Japanese Battery Makers Shift Hard to High Added Value to Counter Chinese Rivals
The battery industry has been beset by companies, primarily from China, aggressively competing with low prices. To ensure profits, Japanese…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Cefic Highlights Urgent Action Needed to Diversify Procurement
The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) recently hosted an online event in which it invited EU officials and representatives from…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sun A Kaken Works to Develop Monomaterial Air Cushioning
The light packaging department of Sun A. Kaken Co. Ltd. (TYO:4234) is set to begin offering easily recyclable monomaterial products……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Arkema Lines up Asian Boost to Production Capacity for Bio-Based PA
Arkema SA is planning to launch operations by year’s end at its new Singaporean manufacturing base for Rilsan, the company’s…… 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.
Fushimi Pharmaceutical Develops Easy Method for Sugar Chain Bonding
Fushimi Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has developed a simple reaction by which chemical compounds with low and high molecular weights can…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
GS Alliance Develops Quantum Dot–PE Composite
Green Science Alliance Co. Ltd. (GS Alliance), a group company under Fuji Pigment Co. Ltd., announced on April 10 that…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Zeon Joins Nagoya University Venture to Shed Light on CNT Biodegradation Methods
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has set out to shed light on measures through which carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be biodegraded in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Cutting Edge in Megatrends on Display at Chinaplas 2019 – Part 3
Amid the issues of microplastics and other waste in the ocean, China’s banning of waste plastic imports and a rise…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
