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Arkema Lines up Asian Boost to Production Capacity for Bio-Based PA

Jun. 30, 2022

Arkema SA is planning to launch operations by year’s end at its new Singaporean manufacturing base for Rilsan, the company’s…...

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China Adds 1.05M Tons of Caprolactam Production in 2021

Apr. 13, 2022

Chinese production capacity for caprolactam – an ingredient used to make polyamide 6 (PA6) – increased by 1.05 million tons…...

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Shin-Etsu Chemical Looks to Fill PVC Supply Void in US Amid Robust Demand Anticipated for 2022

Feb. 9, 2022

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has launched new plant operations in the U.S. through PVC subsidiary Shintech Inc. Commenting on…...

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Fujifilm Lines up Chinese Production of Post-CMP Cleaners to Meet Surging Demand

Jan. 18, 2022

TSMC Partners up With Sony on New Chip Plant in Kyushu

Nov. 15, 2021

Mitsui Chemicals Starts Up Carbon Neutral Research Center

Nov. 5, 2021

BASF Looks to Seize Opportunity Presented by China’s Dual Circulation Strategy for New Smart Verbund Site

Oct. 25, 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical to Employ In-House Supercomputer for MI Engineering of Battery Materials, Organic Semiconductors and Hopes of a Circular Carbon Society

Oct. 20, 2021

China Shifts From Reliance on Styrene Monomer Imports to Become Major Exporter

Oct. 18, 2021

Dow Plans World’s First Net-Zero Cracker

Oct. 13, 2021

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings to Add PET Film Line in Germany

Oct. 7, 2021

Major Japanese Chemical Players Position Chess Pieces in Bid to Capture Chinese Market

Oct. 4, 2021

Sumitomo Chemical Eyes Mass Production of Nucleic Acid Drug Substance for Genome Editing

Sep. 16, 2021

Adeka Pursues 50% Revenue Boost to Electronic Materials Business, Plans New Sites Overseas

Sep. 15, 2021

Daicel Targets Major Scale-Down for Next-Gen Plants

Sep. 15, 2021

Kureha Targets Frac Plug Sales Growth With Launch of Technical Service Base in US

Aug. 18, 2021

Chandra Asri Secures $1.3B for Second Indonesian Petrochemical Complex

Aug. 5, 2021

Ube Industries Looks to Increase PUD Production in Japan, Thailand for Automotive Applications

Jul. 28, 2021

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Plans New South Korean Plant to Produce Purified CO for Semiconductors

Jul. 15, 2021

Prime Polymer to Build New PP Facilities in Japan

Jun. 3, 2021

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to Launch Ultrapure Hydrogen Peroxide Plant in China

Apr. 13, 2021

Polyplastics Readies to Bolster LCP, POM Operations in Asia

Mar. 3, 2021

Sumitomo Chemical to Build New PP Compound Plant in Poland

Feb. 16, 2021