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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.

Zeon Aims to Expand Medical Applications for Single-Walled CNTs

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) is seeking to boost its efforts to expand business in the medical field with single-walled carbon nanotubes…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Asahi Kasei Goes All in on Environmentally Friendly Products

Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is striving to expand its business for environmentally friendly products that help reduce greenhouse gas emissions……. Please subscribe to read the full story.

Ammonium Sulfate Prices Surge as China and Russia Stop Urea Exports

Market prices are surging for ammonium sulfate, which finds use as a fertilizer. Last month saw Southeast Asian cost and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Chemical Turns to AI in Bid to Prevent Risks From Facility Amendments

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is looking to leverage the capabilities of AI in risk assessment duties for when the company pursues…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Tosoh to Expand Lineup of PPS Specialty Grades for Automotive Use

Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is looking to expand its lineup of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) specialty grades as part of a strategy…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Development of COVID-19 Treatments Reaches Rapid Pitch

Two years after the appearance of COVID-19, Japan has more than 70 percent of its population fully vaccinated against the…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Toray Pursues Work Style Reforms Through Digital Technology

Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is looking to fully leverage digital technology in its pursuit of operational improvements. Amid growing calls…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Tokuyama Looks to Expand Chinese Sales of Hydrophobic Fumed Silica in Response to Wind Power Demand

Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) is increasing the proportion of value-added products in its lineup of fumed silica, which is meeting with…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Interview: Asahi Kasei Senior Executive Officer Hideyuki Yamagishi Discusses Strategy for Specialty Solutions

Asahi Kasei Corp.’s (TYO:3407) Specialty Solutions strategic business unit (SBU) oversees operations for the likes of LiB separators and semiconductor…… Please subscribe to read the full story.