DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) plans to increase its production of blue pigment for color filters at its Kashima Plant in Kamisu, Ibaraki Prefecture. The decision was made in order to respond to rising demand. To provide the increased output, DIC will establish a larger reactor for pigment production, which it aims to have operating within the...
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DIC Contemplates Increased PPS Compound Production at Home and Abroad
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is looking at ramping up its Japanese and overseas production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds, used in auto parts and other products. The plan under consideration would raise production capacity in Japan and abroad by 20–30 percent over the next few years. DIC’s global capacity is currently around 40,000 tons a year....
DIC Has Water Gliding off Surfaces With New Fluorine-Based Paint Additive
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) has developed a fluorosurfactant that makes water droplets glide off glass and plastic surfaces more readily. When used as a paint or coating additive, the surfactant causes water droplets on the coating to form beads and roll off. DIC sees the new fluorosurfactant being used to prevent ice and snow from sticking...
Digest: Chemical Price Hike Announcements for Week of March 27
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of March 27 – March 31. Unless noted otherwise, all price increases listed here are per kilogram. Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) increased the price of all styrene-butadiene (SB) latex products by 70 yen or more from April 1. The company will also...
DIC to Launch Saudi Arabian Printer Ink JV With Alliance Holding Co
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) announced on March 29 that subsidiary Sun Chemical Co. Ltd. will merge its printer ink business with Ink Products Co. Ltd., a Riyadh-based company in the same industry. In the Arabian Peninsula, 70 percent of the printing ink market comes from ink used on packaging for food and daily necessities. The market...
DIC Develops Thin-Film Transistor Liquid Crystal With 30% Shorter Response Time
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) announced on March 21 that it has developed a thin-film transistor liquid crystal (TFT LC) material, enabling smoother displays of fast-moving video images like those in live sports broadcasts. By forming not just the alignment membrane but the entire LC component out of the polymer network, the company succeeded in improving “off”...
Digest: Chemical Price Hike Announcements for Week of March 6 – Part 1
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of March 6 – March 10. As with the second installment in this two-part special, unless noted otherwise, all price increases listed here are per kilogram. In polyvinyl alcohol, Japan Vam & Poval Co. Ltd. will raise prices by 15 yen ($0.13)...
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. 6
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of Feb. 6 – Feb. 10. Unless noted otherwise, all price increases listed here are per kilogram. In caustic soda, Toagosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:4045) and Kureha Corp. (TYO:4023) will raise prices for solid conversion by no less than 10 yen ($0.09) on...
Commentary: DIC and Taiyo Holdings Form Capital Partnership
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) and Taiyo Holdings Co. Ltd. (TYO:4626) announced on Jan. 25 that they have entered into a contract making them business partners with capital involvement. Taiyo Holdings manufactures solder resist, an insulating material applied to printed circuit boards. Taiyo Holdings enjoys a 60-percent share of the world market for solder resist. DIC has...
DIC Develops 3D Printing Mold Adhesive
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) announced on Dec. 26, 2016, that it has developed a high-strength phenolic resin adhesive for 3D printing. The adhesive is used in such printing applications as the making of mold casts for automobile engine parts. Compared with existing products, the adhesive strength to laminate sand is about 40 percent higher, and the...
DIC Develops Resist Resin for Nano-Imprint Lithography
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) announced on Dec. 20 that it has developed a resin for a resists used in nano-imprint lithography (NIL), a micromachining technique that shows promise as a next-generation semiconductor manufacturing process. The resist is based on a hybrid of polymeric resin and inorganic material. It has higher releasability, an important trait for a...
DIC Plans Additional Investments in PPS Production, Mostly Outside Japan
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) will make a decision by around February 2017 on investments in polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) to meet anticipated demand from 2020 onward. These plans will primarily involve new factory construction outside Japan. Reportedly, the company is considering building up annual capacity of some 14,000 tons. PPS is an engineering plastic with excellent resistance...
DIC Drastically Improves Brittle Properties of Epoxy Resin With CNF
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) announced on Oct. 7 that it has developed a composite material consisting of cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) mixed in an epoxy resin in which the brittle properties – a weakness of epoxy resins – have been drastically improved. DIC is also proceeding to look into the development of carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP),...
New DIC Adhesive Makes Food Packaging More Airtight
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) has developed an adhesive that largely blocks the passage of oxygen and water vapor. It is designed for use with fairly airtight packaging for foods such as snacks and instant ramen. The adhesive is not mixed with any filler, which is important in that it allows for more flexible fabrication of food...
DIC Props up Research Into Sourcing Pigments, Oils From Algae
DIC Corp. (TYO:4631) is pursuing research into mass cultivation of algae as a source of pigments and oils. Already using algae to produce a blue pigment used as an ingredient in ink, DIC aims to be producing red and yellow pigments from algae sometime in the early 2020s, and to produce commercially viable biofuels in...
Success and Hard Times in Flat-Panel Display Business
Companies in the flat-panel display (FPD) industry are experiencing varying levels of success. DIC Corp. (TYO:4631), a materials and components supplier, is enjoying brisk sales of pigments for color filters (CFs) as well as liquid crystal (LC). The company has a target of gaining a 16 percent share of the LC market in 2018. DIC’s...
