Overview of Major M&A Projects Under Japanese Chemical Companies in 2019
The Japanese chemical industry saw a flood of M&A activity and startup investment in 2019, driven by companies looking to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals Plans Production Increase for Automotive-Geared Elastomers
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is gearing up to increase global production of Milastomer, a company line of olefin-based elastomers. Created…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray to Strengthen Business for Eco-Friendly Fibers
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is cranking up efforts for its environmentally friendly fiber business. The company plans to launch biopolyester…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals to Ramp up Indian PP Compound Production
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4813) is gearing up to increase its Indian production of polypropylene (PP) compounds used in automobile bumpers……. Please subscribe to read the full story.…
Evonik Plans Further Investment in mRNA Field to Expand Applications Beyond COVID-19 Vaccine
Evonik Industries AG supplies lipids essential to production of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, in which messenger RNA (mRNA) is enclosed…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Major Chemical and Raw Material Companies Post Higher Than Expected Results From Health Care Operations
A number of chemical and material manufacturers in Japan are seeing higher than expected performance from their health care operations,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
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.
