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Eight Chemical Industry Power Players Combine to Post Record High in Operating Income for FY2021 May. 19, 2022. - Japan’s eight major chemical companies have released their consolidated results for fiscal 2021, with total operating income – or core... […]
Interview: Covestro Thailand Managing Director Timo Slawinski Discusses Business Environment, Plans May. 19, 2022. - Covestro AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of polycarbonate (PC), achieved good results last year. Looking ahead, the German-based company has... […]
Half of Local Industry in Shanghai Has Emerged From Lockdown
Japan’s Leading Drug Manufacturers Grow Sales Revenue on Back of Mainstay Products
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Targets End of Fiscal 2022 for BN Sheet Commercialization
Nissan Chemical Looks to Boost Profitability From New Products as Part of New Six-Year Plan

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Industry
Eight Chemical Industry Power Players Combine to Post Record High in Operating Income for FY2021 May. 19, 2022. - Japan’s eight major chemical companies have released their consolidated results for fiscal 2021, with total operating income – or core... […]
Half of Local Industry in Shanghai Has Emerged From Lockdown May. 19, 2022. - The Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization recently announced that a significant portion of the city’s key manufacturing operations... […]
Nissan Chemical Looks to Boost Profitability From New Products as Part of New Six-Year Plan
Denka to Boost Spherical Silica Output in Singapore
AGC to Boost Chlor-Alkali Production Capacity to Record Level in Thailand
Spate of Accidents at Western Chinese Chemical Plants Exemplifies Challenges of Industrial Relocation

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Materials
Sodium Batteries Near Practical Use as Chinese Manufacturers Target Application in EVs and More May. 17, 2022. - Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) appear to be nearing the start of a full-scale market rollout. While LiBs currently serve as the... […]
Sumitomo Chemical to Bolster LCP Production, Marketing Activities for EV Use May. 16, 2022. - Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is gearing up to increase its production of liquid crystal polymer (LCP). Looking to get... […]
AGC Offers New Materials for Optical Device Packaging
Japanese Companies Ramp up Investment Into Local Chinese Production of Semiconductor Materials
Sumitomo Chemical Looks to Get Sales Revenue From Battery Components to Over 100B Yen by Fiscal 2024
Ube to Decide on Increasing PA Elastomer Production During First Half

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Market Background
Ethylene Facilities Run Slowly in Asia Amid High Raw Material Prices and Demand Slump May. 13, 2022. - Major chemical companies throughout China and Southeast Asia have been forced to slow down operations at their ethylene facilities. High... […]
Taking a Look at Supply Chains – Part 4: International Marine Transport Sector Continues to Face Container Supply Crunch May. 13, 2022. - The problem of international ocean container vessels being held up continues to drag on. It started in November 2020, when... […]
Chinese Companies Consider Exporting CPL, Causing Disruption in Asian Markets
Taking a Look at Supply Chains – Part 3: US Chemical Exports to Europe Rise, While China Shows Bearish Signs
Taking a Look at Supply Chains – Part 2: Growing Battery Demand Pushes up Price of Nickel
Taking a Look at Supply Chains – Part 1: Natural Gas Market Thrown About by Europe

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Innovation
Li–S Batteries Hold Promise of Light Weight, High Capacity Beyond LiBs – Part 1 Apr. 6, 2022. - As society’s demands continue to grow, a range of next-gen batteries are being looked at as potential successors to the... […]
Asahi Kasei Works to Develop Sulfur Cathode for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Mar. 10, 2022. - Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is developing a sulfur cathode that could enable a feasible lithium–sulfur (Li–S) battery. Li–S batteries have... […]
Hokkaido University Uses CO2 to Convert Propane into Propylene
Zeon Eyes Unpowered Sensors Based on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Kao Develops Virtual Human Body Generative Model
Sumitomo Chemical Focuses on Garnet Structure in Solid-State Battery Development

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Interviews
Interview: Covestro Thailand Managing Director Timo Slawinski Discusses Business Environment, Plans May. 19, 2022. - Covestro AG, the world’s largest manufacturer of polycarbonate (PC), achieved good results last year. Looking ahead, the German-based company has... […]
Interview: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporate Executive Officer Hitoshi Sasaki Discusses MMA Business May. 17, 2022. - The Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) has reorganized its business into five units as of April 2022. One of these... […]
Interview: Sika CEO Thomas Hasler Talks Strategy
Interview: Nippon Shokubai President Yujiro Goto Discusses New Medium-Term Management Plan
Interview: Nuovo Plus Director Prasong Intaranongpai Shines Light on EV Business Under PTT
Sumitomo Chemical Pursues More Eco-Friendly Petrochemical Business

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Sustainability
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group Looks to Ramp up Production of Eco-Friendly Products May. 11, 2022. - The Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) is looking at increasing production of eco-friendly products in its Polymers & Compounds domain,... […]
Digital Watermarking to Sort Plastic Packaging Waste Enters Final Phase of Tests in Europe
Zeon Targets 50% Cut to CO2 Emissions by 2030
Kao Finds Good Sales With Asphalt Modifier Made From Waste PET

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Coronavirus
JNC Develops Means to Detect COVID-19 in Wastewater in as Little as 30 Minutes Dec. 22, 2021. - JNC Corp. has developed technology that isolates COVID-19 in wastewater using the company’s patented Pegcision method. In terms of turnaround... […]
Development of COVID-19 Treatments Reaches Rapid Pitch
Spate of Japanese-Developed COVID-19 Vaccines Head Into Later Stages of Development, Clinical Trials
Indonesia Faces Worsening Shortage of Medical Oxygen as COVID-19 Cases Surge

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Regulatory Agencies
METI Bans Export of Around 270 Items to Russia Mar. 23, 2022. - Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has banned the export of some 270 items to Russia. Effective March... […]
METI Lines up Host of New Amendments to Japanese Laws Feb. 10, 2022. - Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is readying to submit three bills at the current ordinary session of... […]
METI Seeks to Scale up Demonstration Testing in Plastic Recycling Project
METI Project for Next-Gen Batteries Targets Quality Through New Materials
Japan Targets 60% Non-Fossil Fuel Power Supply by 2030
International Standards for Antiviral Plastics Take on Increasing Importance

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Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Targets End of Fiscal 2022 for BN Sheet Commercialization May. 18, 2022. - The Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Group (MCHG) is working toward quick commercialization of heat dissipation sheets that make use of boron... […]
AGC Enters Medical Diagnosis Sector With Exosome Isolation Kits May. 16, 2022. - AGC Inc. (TYO:5201) is making its way into the medical diagnosis market by offering isolation kits for exosomes, which are... […]
Toray Develops NMP-Free Photosensitive Polyimide With High Pressure Resistance for Use in EVs
Tokyo Printing Ink Gets Biomass Content to Over 60% in New Web Offset Ink
Kuraray Plans to Double Production Capacity for Semiconductor CMP Pads
Tokuyama Makes Push to Commercialize Cosmetics Ingredients

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