Interview: Sumi Agro Europe GM Ken Priestley Discusses Agrochemical Market Strategy, Initiatives
Handling Sumitomo Corp.’s (TYO:8053) agrochemical business, Sumi Agro Europe Ltd. (SAE) provides the Japanese general trading company with a strong…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Director Hiroshi Ueda Discusses R&D Plans
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 Hiroshi Ueda, director and executive vice president of Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005). Ueda…
Dai Nippon Printing Makes Push With Monomaterial Packaging Materials
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (DNP; TYO:7912) is looking to strengthen its marketing activities for monomaterial packaging materials, which excel…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Joins Germany’s SAP to Create Optimization System for Green Hydrogen Production
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is looking to use IoT and AI technologies to bring about a new system for its…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Acteiive Combines Regenerated Carbon Fiber With PP in New Composite
Acteiive Corp., a venture launched from the Tokyo University of Science (TUS), has developed a composite of polypropylene (PP) and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray Pursues Growth for Engineering Plastics Business in Mexico
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is looking to expand the foundations of its engineering plastics compounding business in Mexico. The company’s…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
India Gears up for 70% Increase in Polypropylene Production Capacity
Momentum is growing in India around the increased production of polypropylene (PP). Through 2025, local companies are planning to invest…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Coronavirus Report – Part 49: Is the COVID-19 Resolution in China for Real?
China is displaying confidence in having been able to tamper down and bring under control the novel coronavirus in quick…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Coronavirus Report – Part 90: Asahi Kasei President Hideki Kobori Discusses Change and Opportunity
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is coming face-to-face with a number of changes, risks and opportunities amid the novel coronavirus pandemic……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
NEC Enters Bioplastics Market With NeCycle Cellulose Resin
NEC Corp. (TYO:6701) is entering the bioplastics market. The company has begun by selling pellets of NeCycle – a cellulose…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
