China Adds 1.05M Tons of Caprolactam Production in 2021
Chinese production capacity for caprolactam – an ingredient used to make polyamide 6 (PA6) – increased by 1.05 million tons…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japan Polypropylene Develops Green Material for Food Containers
Japan Polypropylene Corp. is marketing an environmental product in the foods sector. The company has developed a composite biomass material…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ethylene Facilities Run Slowly in Asia Amid High Raw Material Prices and Demand Slump
Major chemical companies throughout China and Southeast Asia have been forced to slow down operations at their ethylene facilities. High…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Shin-Etsu Chemical to Double Mass Production of GaN Epitaxial Substrates
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) is gearing up to expand its mass production toward commercialization of epitaxial membranes and substrates…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
MCHG Positions Carbon Fiber SMCs for Use in Automotive Structural Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) is looking to make a push with a carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) that…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Targets Sales of 1 Trillion Yen in Health Care Sector
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is pursuing a growth strategy for its Health Care sector, with aims here being to achieve…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Advances Through Innovative Materials – Part 1: TSMC Pursues Wide-Ranging R&D to Improve Semiconductors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has started up R&D in Japan for next-gen 3D integrated circuits (3DICs) to be used…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray Launches New Unit to Combine Automotive & Environmental Materials
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has merged its Automotive Center in Japan, which markets automotive-related technologies, with its Environment & Energy…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Naptha Base Value Drops for Fourth Consecutive Quarter
The base value of Japanese-produced naptha fell to 31,600 yen per kiloliter during the April–June quarter, due in large part…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Zen-Noh to Import Korean Fertilizer, Substantially Reducing Farmers’ Costs
Japan’s National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, also known as Zen-Noh, announced on Aug. 15 that it will secure imports…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
