Japan is seeing a growing base of development support for cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) measuring only a few nanometers in diameter. Daio Paper Corp. (TYO:3880) announced on Aug. 1 that it...
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Rengo Develops New Cellulose Nanofiber
Rengo Co. Ltd. (TYO:3941) has developed its own cellulose nanofiber (CNF). This takes the form of a xanthate-based CNF made by fibrillating cellulose xanthate, which is an intermediate product of...
All Signs Point to CNF Making Way Into Auto Parts
The subject of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) development for use in vehicles has shifted from materials to the downstream end of the equation. Prototype development and evaluations are being accelerated by...
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...
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...
Sugino Machine Looks to Establish Supremacy in CNF – Part 2
Sugino Machine has stepped forward to expand its lineup of ultrafine fibers. Traditionally a manufacturer of industrial machinery, the company has brought out a nanofiber line using raw materials out...
Sugino Machine Looks to Establish Supremacy in CNF – Part 1
Sugino Machine Ltd. is ramping up its efforts around cellulose nanofiber (CNF). The industrial machinery manufacturer is gearing up to produce a fibrous substance loosened to a diameter of 10–50...
Dai Nippon Printing Looks to Commercialize CNFs in 2020
Dai Nippon Printing Co. Ltd. (TYO:7912) is considering an entry into the market for cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), looking toward commercialization in 2020. The company has expertise in creating compounds using...
Tentok Paper Works on CNF Additive for LiB Separators
High-performance paper manufacturer Tentok Paper Co. Ltd. is moving forward with efforts to diversify using cellulose nanofiber (CNF). The company plans to use small quantities of the material as an...
Kansai Companies Move in Full Force on CNF Development
In a bid to capture demand for cellulose nanofiber (CNF), which is expected to be used in a wide variety of fields, companies in Japan’s Kansai region are moving to...
KRI Develops Low-Cost CNF Manufacturing Technology
KRI Inc., a Kyoto-based contract research subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co. Ltd. (TYO:9532), recently developed a new technology for the production of cellulose nanofiber (CNF). Using organic solvents and additives,...
Risho Kogyo Develops 100% CNF Flat Plates
Risho Kogyo Co. Ltd. has developed technology for the industrial production of flat plates made 100 percent from cellulose nanofiber (CNF). The technology holds initial promise for use in plated...
Nippon Paper to Mass-Produce CNF for Food, Cosmetic Applications
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. (TYO:3863) announced on Sept. 26 that mass production of cellulose nanofiber (CNF) for food and cosmetic applications will begin at the end of this month...
Daio Paper to Commercialize CNF for Use in Sporting Goods
Daio Paper Corp. (TYO:3880) is accelerating its initiatives to commercialize cellulose nanofiber (CNF). The Japanese paper manufacturer plans to bring CNF to market as early as this year for use...
Fuji Chimera: Global Additive and Filler Market to Reach 3.5 Trillion Yen by 2020
Fuji Chimera Research Institute Inc. has released a market research report on the additives and fillers used to enhance resin performance and add functional properties. The institute projects the global...
Nippon Paper Aims to Mass-Produce World’s First CNF-Reinforced Automotive Resins
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. (TYO:3863) is moving forward with plans to commercialize resins reinforced with cellulose nanofiber (CNF) for automotive applications. The firm has invested a total of 300...
Taiyo Holdings Develops World’s First CNF-Based Insulating Material
Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:4626) plans to lose no time in commercializing an insulating material made from cellulose nanofiber (CNF). With optimized hydrophobicity and concentration levels, the company’s recently developed...
Oji Aims to Break the 10B Yen Barrier With CNF Sales
Oji Holdings Corp. (TYO:3861) has unveiled its strategy for commercializing cellulose nanofiber (CNF). Oji aims to grow net sales of CNF to 10 billion – 20 billion yen ($91.56 million...
Taiyo Holdings Develops World’s First Insulation Technology to Use CNF
Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:4626) has developed a technology that is the first in the world to use cellulose nanofiber (CNF) as an insulating material for electronic components. Conventionally, resin...
Nippon Paper Opens World-Leading CNF Production Line
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. (TYO:3863) announced on April 25 that the cellulose nanofiber (CNF) production line at its Ishinomaki mill in Miyagi Prefecture has gone online. The 1.6 billion...
