Coronavirus Weighs Heavily on Business Results of Japan’s Eight Chemical Giants
Seven of Japan’s eight major chemical companies have posted a decrease to both sales revenue and profits for fiscal 2019……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray to Establish Dutch Technical Center for CFRP
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is looking to establish a technical center for carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) in the Netherlands……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Osaka University Looks to Produce Methanol and Formic Acid Using Livestock Biogas
Osaka University is working with the town of Okoppe, Hokkaido Prefecture, in an effort to produce methanol and formic acid…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Daicel Miraizu Develops New Technology to Forego Need for Molds in Joining Dissimilar Materials
Daicel Miraizu Ltd. has developed a novel technology for joining together dissimilar materials. The new method here incorporates the electromagnetic…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Finds Use for Cathode Materials in Electric-Powered Vehicle
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.’s (TYO:4005) cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) have been picked up for use in a non-EV…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Sets Sights on Modified PPE for EVs
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corp. (MEP) is making changes to its modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) business. Looking to better capture demand in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Fujifilm Develops New Privacy Film Able to Limit Specific Viewing Angles
Fujifilm Corp. has developed a novel viewing angle control film for privacy protection. The new privacy film is extremely thin,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Kao, Kyoto University Set out to Create Carbonization Recycling System for Disposable Diapers
Kao Corp. (TYO:4452) and Kyoto University are getting to work to establish a carbonization recycling system for used disposable diapers……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Daicel Moves to Commercialize Biomass Products
Daicel Corp. (TYO:4202) is nearing a full-fledged launch of its “biomass product tree,” a concept for producing chemical products from…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
AGC Set to Integrate Chlor-Alkali Subsidiaries in Southeast Asia
AGC Inc. (TYO:5201) is planning to integrate three of its group companies in Thailand and Vietnam to bolster the growth…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
