s east to its west are experiencing difficulties. Of 32 accidents that occurred…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Zeon Targets 50% Cut to CO2 Emissions by 2030
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has set itself a target of halving CO2 emissions by fiscal 2030, aiming here to get the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Becomes First Japanese Chemical Firm to Hit 500B Yen in Net Income
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has become the first Japanese chemical company to get above the 500 billion yen ($3.85…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray Develops NMP-Free Photosensitive Polyimide With High Pressure Resistance for Use in EVs
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed an eco-friendly positive photosensitive polyimide that does not use N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) solvent. Plans are…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
AGC Offers New Materials for Optical Device Packaging
Factors like COVID-19 have brought widespread growth for virus inactivation technologies based on UV-C light and its 200–280 nanometer wavelength,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tokyo Printing Ink Gets Biomass Content to Over 60% in New Web Offset Ink
Tokyo Printing Ink Mfg. Co. Ltd. (TYO:4635) has developed a new heatset web offset ink that enables low carbon emissions……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Pursues More Eco-Friendly Petrochemical Business
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is making haste to switch to a more environmentally friendly model for its core petrochemical…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Global PVC Demand Approaches 50M Tons
The global market for PVC continues to show a strong performance. Enjoying a run of good growth – especially in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japanese Companies Ramp up Investment Into Local Chinese Production of Semiconductor Materials
While the Chinese market for cutting-edge semiconductors has been hit by U.S.–China trade tensions, the more mature end of the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japan Polypropylene Develops Green Material for Food Containers
Japan Polypropylene Corp. is marketing an environmental product in the foods sector. The company has developed a composite biomass material…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
