Naptha Base Value Drops for Fourth Consecutive Quarter
The base value of Japanese-produced naptha fell to 31,600 yen per kiloliter during the April–June quarter, due in large part…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsui Chemicals to Increase Production Capacity of TPO
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) announced on July 28 that it will increase its production capacity for Milastomer, a thermoplastic olefinic…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ube Industries to Absorb Mitsubishi Heavy’s Injection Molding Business
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) announced on July 29 that it will merge the injection molding machinery business operations of Mitsubishi…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Osaka University Bonds Fluorine Resin Without Adhesives
An Osaka University research team is progressing in its applied research of a new technology that provides strong bonding of…… 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.
Sumitomo Chemical Sets Out to Demonstrate Digital Factory Management
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) has set out to prove the possibility of digitized factory management at its Singapore petrochemical…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ethylene Production Falls 10.3% for June, Down 7% for First Half of 2016
Ethylene production for June 2016 suffered a year-on-year drop of 10.3 percent, to 446,200 tons, according to production records of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
G20 China Brings Forecasts for Tightening Supply of Fine Chemicals
Observers are forecasting a tightening of the balance between supply and demand for fine chemicals, such as pesticides and pharmaceutical…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Polystyrene Production for January–June Increases 5%
Polystyrene production in Japan from January to June 2016 totaled 327,600 tons, a 5 percent increase compared to the same…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
