Interview: Sumitomo Chemical’s Masaki Matsui Talks Expectations for Electronic Materials Business Beyond COVID-19
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is seeing strong performance out of its IT-related Chemicals Sector. Factors including an active semiconductor…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sony Begins Rollout of New Eco-Friendly Packaging Material
Sony Group Corp. (TYO:6758) has started a rollout of what it is calling its Original Blended Material, a new packaging…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Singapore Makes Nationwide Push for Adoption of CCU, Green Hydrogen
Looking to get ahead of other Southeast Asian countries in the push for sustainability, the Singaporean government has compiled a…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
JSR to Boost Production Capacity for Advanced Semiconductor Photoresists
JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has embarked on a capital investment effort with the aim of boosting its Japanese production capacity for…… 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.
Mitsubishi Chemical to Mass-Produce GaN Substrates for More Energy-Efficient Vehicles, Devices
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. plans to mass-produce gallium nitride (GaN) substrates. A next-generation power semiconductor material, GaN is set to open…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray to Offer Thinner LiB Separators, Enabling Higher Battery Capacity
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is working to make LiB separators that are thinner and have better-controlled pore diameters, with the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ajinomoto Works on Sustainability in Thailand
Ajinomoto Co. Inc. (TYO:2802) is bolstering its activities for sustainability in Thailand. Ajinomoto’s business sees it produce the amino acids…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Chemical Recycling Comes to the Fore – Part 1: Myriad of Development Efforts Mark New Trump Card for Sustainability
With everything given climate change, plastic waste in the oceans and numerous countries moving to tighten their waste import regulations,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japan Struggles to Secure Polyolefin Imports as China and the West Get Priority Supply
Customers in Japan are showing concern about their ability to secure imports of polyolefins. Global suppliers are prioritizing their exports…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
