Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188) is looking to use the full strength of its group companies to make a push with automotive components. As part of this, subsidiary Mitsubishi Chemical...
polyamide
China Pingmei Shenma Group Looks to Establish Polyamide Chain in Henan Province
Major Chinese state-owned enterprise China Pingmei Shenma Group is looking to build a production base for polyamides in Pingdingshan, Henan Province, China. The plan here is to invest roughly 20...
DowDuPont Works on Developing 100% Bio-Based Polyamide
DowDuPont Inc. is working on the development of a 100 percent bio-polyamide. Offering performance on par with the outstanding heat resistance and strength of polyamide 610, this new product is...
New Trends Take Shape in Effort to Reduce Environmental Impact From Cars
Japanese companies are doggedly pursuing next-generation technologies to reduce the environmental impact of automobiles. One area is the coatless movement, where interior parts have been at the forefront. As part...
Unitika’s Nanocon Finds Adoption in European Auto Industry
Unitika Ltd. (TYO:3103) recently saw its Nanocon polyamide 6 dyed resin get picked up for use in the European auto industry. Featuring a high-gloss metallic appearance and planned for application...
Ube Industries Develops Porous PI Membrane to Optimize Biopharma Production
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) has developed a cell culture component able to significantly improve production efficiency for biopharmaceuticals. The developed product – a polyimide (PI) membrane with a special porous...
Toray Plans New Nonwoven Fabric and Resin Compound Plants in India
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is gearing up to invest in India’s growth markets. Plans under consideration include the construction of a new nonwoven polypropylene spun bond (PPSB) fabric plant and...
Unitika Eyes New Polyamide Packaging Film Plant in Indonesia
Unitika Ltd. (TYO:3130) is set to make a decision before the end of March 2018 on capital investment in its polyamide packaging film business segment for the new fiscal year...
Ube Industries Targets New Applications for Polyamide 12-Based Thermoplastic Resin
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) is working on developing new applications for its Ubesta XPA thermoplastic elastomer, a high-performance polyamide 12-based resin. Offering excellent hydrolysis resistance, the product maintains its rubbery...
Western Chemical Companies in Japan – Part 8: Lanxess
The Chemical Daily recently conducted a round of interviews with the heads of Japanese subsidiaries of Western chemical companies. For this installment, we talked with Hideo Tsuji, president and CEO...
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to More Than Double MXDA Production by 2022
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Inc. (TYO:4182) is looking into moving forward its plans to increase production of meta-xylenediamine (MXDA), which is used as an epoxy resin curing agent and raw...
Toray to Set up PPS Compounding Facility in Europe
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) is entering the final stages of its global expansion in polyphenylene sufide (PPS). The company recently announced that it will establish a PPS compounding facility within...
Asahi Kasei to Boost Production of Successful Fiber Products
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is expanding investment in fibers and textiles. The company plans to grow its polyamide 66 brands in Japan for the automotive field, with a focus on...
Evonik Expands Performance Polymer Business With Automotive, Aviation Applications
Evonik Industries AG is expanding its performance polymer business operations into automotive and aviation applications, Iordanis Savvopoulos, senior vice president of the company’s high-performance polymers division, said during a recent...
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....
Digest: Chemical Price Hike Announcements for Week of March 6 – Part 2
A series of price hikes were announced by chemical companies during the week of March 6 – March 10. As with the first installment in this two-part special, unless noted...
Unitika Targets 2018 for Pilot Sales of CNF-Reinforced Polyamide 6
Unitika Ltd. (TYO:3130) plans in fiscal 2018 to commence pilot sales of its cellulose nanofiber (CNF) reinforced polyamide 6, currently in development. The company aims to sell 100 tons per...
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....
Japan’s Environment Ministry Starts Lightweight Vehicle Program Using CNF
The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has launched the Nano Cellulose Vehicle (NCV) Project, aimed at using cellulose nanofiber (CNF) and resin compounds to reduce motor vehicle weight by 10...
Toyota Boshoku, Mitsui Chemicals Look at Potential Partnership in High-impact Plastic
Toyota Boshoku Corp. (TYO:3116) announced on Nov. 10 that it is considering a partnership with Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) pertaining to Toyota Boshoku’s business in high-impact plastic. The two companies...
