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.
Tosoh to Expand Lineup of PPS Specialty Grades for Automotive Use
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is looking to expand its lineup of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) specialty grades as part of a strategy…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical to Increase MAA Production in View of Rising Rubber Glove Demand
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is taking measures to boost its production of methacrylic acid (MAA) in Japan and Thailand. Here, investing…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
DIC Targets Bio-SAP Market With Polyaspartic Acid
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is aiming to launch some major new products in the field of biotechnology over fiscal 2025–2027. One…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
US PVC Demand up 11% in 2021, Causing Ripples in Global Market
The U.S. is seeing heavy domestic demand for PVC. A jump in housing starts joined with other factors last year…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tosoh Moves to Develop Chemical Recycling Technology for Composite Plastics
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is working with the likes of Toppan Inc. (TYO:7911) to develop a liquid-phase process for recovering monomers…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical Looks to Commercialize Bioethylene, Biopropylene
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. plans to start manufacturing and selling entirely plant-derived ethylene and propylene, as well as derivatives of these,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Tackles Carbon Footprint – Part 2: Overcoming the Inherent Complexities of Chemicals
Calculations in the chemical industry for the carbon footprint of products (CFP) have traditionally been both time-consuming and prone to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Teijin Looks to Stand Out From Competition With Metal-Coated Carbon Fiber for CASE and EV Use
Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) is looking to position metal-coated carbon fiber (MC-CF), which it supplies for electromagnetic shielding use, as a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ukraine Crisis Tests Maritime Transport Industry With Labor Shortage
The Russo–Ukrainian War is testing the maritime transport industry in new ways. Ukrainians and Russians account for 15 percent of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
