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Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Targets Optical Resins Toward Use in VR, Automotive Applications

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (MGC; TYO:4182) is looking to have its optical resins business work on market development for…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

JX Nippon Oil & Energy to Roll Out Astaxanthin at Full Scale

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. is moving full speed ahead in expanding its business of natural, micro-organism-derived astaxanthin. JX…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Determined to Maintain Over 50% of Carbon Fiber Market Share

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) remains dedicated to keep a market share of over 50 percent in the polyacrylonitrile (PAN) carbon…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

PhoenixBio to Supply Human Liver Cell-Bearing Mice to Overseas Drug Firms

PhoenixBio Co. Ltd. (TYO:6190) has begun U.S. marketing of experimental PXB mice with human liver cells. Many large pharmaceuticals manufacturers…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Philips to Build IoT-Based Health Care Network in Japan

Royal Philips NV will begin putting efforts into the construction of a health care network that utilizes IoT. A new…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Chemical Industry Leader Outlooks for 2019 – Part 5: Future Prospects

The Chemical Daily recently had the opportunity to hear from chemical company executives regarding their outlooks for 2019. Continuing on…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Shin-Etsu Chemical R&D Head Masaaki Yamaya Talks Silicone, Silicon and More

The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of R&D divisions of major Japanese chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Masaaki Yamaya, General Manager of the Research & Development Department at Shin-Etsu Chemical Co….

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.

Mitsubishi Chemical to Increase Global Production of LiB Materials

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is looking to flesh out its global production of materials for use in lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). Of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

China Raises NEV Target, Signaling Growing Opportunities in Battery Materials

China is intensifying efforts to popularize the use of new energy vehicles (NEVs), a category which includes electric vehicles (EVs)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.