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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.

Spate of Japanese Manufacturers Launch Medical Grades of POM

Polyoxymethylene (POM) – also known as polyacetal – has so far found widespread use in the likes of vehicles and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsubishi Chemical to Mass-Produce GaN Substrates Starting Next Year

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has confirmed the feasibility of growing 4-inch gallium nitride (GaN) single-crystal substrates. A compound of gallium and…… Please subscribe to read the full story.

DIC Looks to Bolster Business in Materials to Combat Electrical Noise

DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is focusing its efforts on developing compounds that help deal with electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), or electrical noise……. Please subscribe to read the full story.

Mitsui Chemicals Turns to Microwave Technology for Chemical Recycling

Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is readying a pilot plant to launch verification testing for the chemical recycling of automotive shredder…… Please subscribe to read the full story.