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DIC Places Decarbonization, Digitalization at Center of New Long-Term Strategy Jan. 27, 2021. - DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is formulating a long-term strategy for 2030, and intentions are to make this strategy public by the... […]
Interview: AGC President Yoshinori Hirai Discusses Company Vision, Business Strategy Jan. 27, 2021. - Gearing up to launch its new medium-term management plan, AGC Inc. (TYO:5201) has been busy of late with moves to... […]
Toray Fine Chemicals to Boost Production With Flow Synthesis
Japan’s Ethylene Production Falls Below 6M Tons, Marking 27-Year Low
Toray Develops Flexible Polyamide 6 With Added Strength
Toyobo Develops Antiviral Nonwoven Fabric for Car Interiors and More

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Industry
DIC Places Decarbonization, Digitalization at Center of New Long-Term Strategy Jan. 27, 2021. - DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is formulating a long-term strategy for 2030, and intentions are to make this strategy public by the... […]
Toray Fine Chemicals to Boost Production With Flow Synthesis Jan. 27, 2021. - Toray Fine Chemicals Co. Ltd. is looking to actively adopt flow synthesis in its production of chemical products. The company’s... […]
Survey: Japanese Chemical Companies in China Lay Out Predictions for 2021
China Ramps up Semiconductor Chemical Production
Manufacturers Pursue Cheaper EV Batteries by Ditching Cobalt
JSR Considers Withdrawing From Elastomer Business; Sale to Foreign Companies an Option

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Materials
Toray Develops Flexible Polyamide 6 With Added Strength Jan. 26, 2021. - Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed a new polyamide 6 (PA6) that is flexible yet tough. Prospective areas for marketing... […]
Toyobo Develops Antiviral Nonwoven Fabric for Car Interiors and More Jan. 26, 2021. - Toyobo Co. Ltd. (TYO:3101) has developed a new antiviral nonwoven fabric. To give the material these properties, the company uses... […]
Prime Polymer Develops Spate of Thin, Rigid Polyolefins
Fujifilm Develops New Privacy Film Able to Limit Specific Viewing Angles
Denka to Enter 3D Printing Materials Market With Rapid Light-Cured Resin
Tosoh Focuses on PPS for 5G Applications

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Market Background
Japan’s Ethylene Production Falls Below 6M Tons, Marking 27-Year Low Jan. 26, 2021. - Japan’s domestic ethylene production came to just 5.92 million tons for 2020, falling 7.7 percent year-on-year to mark the first... […]
Asian Market Drives Growing Global PVC Demand Jan. 25, 2021. - Global demand for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) continues to grow, primarily in Asia. Demand for PVC worldwide reached 46.16 million tons... […]
Methanol Prices Rise in Asia–Pacific Market
Supply–Demand Balance Looks Set to Ease in Southeast Asia for Propylene, Butadiene
Business Results Divided in Chlor-Alkali Industry – Part 3: Caustic Soda Market Struggles to Escape Rut
Business Results Divided in Chlor-Alkali Industry – Part 2: International PVC Prices Show Notable Rise

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Innovation
Academic Research Group Develops Highly Efficient Method for Synthesizing Acrylic and Methacrylic Acid Esters Jan. 20, 2021. - A research group consisting of members from Nagoya University, Kobe Pharmaceutical University and Hokkaido University has developed an efficient method... […]
Former IBM Employees Lead Japanese Chemical and Pharmaceutical Giants in Push for Digital Innovation Dec. 22, 2020. - Major chemical and pharmaceutical companies in Japan are making efforts toward digitalization. And interestingly, a number of these companies have... […]
3D Printing the Key to Future Material Development – Part 3
3D Printing the Key to Future Material Development – Part 2
3D Printing the Key to Future Material Development – Part 1
Gunma University Works to Develops Plastics With Biodegradability Triggers

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Interviews
Interview: AGC President Yoshinori Hirai Discusses Company Vision, Business Strategy Jan. 27, 2021. - Gearing up to launch its new medium-term management plan, AGC Inc. (TYO:5201) has been busy of late with moves to... […]
Interview: Ube Industries President Masato Izumihara Sheds Light on Business Performance, Plans Jan. 25, 2021. - Faced with a tough economy over the past year, Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) is laying down plans to help navigate... […]
Japan’s Path to Becoming a Materials Powerhouse – Part 1: Kao Chairman Michitaka Sawada Discusses Plans, Hurdles
Interview: Showa Denko President Kohei Morikawa Discusses Fiscal Targets Ahead of July Integration
Interview: Mitsui Chemicals President Osamu Hashimoto Discusses Adaptions Amid Volatile Business Environment
Interview: Sumitomo Chemical President Keiichi Iwata Talks Investments, Strategy

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Sustainability
Toray Ramps up Development of Advanced Materials for Hydrogen Production and Storage, Lithium Recovery Jan. 22, 2021. - Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is accelerating its development of advanced materials in the bid to establish new circular systems involving […]
Kao, Kyoto University Set out to Create Carbonization Recycling System for Disposable Diapers
Osaka City University, Tohoku University Develop New Catalyst for Recycling Plastic Waste
Nanomist Technologies to Use Fine Mist for Efficient CO2 Recovery

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Coronavirus
LCD Supply–Demand Balance Looks Set to Hold Tight for Some Time Jan. 14, 2021. - The price of television LCD panels continues to soar, driven by both increased home demand amid COVID-19 as well as... […]
UPDATED : COVID-19 Delays Restart to Rubber Glove Production at Global Leader Top Glove
Just How Effective Will Vaccines Be in Combating the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Dry Ice to Play Central Role in Successful Management of Coronavirus Vaccines

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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,... […]
Chinese Government to Bolster Monitoring in Effort to Cut Down on Plastic Consumption
CPCIF Forms Partnership to Cut Down on Plastic Waste in China
JCIA Promotes Greater Use of Chemical Recycling
Japanese Government Moves to Draw up National Strategy for Materials Sector

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CI Takiron Launches Spate of New Film Products for Semiconductor Production and More Jan. 21, 2021. - CI Takiron Corp. (TYO:4215) is using its expertise in the area of resins and resin processing to speed up its... […]
Asahi Kasei Steps up Development of Deep-UV Devices Jan. 20, 2021. - Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is stepping up technology development aimed at reducing the wavelength of multiple deep-UV devices. One focus... […]
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