MoE Moves to Launch Four-Year Demonstration Testing Project for Tidal Power
Japan’s Ministry of the Environment (MoE) is setting out on demonstration testing for tidal power, which is garnering attention as…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Brings Engineers Onto Factory Floor to Pursue Digital Production Innovation
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is moving forward with plans to transform production in its factories by leveraging IoT, AI and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Materials Companies Delve Into Food Industry With New Tech for Tastier Plant-Based Meat
Plant-based meats derived from the likes of soybeans are showing rapid growth in their popularity of late, both in supermarkets…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
KIT, JAIST Discover Method for Creating Piezoelectric Elements from General-Purpose Plastic
A research group from the Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Green Science Alliance Develops Wood-Derived Thermoplastic
Green Science Alliance Co. Ltd. (GS Alliance) has developed a 100 percent biomass-based biodegradable plastic that is created using a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japanese Biotech Venture Develops Bioplastic With Hemicellulose
Biotech venture Business Innovation Partners Co. Ltd. has developed a bioplastic composite that incorporates hemicellulose. The goal here is to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ube Sees Starch-Based PA Adopted in Europe
Ube Corp.’s (TYO:4208) polyamide (PA) composite business is making progress with efforts to develop eco-friendly grades of the material. A…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Interview: Toray President Akihiro Nikkaku Talks Business Forecasts, Growth Strategies
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is laying out a range of plans for efficiency, innovation and more as it looks to…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Asahi Kasei Focuses on Health Care Sector in Response to Changing Business Environment
Amid the novel coronavirus and a number of other changes in the current business environment, Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Singapore’s Green Li-ion Develops Innovative New Technology for LiB Recycling
Green Li-ion Pte. Ltd. has developed an innovative new recycling technology for lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). This has caught the attention…… Please subscribe to read the full story.