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Sumitomo Chemical Pursues Sustainable Growth Through ESG Management Oct. 20, 2020. - Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is looking to achieve sustainable growth by way of a management approach that prioritizes environmental, social... […] PTTGC Seeks New Partner for Major Petrochemical Project in US Oct. 20, 2020. - Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical PCL (PTTGC) is considering a number of companies – including from the Middle East – as... […]
Sumitomo Chemical Pursues Sustainable Growth Through ESG Management Oct. 20, 2020. - Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is looking to achieve sustainable growth by way of a management approach that prioritizes environmental, social... […] PTTGC Seeks New Partner for Major Petrochemical Project in US Oct. 20, 2020. - Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical PCL (PTTGC) is considering a number of companies – including from the Middle East – as... […]
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Sumitomo Chemical Pursues Sustainable Growth Through ESG Management Oct. 20, 2020. - Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is looking to achieve sustainable growth by way of a management approach that prioritizes environmental, social... […] PTTGC Seeks New Partner for Major Petrochemical Project in US Oct. 20, 2020. - Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical PCL (PTTGC) is considering a number of companies – including from the Middle East – as... […]
Sumitomo Chemical Pursues Sustainable Growth Through ESG Management Oct. 20, 2020. - Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is looking to achieve sustainable growth by way of a management approach that prioritizes environmental, social... […] PTTGC Seeks New Partner for Major Petrochemical Project in US Oct. 20, 2020. - Thailand’s PTT Global Chemical PCL (PTTGC) is considering a number of companies – including from the Middle East – as... […]Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical to Ramp up Marketing Efforts for PMMA in Automotive Applications Oct. 19, 2020. - Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is intensifying the automotive focus of its business for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) molding materials. With the coronavirus... […] Kao Uses Waste PET to Help Make Highly Durable Roads Oct. 15, 2020. - Kao Corp. (TYO:4452) has established technology that allows polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste to be put to use in highly durable... […]
Mitsubishi Chemical to Ramp up Marketing Efforts for PMMA in Automotive Applications Oct. 19, 2020. - Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is intensifying the automotive focus of its business for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) molding materials. With the coronavirus... […] Kao Uses Waste PET to Help Make Highly Durable Roads Oct. 15, 2020. - Kao Corp. (TYO:4452) has established technology that allows polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste to be put to use in highly durable... […]Market Background
MMA Supply–Demand Balance Tightens Oct. 16, 2020. - The supply–demand balance for methyl methacrylate (MMA) is tightening rapidly across the globe. While world-leading market China is driving demand... […] Acetone Prices Surge in Asian Market Oct. 12, 2020. - The Asian market for acetone is soaring at present. Construction delays on a Zhejiang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. plant originally planned... […]
MMA Supply–Demand Balance Tightens Oct. 16, 2020. - The supply–demand balance for methyl methacrylate (MMA) is tightening rapidly across the globe. While world-leading market China is driving demand... […] Acetone Prices Surge in Asian Market Oct. 12, 2020. - The Asian market for acetone is soaring at present. Construction delays on a Zhejiang Petrochemical Co. Ltd. plant originally planned... […]Innovation
Photocatalytic Technology Shows Increasing Promise in Fight Against COVID-19 Oct. 20, 2020. - A spate of recent tests are showing the effectiveness of photocatalysts in preventing COVID-19 infection. Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.... […] Shizuoka University Develops New CO2 Methanation Process Oct. 19, 2020. - Shizuoka University Professor Choji Fukuhara has successfully developed a process that can synthesize methane from CO2 at room temperature. Unlike... […]
Photocatalytic Technology Shows Increasing Promise in Fight Against COVID-19 Oct. 20, 2020. - A spate of recent tests are showing the effectiveness of photocatalysts in preventing COVID-19 infection. Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.... […] Shizuoka University Develops New CO2 Methanation Process Oct. 19, 2020. - Shizuoka University Professor Choji Fukuhara has successfully developed a process that can synthesize methane from CO2 at room temperature. Unlike... […]Interviews
Interview: AEPW President Jacob Duer Explains Strategy for Plastic Waste Management Oct. 13, 2020. - The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is ramping up efforts to improve the world’s management of used plastics. Jacob... […] Interview: Nippon Paint Holdings CEO Masaaki Tanaka Discusses Outlook Upon Major Company Reforms Oct. 8, 2020. - Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:4612) made waves this past August when control of the company was handed over to... […]
Interview: AEPW President Jacob Duer Explains Strategy for Plastic Waste Management Oct. 13, 2020. - The Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW) is ramping up efforts to improve the world’s management of used plastics. Jacob... […] Interview: Nippon Paint Holdings CEO Masaaki Tanaka Discusses Outlook Upon Major Company Reforms Oct. 8, 2020. - Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:4612) made waves this past August when control of the company was handed over to... […]
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Photocatalytic Technology Shows Increasing Promise in Fight Against COVID-19 Oct. 20, 2020. - A spate of recent tests are showing the effectiveness of photocatalysts in preventing COVID-19 infection. Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.... […]
Photocatalytic Technology Shows Increasing Promise in Fight Against COVID-19 Oct. 20, 2020. - A spate of recent tests are showing the effectiveness of photocatalysts in preventing COVID-19 infection. Nippon Paint Holdings Co. Ltd.... […]Regulatory Agencies
Collecting All Types of Plastic Waste Would Be a Stepping Stone Toward a Circular Economy – Part 2 Sep. 3, 2020. - Japan generated around 9 million tons of plastic waste in fiscal 2018, of which 7.5 million tons was put to... […] Collecting All Types of Plastic Waste Would Be a Stepping Stone Toward a Circular Economy – Part 1 Sep. 2, 2020. - The effects and impact of COVID-19 have led society to re-evaluate the significance of plastic. Yet at the same time,... […]
Collecting All Types of Plastic Waste Would Be a Stepping Stone Toward a Circular Economy – Part 2 Sep. 3, 2020. - Japan generated around 9 million tons of plastic waste in fiscal 2018, of which 7.5 million tons was put to... […] Collecting All Types of Plastic Waste Would Be a Stepping Stone Toward a Circular Economy – Part 1 Sep. 2, 2020. - The effects and impact of COVID-19 have led society to re-evaluate the significance of plastic. Yet at the same time,... […]
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BASF Launches Sensor Business in Japan Oct. 14, 2020. - BASF SE has brought its sensor business to Japan, and is centering its efforts here on the ultrathin infrared sensor... […] Kansai Paint Highlights Plaster With Ability to Neutralize Coronavirus Oct. 8, 2020. - Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. (TYO:4613) has announced that wet plaster it supplies is able to neutralize the novel coronavirus in... […]
BASF Launches Sensor Business in Japan Oct. 14, 2020. - BASF SE has brought its sensor business to Japan, and is centering its efforts here on the ultrathin infrared sensor... […] Kansai Paint Highlights Plaster With Ability to Neutralize Coronavirus Oct. 8, 2020. - Kansai Paint Co. Ltd. (TYO:4613) has announced that wet plaster it supplies is able to neutralize the novel coronavirus in... […]
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The Chemical Daily Launches English News Service Aug. 31, 2016. - The Chemical Daily (Kagaku Kogyo Nippo), Japan’s leading newspaper covering the chemical and allied industries, is launching an English-language website […]
The Chemical Daily Launches English News Service Aug. 31, 2016. - The Chemical Daily (Kagaku Kogyo Nippo), Japan’s leading newspaper covering the chemical and allied industries, is launching an English-language website […]