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Tokuyama Targets 40% Share of Asia’s Semiconductor-Grade IPA Market

Jan. 31, 2022

Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) plans to grow its share of the Asian market for high-purity isopropyl alcohol (IPA), which is used…...

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LG Chem Pursues ESG Improvements at Complex in Daesan, South Korea

Aug. 26, 2021

LG Chem Ltd. is looking to spend 2.6 trillion won ($2.23 billion) by 2028 to expand its site in Daesan,…...

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Normal Butanol Prices Rise Sky-High Following Host of Production Troubles Worldwide

Apr. 6, 2021

The Asian market for normal butanol (n-Butanol) has skyrocketed, soaring to the range of $1,900–1,950 per ton. Last September saw…...

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China Comes to the Forefront of Increasingly Competitive Polarizer Market

Feb. 25, 2021

Manufacturers Pursue Cheaper EV Batteries by Ditching Cobalt

Jan. 21, 2021

Styrene Monomer Prices in Asia Surge to Two-Year High

Nov. 27, 2020

Coronavirus Report – Part 14: Global Battery Industry Slows, But for How Long?

Mar. 11, 2020

Shrinking Price Gap With Naphtha Puts Clamp on Profitability for Ethylene Manufacturers, Others

Feb. 3, 2020

China Raises NEV Target, Signaling Growing Opportunities in Battery Materials

Dec. 17, 2019

Uncertainty in Acetone Market as US Makes Preliminary Ruling on Antidumping Measures

Dec. 5, 2019

Coated OLED Panels Look Ready to Take Center Stage

Oct. 16, 2019

Asian Ethylene Market Levels Off at Low Price

Jul. 11, 2019

Naphtha Prices Bounce Back to Over $500

Jul. 1, 2019

Asahi Kasei Eyes Acrylonitrile Production Boost in South Korea

Jul. 12, 2018

LG Chem Starts CNT Volume Production

Feb. 7, 2017