Interview: Sumitomo Chemical President Keiichi Iwata Talks Industry Trends, Business Strategy
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is facing a range of new opportunities and considerations as it heads into 2022. The…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tokuyama Makes Push to Commercialize Cosmetics Ingredients
Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) is bolstering its lineup of products in an effort to commercialize cosmetics ingredients. Aims here are to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Spate of Accidents at Western Chinese Chemical Plants Exemplifies Challenges of Industrial Relocation
Plans to relocate Chinese manufacturing from the country’s east to its west are experiencing difficulties. Of 32 accidents that occurred…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Series of Public–Private Partnerships in Japan Spurs Structural Reforms of Industrial Complexes
The coastal industrial complexes that drove Japan’s rapid growth in the twentieth century are at a crossroads. They have developed…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray Carbon Magic to Manufacture CFRP Airliner Parts
Toray Carbon Magic Co. Ltd. (TCM) is expanding its operations into aviation-related manufacturing, having identified it as a key business…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Yachiyo Develops Plastic Hydrogen Tanks
Yachiyo Industry Co. Ltd. (TYO:7298) has developed a hydrogen tank for fuel cell vehicles (FCVs). Consisting of a plastic liner…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
AIST, Tosoh Produce Polyurethane From Low-Density CO2
A research group led by Dr. Jun-Chul Choi and Dr. Norihisa Fukaya of the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Adds Two New Catalyst Lines to Serve in PP, PO Licensing
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) has added and launched operations on two lines at its Chiba Works site in Ichihara,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sumitomo Chemical Eyes New Markets With Sensor Business
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is branching out with its sensor operations in a bid to venture into new fields……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
AEPW Makes Fivefold Increase to Plastic Recycling Investment Targets
The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is significantly expanding its operational goals for the management and recycling of plastic…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
