Interview: Asahi Kasei Senior General Manager Ken Suzuki Discusses Chemistry & Chemical Process Lab Endeavors
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is focusing its efforts on R&D for carbon capture and utilization (CCU), where CO2 is collected…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Kuraray Looks to Become One-Stop Supplier of CASE-Compatible Materials for Next-Gen Vehicles
Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) is targeting a full-scale rollout of business activities related to next-generation vehicles. This follows the company’s…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Chemical and Material Manufacturers Focus on Monomaterial Packaging in Thailand
Chemical and material manufacturers are making a concerted push to develop and market monomaterial packaging in Thailand. The move has…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japanese Biotech Venture Develops Bioplastic With Hemicellulose
Biotech venture Business Innovation Partners Co. Ltd. has developed a bioplastic composite that incorporates hemicellulose. The goal here is to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
AIST, Tosoh Produce Polyurethane From Low-Density CO2
A research group led by Dr. Jun-Chul Choi and Dr. Norihisa Fukaya of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Opens up Purse Strings for Corporate Venture Capital
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is looking to expand its investment in promising startups. The chemical company has increased its investment…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
KIT, JAIST Discover Method for Creating Piezoelectric Elements from General-Purpose Plastic
A research group from the Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Materials Eyes Proprietary Technology for LiB Recycling as Point of Differentiation
Mitsubishi Materials Corp. (TYO:5711) is driving forward the development of technologies for recycling automotive lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). Seeking to put…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Dai Nippon Printing Makes Push With Monomaterial Packaging Materials
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (DNP; TYO:7912) is looking to strengthen its marketing activities for monomaterial packaging materials, which excel…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Acetone Surplus Set to Dwindle Amid Phenol Production Cuts
There is a strong likelihood that the supply–demand balance for acetone will tighten up in Asia. In the current market,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
