Materials

Monomaterial Revolution Poses Turning Point for Packaging Materials Sector – Part 2

Japan’s field of packaging materials has seen an uptick in monomaterial compositions in recent years, particularly in the case of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Nippon Shokubai Pursues Major Boost to LiB Electrolyte Production

Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. (TYO:4114) is moving to bolster its production capacity for Ionel, a line of novel electrolyte materials…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Competition Ramps up Between Metals and Plastics in Market for EV Battery Case Materials

The development of protective case materials used on LiBs for electric vehicles (EVs) is becoming increasingly competitive of late, with…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Looks to Bolster Semiconductor Material Operations as Demand Rises

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) is finding steady growth for its sales of semiconductor materials. The company’s Electronics Materials business…… Please subscribe to read the full story.  

Toray Fine Chemicals to Produce More Raw Materials for Adhesives, Nonwovens for Masks

Toray Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd. is aiming to strengthen its revenue base by allocating more company resources to meltblown nonwovens…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

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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.

Panasonic Set to Optimize Development With Materials Informatics

Panasonic Corp. (TYO:6752) aims to increase the efficiency of its new materials development efforts by using the materials informatics (MI)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Switches up Automotive Materials Strategy to Focus on CASE Demand

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has embarked on a full-fledged marketing campaign for next-generation automotive products. Conventionally, Toray’s Automotive Material Strategic…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Chemical to Ramp up Marketing Efforts for PMMA in Automotive Applications

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is intensifying the automotive focus of its business for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) molding materials. With the coronavirus…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Tosoh Eyes High-End Capacitor Applications With New Soluble Conductive Polymer

Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has developed a polythiophene-based soluble conductive polymer for high-end capacitor use. Whereas the general choice for conductive…… Please subscribe to read the full story.