Year: 2023

Toray to Launch Japan’s First Sales of PMMA Hemodiafiltration Device

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is launching sales in Japan of a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) hemodiafiltration (HDF) filter that uses hollow…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

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Kaneka Eyes Major Ramp-up in Production of Marine-Biodegradable Polymer

Kaneka Corp. (TYO:4118) has its eyes set on building up production of its 100 percent plant-based Green Planet biodegradable polymer…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

AGC to Market Caustic Soda in Southeast Asia With Focus on LiB Cathode Materials

AGC Inc. (TYO:5201) is placing its focus on marketing caustic soda in Southeast Asia for use in LiB cathode materials……. Please subscribe to read the full story.

Asahi Kasei Pursues M&A to Grow Pharmaceuticals Business in Europe

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is looking to expand its overseas operations in the pharmaceuticals business. Having already bolstered its business…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Major Chemical and Raw Material Companies Post Higher Than Expected Results From Health Care Operations

A number of chemical and material manufacturers in Japan are seeing higher than expected performance from their health care operations,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Sumitomo Chemical to Boost South Korean Production for LiB Separators

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is looking to bolster its production capacity for aramid-coated separators to be used in LiBs……. Please subscribe to read the full story.  

Impact of Automotive Production Drop Spreads to Chemical Industry

The impact of reduced production in the automotive sector is now extending to the global trade of chemical materials. Faced…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Shin-Etsu Chemical to Increase Silicon Wafer Production to Meet Rising Logic Semiconductor Demand

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has set out on increasing its production capacity for semiconductor silicon wafers. An area in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Tosoh Acquires US Venture for Continuous Biopharma Production

Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has acquired Semba Biosciences, Inc., a U.S.-based chromatography equipment company. The Japanese firm aims through this deal…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Spate of Japanese-Developed COVID-19 Vaccines Head Into Later Stages of Development, Clinical Trials

COVID-19 vaccine development efforts from a number of Japanese pharmaceutical companies have made their way into the later stages of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.