Shin-Etsu Chemical to Increase Silicon Wafer Production to Meet Rising Logic Semiconductor Demand
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has set out on increasing its production capacity for semiconductor silicon wafers. An area in…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tosoh Acquires US Venture for Continuous Biopharma Production
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has acquired Semba Biosciences, Inc., a U.S.-based chromatography equipment company. The Japanese firm aims through this deal…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Spate of Japanese-Developed COVID-19 Vaccines Head Into Later Stages of Development, Clinical Trials
COVID-19 vaccine development efforts from a number of Japanese pharmaceutical companies have made their way into the later stages of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Denka Angles to Ride Wave of Global Megatrends
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) is looking to bolster its three priority fields of environment and energy, health care and high-added-value…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray Seals Deal for Full-Scale Adoption of PPS Flame-Shielding Fabric in Aircraft Seats
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is gearing up for a full-scale rollout of a flame-shielding fabric that combines polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
New Japan Chemical Develops 100% Plant-Derived Lubricant for Engines and More
New Japan Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4406) has developed a lubricant derived entirely from plants, and is positioning this for use…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japan’s Ethylene Factory Utilization Rate Reaches 93.8% in September
The Japan Petrochemical Industry Association (JPCA) has announced the production and shipment volumes of major petrochemicals for September 2021. Among…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Ethyl Acetate Market Soars to Record Level on Back of Skyrocketing Feedstock Prices in China
Ethyl acetate has once again surged in the international market. With freight on board pricing out of China standing at…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Pledges to Reach Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (MCHC; TYO:4188) has declared its goal to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. And as an interim…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Nippon Shokubai to Establish Technology for CO2 Capture and Conversion
Nippon Shokubai Co. Ltd. (TYO:4114) is looking to commercialize technologies to assist in the recycling of CO2. The company intends…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
