Interview: MGC President Details Path to Sustainable Growth Under New Medium-Term Management Plan
With Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (MGC; TYO:4182) having launched a new medium-term management plan for fiscal 2021–2023, the company…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
BOPP Film Meets With Rising Demand for Use in Automotive Film Capacitors
As the market for electrified vehicles (xEVs) continues to grow, two major Japanese producers of biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Yokohama Rubber Cuts Weight of Automotive Air Conditioning Hoses by 50%
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has succeeded in greatly reducing the weight of automotive air conditioning hoses by using a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Push for Material Recycling of Drink Bottles Expands to Include Labels
The drink industry is starting to see a new phase arise within the “3Rs” of reduce, reuse, recycle. While Japan…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tokuyama Makes Moves Toward Local Taiwanese Production of High-Purity IPA
Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) has been seeing strong sales of late for high-purity isopropyl alcohol (IPA) through Taiwanese subsidiary Taiwan Tokuyama…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Denka Angles to Ride Wave of Global Megatrends
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) is looking to bolster its three priority fields of environment and energy, health care and high-added-value…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical to Mass-Produce GaN Substrates Starting Next Year
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has confirmed the feasibility of growing 4-inch gallium nitride (GaN) single-crystal substrates. A compound of gallium and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Pursues Group-Wide Digital Transformation Using Garage Methodology
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is directing its energy toward what the company calls Asahi Kasei Garage, an initiative targeted at…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Kao Sets 500B Yen Sales Target for Life Care Business
Kao Corp. (TYO:4452) has set an approximate target of 500 billion yen ($4.34 billion) in net sales by 2030 for…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Bakelite Develops Injection-Moldable Long Fiber Material
Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. (TYO:4203) has developed new grades of a long glass fiber molding material based on thermosetting resin……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
