Year: 2023

Sumitomo Chemical to Offer PE for Use in Monomaterial Soft Packaging Compatible With Horizontal Recycling

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is planning a fiscal 2022 launch for a polyethylene (PE) product that can be used…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings to Establish Organizational Units for Each Market as Part of Push for Western Growth

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (MCHC; TYO:4188) is slated to set out on a second round of organizational reform in the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Sumitomo Chemical Tackles Carbon Footprint – Part 2: Overcoming the Inherent Complexities of Chemicals

Calculations in the chemical industry for the carbon footprint of products (CFP) have traditionally been both time-consuming and prone to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Big Pharma in Big Push to Increase Use of Biomass Materials in Drug Packaging

The pharmaceuticals industry has begun using drug packaging material made from plant-derived materials. One attempt under way is to use…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Asahi Kasei Gears New Medium-Term Plan Toward Ramped up Investment for Environmental Efforts and More

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is slated to launch a new medium-term management plan this April, with aims for this to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Sumitomo Chemical Tackles Carbon Footprint – Part 1: Leading the Charge to Standardize Industry Rules

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) has started sharing free-of-charge a tool it has developed for calculating the carbon footprint of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

PTT Looks to Build EV Ecosystem in Thailand

Amid a sea of automakers putting electric vehicles (EVs) onto the market, one standout at the 2022 Bangkok International Motor…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Hits Raw Material Supply Network for Phosphorus Products

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is impacting the supply chain for products such as phosphoric acid. In the wake of economic…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Japanese Chemical Manufacturers, Trading Companies in China Struggle to Deal With Local Landscape for Hazardous Chemicals

Japanese-owned chemical manufacturers and trading companies in China are struggling to manage logistics for hazardous chemicals. Of particular issue here…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

China Spurs CCUS Implementation; Sinopec Submits Proposal to PCC

China is incentivizing carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS). China Petroleum & Chemical Corp. (Sinopec) submitted a proposal concerning CCUS…… Please subscribe to read the full story.