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 Denka’s new president, Manabu Yamamoto, to talk about the next stage in his firm’s growth. Denka aims to become an aggregate of specialty businesses equipped...
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Denka to Make 70 Billion Yen Strategic Investment Over Five Years
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has revealed that its next five-year business plan, beginning with the business year through March 2019, will include 70 billion yen ($630 million) for mergers, acquisitions and other strategic investments. The investments are to be made upon completion of the current 50 billion yen strategic investment budget for the four-year period...
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) touted materials informatics (MI) as a way to incorporate information science into materials design. Since then, four general chemical companies and others have come together...
Denka to Boost Acetylene Black Production in Singapore by 50%
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) plans to ramp up production of high-purity acetylene black used in power cables by 50 percent in Singapore. The decision is in response to growing demand for high-voltage and extra-high-voltage power cables in Europe, which is aggressively introducing renewable energy such as offshore wind power, and in China, a country actively...
Denka to Increase Production of Synthetic Specialty Rubber by 30%
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) aims to increase production capacity for one of the company’s synthetic specialty rubbers by 30 percent. The rubber is both heat and oil resistant and is used in items such as automotive parts. The production boost is part of an effort to meet increased global demand for hose material used in...
Digest: Chemical Price Hike Announcements for Week of March 13
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of March 13 – March 17. Unless noted otherwise, all price increases listed here are per kilogram. In chloroprene rubber (CR), Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) raised prices by no less than 40 yen ($0.35) on March 21. In polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), Denka...
Digest: Chemical Price Hike Announcements for Week of Feb. 20
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of Feb. 20 – Feb. 24. Unless noted otherwise, all price increases listed here are per kilogram. In epichlorohydrin, Osaka Soda Co. Ltd. (TYO:4046) raised prices by no less than 25 yen ($0.22) on March 1. In acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resin,...
Digest: Chemical Price Hike Announcements for Week of Feb. 13
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of Feb. 13 – Feb. 17. Unless noted otherwise, all price increases listed here are per kilogram. In chloroprene rubber, Showa Denko KK (TYO:4004) will raise prices by no less than 42 yen ($0.37) on March 1. In biaxially oriented polystyrene sheets,...
Denka Taps Manabu Yamamoto to be New President
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) announced on Feb. 7 that Senior Managing Executive Officer Manabu Yamamoto will be promoted on April 1 to company president, at which time current president Shinsuke Yoshitaka will assume the role of representative chairman. The appointment of Yoshitaka to the office of representative director – a position that was vacant until...
Denka Invests in New Heat Radiation Products for Automobiles
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) is making a series of investments in new heat radiation products centered on the automotive field. With its silicon nitride-based ceramic substrates, the company is currently developing a type of thick copper that can cope with large electrical fluctuations. Denka is working to meet the demand for things such as drive...
Development Intensifies for Heat-Dissipation Applications of Boron Nitride
Boron nitride is expected to see growing demand. With its excellent thermal conductivity, it is primed for greater use as a filler in heat-dissipation components used in high-performance semiconductors, which need to release heat efficiently. Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. and Tokuyama Corp. have recently entered the Japanese market for boron nitride, joining manufacturers Denka Co. Ltd....
Denka Develops Microwavable Biaxially Oriented Styrene Sheet
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has developed a biaxially oriented styrene sheet (BOPS) that is both microwavable and highly resistant to heat and oil. The sheet has heat resistance equivalent to that of transparent polypropylene products. In addition to its oil resistance, the BOPS excels in other properties also, including transparency, formability and design. Denka’s main...
Denka Targets 100 Billion Yen for Automotive Business in 2025
Denka Co Ltd. (TYO:4061) is targeting sales of automotive products to increase to 100 billion yen ($935.59 million) in 2025. The plan is to capture demand for heat-dissipating materials for electrical components, lithium-ion secondary battery (LiB) components and new lightweight materials. This comes amid two new trends in the automotive market: the spread of electric...
