Eisai Co. Ltd. (TYO:4523) is increasingly tapping into AI for its drug discovery research. This past June, the company began using an AI system developed in partnership with the University...
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Japanese Government to Encourage Digital Technologies in Resource Development
Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) is working to support the introduction of digital technologies for exploiting resources such as petroleum and natural gas. The ministry will set...
Toray to Introduce AI in Film Production Lines
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has set to work on leveraging AI at its film production plants. In an effort to improve quality and yield, the company plans to use AI...
Interview: Novartis Pharma President Kazunari Tsunaba Talks Market Adjustments, New Treatments and Technologies
Novartis Pharma KK appears to have turned the corner in terms of business performance. Sitting down for an interview with The Chemical Daily, president Kazunari Tsunaba said that sales for...
Thailand’s PTT Lifts Earning Power with AI
PTT PCL, a public oil company in Thailand, is introducing AI to boost its earning power. The company began using AI systems for services in 2017. PTT has so far...
Showa Denko Kicks Off AI Strategy Implementation Project
Showa Denko KK (TYO:4004) initiated a project on March 16 to integrate AI strategy throughout the firm’s businesses. The three-year plan, which begins in April, incorporates an AI strategy under...
AIST Uses AI to Forecast Catalytic Reaction Yield
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has developed a technology that employs artificial intelligence (AI) to forecast the yield of catalytic reactions used in organic synthesis....
Mitsubishi Chemical Moves to Integrate R&D Data From Past Companies
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is working to construct a foundation for a new R&D database that integrates the archives of the three companies that now make up the Japanese manufacturer. While...
Industry Outlook 2018: Battery and AI Technology
In the bid to realize a smart society, expectations are on the rise for battery cell technology. The proliferation of renewable energies is moving forward, and photovoltaic (PV) cells continue...
Chemical Industry Leader Outlooks for 2018 – Part 4: Semiconductors
The Chemical Daily recently had the opportunity to hear from chemical company executives regarding their outlooks for 2018. Continuing on from discussions on the global economy, petrochemicals, and electric vehicles,...
Yokohama Rubber Applies Materials Informatics to Create New Development Techniques
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) has established new techniques to develop rubber materials through materials informatics. They seem likely to lead to fresh development approaches for developing advanced rubbers with...
CPCIF Launches AI Alliance to Push Forward China’s Chemical, Petroleum Industries
The China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Federation (CPCIF) has spearheaded a movement to launch an alliance supporting AI in China’s petroleum and chemical industries. Now formed, the group is comprised...
UL to Extend AI-Based Chemical Evaluation Tool to R&D Use
UL LLC will roll out its AI-utilizing chemical assessment tool, REACHAcross, for R&D in Japan. The software tool makes combination analysis possible for a vast number of chemicals by using...
JGC to Introduce Using AI in Plant Design Work, Targeting Manpower Reduction
JGC Corp. (TYO:1963) has set its sights on establishing a new design approach leveraging AI technology. With a track record of some 20,000 engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) projects under...
New Denka President Discusses Specialty Businesses, ICT-Driven Process Reforms
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) this past June revealed the fundamental concepts behind Denka Value-Up, its next five-year business plan. The Chemical Daily recently had the chance to sit down with...
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings to Launch US Base for Collaborating with Startups
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188) is planning to establish a base in the U.S. during fiscal 2017 for creating new business. The company is looking to set the base up...
New Mitsubishi Chemical CDO Iwano Discusses Digitalization in the Chemical Industry
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188) is gearing up to making full use of artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies in new projects. Leading the way on this...
Mitsubishi Chemical to Utilize Latest ICT for New Projects
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188) plans to step up its use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT). Soon the chemical manufacturer will start up...
Chemical Industry at the Forefront of Digital Push
The chemical industry is at the forefront of a push to digitize business operations for the sake of greater productivity. In 2015, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)...
Japanese Chemical Giants to Leverage AI, Big Data for Joint Research Into Polymer Materials
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp., Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005), Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) plan to work with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) on basic...
