Toyota Auto Body Co. Ltd. is making a push to expand the use of Toyota Auto Body Wood (TABWD) plastic, a proprietary plant fiber-reinforced material. To this end, the company...
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PTTGC to Increase PP Production in Thailand
PTT Global Chemical PCL (PTTGC) is ramping up its polypropylene (PP) production. The Thai company is working on the addition of a new PP plant with 250,000 tons in annual...
Japan Polypropylene Responds to Automotive Demand With Moves to Increase LGFPP Production
Japan Polypropylene Corp. is making moves to increase its production of long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (LGFPP) across Japan, China and the U.S. Further, the company has plans in the...
Polyplex Moves Toward Further Stronghold on Southeast Asian PET Film Market
Polyplex Corp. Ltd., a world-leading manufacturer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, plans to ramp up its investment activities in Southeast Asia. In Thailand, Polyplex is investing $5 million to go...
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...
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...
Iran Sees Resurgence in Petrochemical Investment – Part 2
Iran’s petrochemical industry is once again entering a period of growth. The country is making a strong push to increase its production of olefins, and is turning to new technologies...
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...
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...
Mitsubishi Chemical’s New Adhesive Resin Bonds PP and PVC via Co-Extrusion Molding
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has developed a new grade of adhesive resin that can bond polypropylene (PP) and vinyl chloride resin (PVC) via co-extrusion molding. While PP and PVC are both...
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...
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...
Toyota Boshoku Dramatically Improves Shock Resistance of Polypropylene in Vehicle Interiors
Toyota Boshoku Corp. (TYO:3116) is exploring applications for a plastic alloy with some of the best impact strength in the world. The material was developed in collaboration with Toyota Central...
Mitsui Chemicals Earmarks 350B Yen for Investments Through 2020
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) will be making investments worth 350 billion yen ($3.15 billion) over the three-year period running through March 2020. The designated sum is 2.2 times that spent...
Siam Cement Begins Feasibility Study of New Petrochemical Complex in Indonesia
Thailand’s Siam Cement Group (SGC) has begun a feasibility study on the construction of a petrochemical complex in Indonesia. Under consideration is a joint venture with Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk...
Canada Builds Petrochemical Presence With Rich Natural Gas Reserves – Part 1
The Canadian province of Alberta has been gaining attention as a petrochemical production area, coming thanks to the region’s rich reserves of natural gas. Currently, two plans are underway there...
Japan Polypropylene to Build New PP Facility With Annual Capacity of 150,000 Tons
Japan Polypropylene Corp. announced on April 26 that it is investing 9 billion yen ($80.91 million) for the construction of a new polypropylene (PP) facility in the company’s Goi plant...
Toyota Boshoku, Mitsui Chemicals to Form Business Alliance for High Impact-Resistant Plastic
Toyota Boshoku Corp. (TYO:3116) and Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) announced on April 11 that they will form a business alliance for the commercialization of high impact-resistant plastic. Using patents owned...
Mitsui Chemicals to Strengthen Petrochemical Business With 100 Billion Yen Investment
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is planning to allocate 100 billion yen ($905.3 million) for capital investment in the petrochemical sector by fiscal 2025. For its ethylene facilities, the company will...
