Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi Chemical Aim to Restore Mizushima Ethylene Operations This Month
Repairs are being undertaken on an ethylene facility jointly operated by Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) and Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Fujifilm Partners with Major Russian Pharmaceutical Firm
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:4901) announced on Dec. 16 that it has agreed with Russian pharmaceuticals manufacturer R-Pharm to enter into…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Western Chemical Companies in Japan – Part 13: Lonza
The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of Japanese subsidiaries of Western chemical companies. For…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Hygiene Materials Giant Fitesa Picks up Majority Share in CNC to Enter Southeast Asian Market
Major Brazilian hygiene materials company Fitesa SA recently acquired 51 percent of CNC International Co. Ltd., a Thai-based manufacturer of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Teijin General Manager Hiroyuki Umetani Provides Detail on New Strategic Businesses
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 Hiroyuki Umetani, group corporate officer and general manager at the material technology center of…
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.
Toray Targets Development of CASE-Compatible Materials at Automotive Center
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is looking to better respond to the automotive megatrend referred to as Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Zeon Targets New Applications for Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) is making proactive efforts to find new applications for its single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). Different SWCNTs are…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Interview: Sumitomo Chemical President Keiichi Iwata Discusses Company Prospects in Light of Major Activity, Projected Trends
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) has shown no signs of letting up as it has transitioned to new leadership under…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Envisions Japan–Vietnam–Thailand Consortium Around Bio-Based Epoxy Resin
The Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) intends to put together a new biomass business that will tie in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
