Japan Polypropylene Develops Green Material for Food Containers
Japan Polypropylene Corp. is marketing an environmental product in the foods sector. The company has developed a composite biomass material…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ethylene Facilities Run Slowly in Asia Amid High Raw Material Prices and Demand Slump
Major chemical companies throughout China and Southeast Asia have been forced to slow down operations at their ethylene facilities. High…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Shin-Etsu Chemical to Double Mass Production of GaN Epitaxial Substrates
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) is gearing up to expand its mass production toward commercialization of epitaxial membranes and substrates…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
MCHG Positions Carbon Fiber SMCs for Use in Automotive Structural Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) is looking to make a push with a carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) that…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Targets Sales of 1 Trillion Yen in Health Care Sector
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is pursuing a growth strategy for its Health Care sector, with aims here being to achieve…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Advances Through Innovative Materials – Part 1: TSMC Pursues Wide-Ranging R&D to Improve Semiconductors
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) has started up R&D in Japan for next-gen 3D integrated circuits (3DICs) to be used…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray Launches New Unit to Combine Automotive & Environmental Materials
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has merged its Automotive Center in Japan, which markets automotive-related technologies, with its Environment & Energy…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Osaka University Bonds Fluorine Resin Without Adhesives
An Osaka University research team is progressing in its applied research of a new technology that provides strong bonding of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Zeon and Sumitomo Chemical to Consolidate S-SBR Business, Reach Basic Agreement
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) announced on Aug. 4 that they have agreed in principle to integrate…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals Moves Into In Vitro Diagnostic Pharmaceuticals
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is entering the business of in vitro pharmaceuticals with plans to launch a research exam kit…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
