Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. intends to shift to using entirely biomass-derived raw materials for its biodegradable resins. The company hopes that working toward this goal will allow it to positively respond...
Materials
ACA Positions Heat Exchanger Coating to Help Deal With Upcoming Emission Regulations
ACA Co. Ltd., a venture with technology in ultrafine particle dispersion, plans to offer a special-grade, highly thermally conductive anticorrosion coating containing carbon fiber and polyimide (PI) as a solution...
Kuraray to Deploy Micropatterned Film for Onboard AR-HUDs
Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) is set to deploy a micropatterned film for use in onboard augmented reality head-up displays (AR-HUDs). Used as an intermediate screen, the film will help display...
Chuetsu Teams With Universities to Develop CNF for Medical, Resin Applications
Chuetsu Pulp & Paper Co. Ltd. (TYO:3877) is partnering with universities to augment research and development into cellulose nanofiber (CNF). As part of this, the company is working with the...
Du Pont-Toray Looks to Bolster PI Film Business for 5G Sector
Du Pont-Toray Co. Ltd. is aiming to boost its sales of high-performance polyamide (PI) films for 5G applications. As part of this, the company has developed a PI film with...
Taiyo Ink Seeks to Leverage Apple Tie-up Into Expanded Business
Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:4626) subsidiary Taiyo Ink Manufacturing Co. Ltd., a world-leading producer of solder resist, is intending to grow its business via ties with Apple Inc. This follows...
Mitsui Chemicals Eyes Overseas Production Boosts for High-Performance Nonwovens
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is looking to strengthen its production system for polypropylene (PP) spunbond nonwovens. With the company’s disposable diapers being met with strong demand in Asia, it will...
Pana-Chemical Turns to Southeast Asia as New Destination for Plastic Recycling
Pana-Chemical Co. Ltd. plans to move forward with a shift to Southeast Asia as a destination for exports of resource plastic – discarded plastic that has been machine processed. Since Pana-Chemical’s...
GS Alliance Develops Quantum Dot–PE Composite
Green Science Alliance Co. Ltd. (GS Alliance), a group company under Fuji Pigment Co. Ltd., announced on April 10 that it has developed a quantum dot (QD) resin composite. The...
Consortium Aims to Develop Practical Applications for Cedar-Derived Bioplastic
A research consortium whose members include the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) is working on practical applications for lactyl segment, a bioplastic raw material derived from cedar....
Nippi to Increase Production of Collagen Peptides
Nippi Inc. (TYO:7932) is expanding its collagen peptide production facilities to meet growing demand for the functional material. The company is investing 3.3 billion yen ($31.05 million) in building a...
Futamura Prepares Enhancements for Cellulose Supply System
Futamura Chemical Co. Ltd. is gearing up to make supply system enhancements for its cellulose business both in Japan and abroad. In the U.S., Futamura is preparing for increased production...
Mitsubishi Chemical to Commercialize Bio-Urethane Raw Material
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. plans in fiscal 2018 to commercialize polyester polyol, a basic ingredient in biomass-based urethane resin. The move comes in response to growing global eco-consciousness, as exemplified by...
Toyota Boshoku Develops Door Trim Prototype Using CNF Composite Material
Toyota Boshoku Corp. (TYO:3116) recently made a door trim prototype for use in automotive interiors. The prototype employs resin reinforced with cellulose nanofiber (CNF), and the Japanese automotive parts manufacturer...
Nippon Chemi-Con Aims to Improve LiB Charge Cycles With New Carbon Material
Nippon Chemi-Con Corp. (TYO:6997) is striving to commercialize a new carbon material for use in lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs). Made using nano-hybrid technology, the new material was found to triple...
Panasonic Develops New Super Retarder Film for Display Surfaces
Panasonic Corp. (TYO:6752) is looking to more heavily target automobiles and industrial machinery with anti-reflective super retarder hard-coat films. This has led the company to develop a new two-layer film...
CMI Targets Further Improvements to Aircraft Manufacturing Technology
The Consortium for Manufacturing Innovation (CMI) is eyeing new efforts to improve technology for aircraft manufacturing as it approaches its second five-year period of activity, set to start this April....
Mitsui Chemicals to Set up New Production Facilities for Milastomer in US
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) will establish new production facilities in the U.S. for its Milastomer thermoplastic olefin (TPO) elastomer. Investment into the new plant – slated for completion in June...
Fudow to Commercialize 3D-Printed Continuous CFRP Parts
Fudow Co. Ltd. is getting ready to start up a molding business using 3D printers and continuous carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP). By pressing the molded continuous material into a...
NS Materials Moves to Provide Cheaper Quantum Dot Sheets
NS Materials Inc. is set to implement significant cost-cutting measures for quantum dot (QD) sheets, which are used to improve color reproduction in LCD screens. A number of film manufacturers...
