Ube to Invest 150B Yen in Specialty Business
Ube Corp. (TYO:4208) plans to invest approximately 150 billion yen ($1.17 billion) in its specialty business up through 2030. The…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals to Test CR of Flexible Polyurethane Foam Waste
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) and Microwave Chemical Co. Ltd. hope to develop feasible chemical recycling (CR) technology that uses microwaves…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toyobo Looks to Grow Earnings With Materials for Inducing Bone and Nerve Regeneration
Toyobo Co. Ltd. (TYO:3101) is looking to kickstart growth in its business for materials capable of inducing bone and nerve…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
BASF Looks to Free Itself of Russian Dependence Amid Potential Gas Supply Restrictions
In response to the ongoing war in Ukraine, the EU decided earlier this month to impose a partial embargo on…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumco Considers Further Expansion to Deal With Demand From 2027 Onward
Sumco Corp. (TYO:3436) has begun considering its next expansion. The major silicon wafers manufacturer is already set to build new…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Sells PTA Businesses in China and India
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188) announced on July 27 that it will sell its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) businesses in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japan Works to Perfect Domestic Biopharma Manufacturing Capabilities
European and U.S. corporations now have an exclusive hold on the manufacturing technologies used in the advanced field of pharmaceuticals…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Unveils Next-Generation EV Concept Car
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) unveiled on May 17 its next-generation concept car. Developed by bringing together the company’s products and…… Please subscribe to read full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical’s Lucite Drives Higher Revenues with Singapore MMA Plant
A methyl methacrylate (MMA) plant in Singapore operated by Lucite International Inc., a U.K.-based firm under the umbrella of Mitsubishi…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Senior Executive Officer Hideyuki Yamagishi Talks Digital Transformation
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 Hideyuki Yamagishi, senior executive officer (former lead executive officer and senior general manager of…
