Interview: Cytiva CEO Emmanuel Ligner Discusses Booming Business, Future Plans
Launched by Danaher Corp. as a standalone company in 2020 after being acquired as the biopharma business of General Electric…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals Moves to Begin Implementing 2030 Long-Term Plan
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is starting to implement specific strategies for each of its four business domains as the company…… Please subscribe to read the full story
Japan’s Chemical and Material Giants Look Set to Post Run of Record-High Profits for Health Care-Related Segments
Japanese chemical and material manufacturers are gaining momentum with earnings from their health care-related businesses. Fiscal 2021 results from these…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Five of Japan’s Eight Chemical Giants Post Record Profits for April–December Period
Japan’s eight major chemical companies have now all released their financial results for April–December 2021, with five recording their highest…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
METI Lines up Host of New Amendments to Japanese Laws
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is readying to submit three bills at the current ordinary session of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Focuses on Garnet Structure in Solid-State Battery Development
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) has zeroed in on lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO), a garnet-based solid electrolyte, as part…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Looks to Fill PVC Supply Void in US Amid Robust Demand Anticipated for 2022
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has launched new plant operations in the U.S. through PVC subsidiary Shintech Inc. Commenting on…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
METI Backs Social Implementation of Hydrogen Bacteria for CO2–Resource Conversion
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is pursuing the social implementation of hydrogen bacteria, which consume CO2 to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Interview: Kuraray President Hitoshi Kawahara Talks Business Plans
The Chemical Daily recently had the opportunity to talk with Hitoshi Kawahara, president of Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405), to hear…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Green Science Alliance Develops Wood-Derived Thermoplastic
Green Science Alliance Co. Ltd. (GS Alliance) has developed a 100 percent biomass-based biodegradable plastic that is created using a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.