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Risu Pack Develops All-Natural Heat-Resistant Plastic Food Containers

Risu Pack Co. Ltd. has this June introduced new lidded food containers made entirely of an all-natural plastic that combines…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Pursues New Applications for Bio-Electrode Conductive Fabric

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is working to develop medical, sports and monitoring applications for Hitoe, a bio-electrode conductive nanofiber fabric……. Please subscribe to read the full story.

Nippon Soda, Kyoto University Develop Novel Solid-Solution Nanoparticles to Facilitate Cheap Green Hydrogen

A research group led by Nippon Soda Co. Ltd. (TYO:4041) and by Professor Hiroshi Kitagawa of Kyoto University’s Graduate School…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Interview: Dow Thailand President Chatchai Luanpolcharoenchai Reflects on 2020, Discusses Possibilities Moving Forward

With 2020 starting to draw to a close, many companies will be evaluating the new landscape of the business market…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Tosoh, AIST Develop Synthesis of Polyurethane Raw Material From CO2

Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have developed a means of efficiently…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Sumitomo Chemical Mulls New PDH Facility in Singapore to Combat Propylene Shortage

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is exploring the construction of a propane dehydrogenation (PDH) facility worth tens of billions of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Shin-Etsu to Boost PVC Production Capacity in US

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has announced plans to increase the production capacity of Shintech Inc., a U.S.-based subsidiary focused……Chemical Supply Chain

China’s Yangtze River Protection Law Creates Issues for Suppliers

Having put its Yangtze River Protection Law into effect just this January, China has moved quickly to enforce this –…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Looks to Integrate R&D Operations in China by Sharing Information, Technology

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is aiming to take its R&D in China to the next level. At present, the company…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

DSM Looks to Deepen Development of Japanese Market With New Catheter Coating Agent

Royal DSM NV has launched Japanese sales of a new hydrophilic coating agent for covering the surface of tubular catheters…… Please subscribe to read the full story.