Prime Polymer Co. Ltd., a joint venture funded by Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) at 65 percent and Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (TYO:5019) at 35 percent, has solidified scrap-and-build construction plans...
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Japan Polypropylene Resumes Operation at Kashima PP Plant
Japan Polypropylene Corp. announced on Jan. 31 that it resumed operations at its polypropylene (PP) production plant in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Jan. 24. Work at the factory had been...
Sumitomo Chemical Plans PP Compound Production in US
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is gearing up for U.S. production of a polypropylene (PP) and short glass fiber compound for use in automotive parts. The Japanese chemical manufacturer began...
Thai-Based IRPC to Begin Paraxylene Operations
Major Thai-based oil-refining and petrochemical company IRPC Public Co. Ltd. is preparing to start a paraxylene (PX) business. The company aims to complete a new aromatics facility by 2022 through...
Sumitomo Chemical to Increase PP Production for Battery Separators
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) plans to increase its Singaporean production of high-performance polypropylene (PP). Looking to complete improvements to some production lines by next summer, the Japanese chemical manufacturer...
Hyosung Moves Toward 1.3M Ton Capacity for Polypropylene in Asia
South Korea’s Hyosung Corp. will establish 1.3 million tons of polypropylene (PP) annual production capacity in Asia. Last year, Hyosung decided to increase its annual PP production at an existing...
Propylene Prices Continue to Run High With Ongoing Demand for Steady Supply
Propylene is expected to maintain a high price point in the Asian market for some time to come. The organic compound is trading at over $950 per ton at the...
Tatsuta Chemical Develops Highly Transparent PP Composite Sheet
Tatsuta Chemical Co. Ltd., a Tokyo-based consolidated subsidiary of Kaneka Corp. (TYO:4118), has developed a highly transparent polypropylene (PP) composite sheet that blocks oxygen and water vapor to prevent the...
Teijin Deploys New Polycarbonate–Polypropylene Alloy for Use in Medical Storage Container
Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) announced on Nov. 15 that an innovative plastic alloy developed by the company is now in use to make the Cycle Pale, a container for processing infectious...
JSP to Increase EPP Production Capacity by 25% in North America
JSP Corp. (TYO:7942) has begun boosting its expanded polypropylene (EPP) production capacity in North America. The company will set up new EPP sites and molding equipment for P-Block and Arpro...
Toray to Invest Heavily in South Korea
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) will invest 1 trillion won ($900 million) in South Korea over the coming four years through 2020. The Japanese company has set a sales target of...
Price Hike Trend for Polyolefin Increases
The trend toward higher polyolefin prices is spreading as the bellwether spot naphtha price appears likely to top $600 in November. Some observers are estimating the October–December domestic Japanese benchmark...
Japan’s Major Chemical Manufacturers Post Record Profits in First-Half Results
All of Japan’s major chemical manufacturers have posted record highs on a net profit basis with their respective midterm settlement of accounts for September 2017. And with each of these...
Kansai Companies Move in Full Force on CNF Development
In a bid to capture demand for cellulose nanofiber (CNF), which is expected to be used in a wide variety of fields, companies in Japan’s Kansai region are moving to...
Prime Polymer to Market LGFPP as Structural Material for Major Auto Parts
Prime Polymer Co. Ltd. plans to expand its business for fiber-reinforced plastic. The company, owned 65 percent by Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) and 35 percent by Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd....
JPCA Report: August Brings Year-on-Year Rise in Polypropylene Shipments
The Japan Petrochemical Industry Association (JPCA) on September 21 reported that August shipments of polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) resins were higher year-on-year, while polyethylene (PE) shipments were down. Ethylene...
Mitsui Chemicals Targets Automotive Interiors With New PP Compound
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) and group company Prime Polymer have developed a super-lightweight polypropylene (PP) compound material for use in automobile interiors. Featuring superior aesthetics, strength and moldability, the new...
Periodic Maintenance at Six Ethylene Plants in Japan Could Tighten Petrochemical Supply in 2018
It appears increasingly like Japan will experience a shortage in petrochemical products such as ethylene in 2018. Six ethylene plants, half the number in Japan, will be shutting down for...
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...
Sumitomo Chemical Eyes Indonesia for New Polypropylene Compound Factory
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is looking to expand its overseas bases for polypropylene (PP) compounds used in automotive parts and other applications. With its new plant in India coming...
