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Tosoh Looks to Capture Environmental Demand for Ethyleneamines and Other Products

Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) will focus its efforts on capturing environment-related demand in its ethyleneamine and amine compounds business. The company…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma to Expand Regenerative and Cellular Medicine CDMO Operations

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. (TYO:4506) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) plan to expand their CDMO facilities for regenerative…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

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SCEJ Works in Community Partnership to Restructure Shunan Complex

In the bid to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, the City of Shunan in Yamaguchi, Japan, has launched the Shunan…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Targets Optical Resins Toward Use in VR, Automotive Applications

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (MGC; TYO:4182) is looking to have its optical resins business work on market development for…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

G20 China Brings Forecasts for Tightening Supply of Fine Chemicals

Observers are forecasting a tightening of the balance between supply and demand for fine chemicals, such as pesticides and pharmaceutical…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

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…