Industry

Toray to Add New German Production for Fuel Cell Components

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is working to establish a second plant at Greenerity GmbH (GNT), a German subsidiary engaged in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray’s Chemicals Business Set to Capitalize on a Changing Society

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is gearing up to accelerate business expansion under its Chemicals Business. Looking here to keep up…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Business Results Divided in Chlor-Alkali Industry – Part 3: Caustic Soda Market Struggles to Escape Rut

While the overseas polyvinyl chloride (PVC) market is booming, business for caustic soda is sluggish. Domestic demand – always prone…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Asahi Kasei Targets US Market in Bid to Become Global Health Care Company

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is looking to make full use of M&A dealings to grow its health care business, setting…… Please subscribe to read the full story.  

CRIEPI Achieves Efficient Production of Ethylene From CO2 Using Iron-Oxidizing Bacteria

The Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), a nonprofit foundation in Japan, has established an efficient method of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Asahi Kasei Pursues Group-Wide Digital Transformation Using Garage Methodology

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is directing its energy toward what the company calls Asahi Kasei Garage, an initiative targeted at…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Sumitomo Chemical Focuses on Garnet Structure in Solid-State Battery Development

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) has zeroed in on lithium lanthanum zirconium oxide (LLZO), a garnet-based solid electrolyte, as part…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Ukraine Crisis Saddles European Caprolactam Manufacturers With Soaring Costs

European manufacturers of caprolactam are finding themselves hard-pressed to keep up with the soaring costs of gas, utilities, logistics and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsui Chemicals Plans CVC Launch in July to Spur Creation of New Businesses, Products

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is set to establish its first corporate venture capital (CVC) entity this July. Investment will focus…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

JX Nippon Oil & Energy to Roll Out Astaxanthin at Full Scale

JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp. is moving full speed ahead in expanding its business of natural, micro-organism-derived astaxanthin. JX…… Please subscribe to read the full story.