Toray Pursues Work Style Reforms Through Digital Technology
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is looking to fully leverage digital technology in its pursuit of operational improvements. Amid growing calls…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tokuyama Looks to Expand Chinese Sales of Hydrophobic Fumed Silica in Response to Wind Power Demand
Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) is increasing the proportion of value-added products in its lineup of fumed silica, which is meeting with…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Interview: Asahi Kasei Senior Executive Officer Hideyuki Yamagishi Discusses Strategy for Specialty Solutions
Asahi Kasei Corp.’s (TYO:3407) Specialty Solutions strategic business unit (SBU) oversees operations for the likes of LiB separators and semiconductor…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Spate of Japanese Manufacturers Launch Medical Grades of POM
Polyoxymethylene (POM) – also known as polyacetal – has so far found widespread use in the likes of vehicles and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical to Mass-Produce GaN Substrates Starting Next Year
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has confirmed the feasibility of growing 4-inch gallium nitride (GaN) single-crystal substrates. A compound of gallium and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
DIC Looks to Bolster Business in Materials to Combat Electrical Noise
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is focusing its efforts on developing compounds that help deal with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), or electrical noise……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals Turns to Microwave Technology for Chemical Recycling
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is readying a pilot plant to launch verification testing for the chemical recycling of automotive shredder…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Daicel-Evonik to Launch Biomass-Derived Optical Lens Material
Daicel-Evonik Ltd. is set to launch an optical lens material derived from biomass onto the Japanese market. Already offered overseas…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
China’s Power Restrictions Lead to High ECH Prices in Asia
The price of epichlorohydrin (ECH) is soaring in the Asian market. This is in part because power restrictions put in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Kuraray Develops Super-Heat-Resistant Polyamide With Potential to Replace PEEK
Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) has developed a super-heat-resistant polyamide (PA). The new material offers a glass transition temperature (Tg) of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
