China is going all out in its pursuit of realizing a hydrogen society. The nation’s central government has recently clarified its position for development here by placing hydrogen energy and...
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Acrylic Acid Maintains High Price Point in Asia
Asian market prices for acrylic acid continue to sit at a high point, with the chemical currently trading for around $1,300–1,400 per ton. Privately owned Chinese firms have been reducing...
Mitsui Chemicals Plans Investments Into Asian Phenol Chain
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has started to look into launching Asia–Pacific production for isopropyl alcohol (IPA), as well as for alpha-methylstyrene (AMS), which is used to improve the heat resistance...
Kinga Sci & Tech Shows Rapid Growth in Global Market
Kingfa Sci & Tech Co. Ltd is on a surge. Based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, and China’s biggest player in the global resin compound market, the company’s rise to prominence...
Ethylene Demand Appears Set to Outpace Slew of New Production Facilities
Petrochemical insiders around the globe are coming to the conclusion that the tight supply–demand balance for ethylene, a base ingredient for petrochemical products, will continue through into the first half...
Eastman Targets Chinese Medical Market With Highly Chemical-Resistant Copolyester
Eastman Chemical Co. is gearing up to introduce its MXF221 copolyester to the Chinese market. Offering superior chemical resistance, use of the resin product for housing medical devices can enhance...
Funabori Looks to Become Standard in Weld Spatter Prevention
Steel processing products manufacturer Funabori Co. Ltd. is growing its sales of agents that work to prevent spatter adhesion during welding. Boasting a solid track record of adoption with major...
C-Chem Turns to Imports to Fill Coal Tar Procurement Gap
C-Chem Co. Ltd., a carbon subsidiary of Nippon Steel & Sumikin Chemical Co. Ltd., has begun turning to imports to procure coal tar for use as a raw material in...
China Announces Total Ban on Imports of Plastic Waste
The Chinese government is setting out toward a complete ban on imports of plastic waste. A recent decision has been made to add industrial plastic waste to a list of...
China National Coatings Industry Association Adopts Six-Point Environmental Plan
The China National Coatings Industry Association (CNCIA) has settled on a six-point plan of action for green development in the country’s coatings industry by 2020. Through this plan, the CNCIA...
Chinese Environmental Regulations Impact Asian Chemicals Market
Tougher environmental regulations enacted by China from 2016 onward are lowering utilization rates at factories throughout the country, forming a major impact on the Asian chemicals market. One product for...
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...
Asian Polyethylene Prices Fall, Potentially Signaling Arrival of US Shale
With the U.S. seeing a wave of new shale gas-derived petrochemical projects as of late, the effects of this may now be starting to influence the Asian market. Asian prices...
China’s Changxing Island to Become Major Petrochemical Hot Spot
A number of initiatives have begun to materialize for one of China’s seven major petrochemical hubs, Changxing Island, Dalian. One of these is a plan to launch a 2 million...
Graphite Electrode Prices Could Rise Further in Second Half
Domestic Japanese prices for graphite electrodes, which are used to make electric furnace steel, look likely to continue rising throughout the second half of 2018. Product shortages appear to be...
Sekisui Chemical Plans Chinese Research Base for Interlayer Films
Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4204) is planning to establish a research center in Shanghai, China, in the near future to work with interlayer films for laminated automotive glass. The center...
Interview: Toyoda Gosei President Naoki Miyazaki Talks International Expansion, New Product Developments
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has a lot going on of late, whether it be branching out with new bases or with potential commercial offerings. President Naoki Miyazaki recently took...
Chinese Companies Make Way Into Thailand as Part of One Belt, One Road Initiative
China’s pursuit of its “One Belt, One Road” initiative, seen as an idea for a modern Silk Road, is leading companies from the country to surge into Thailand. Thai Deputy...
Chinese Market Sees Soaring Prices for Inorganic Chemicals
Soaring prices in China’s inorganic chemical market is pushing Japan’s own market into something of a dilemma. Following the end of Chinese New Year, the Chinese government brought into effect...
Sakata Inx to Expand Production Facilities in Vietnam and China
Sakata Inx Corp. (TYO:4633) plans to beef up its manufacturing infrastructure in Vietnam and China. In Vietnam, this will be orchestrated through local subsidiary Sakata Inx Vietnam, which produces gravure...
