Kaneka Corp. (TYO:4118) announced on Aug. 7 that it plans to boost its production capacity for biodegradable plastic. This comes as demand for such materials is forecast to rise, driven...
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Maruzen Petrochemical to Upgrade Naphtha Cracking Furnaces
Maruzen Petrochemical Co. Ltd. is upgrading its ethylene facilities by replacing some smaller, older furnaces at the heart of its naphtha cracking operation. The upgrade work will be coordinated with...
Idemitsu Kosan Plans Malaysian Production for Syndiotactic Polystyrene
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (TYO:5019) is planning to expand its production operations for syndiotactic polystyrene (SPS). A base for this is set to be established in Malaysia, where member companies...
Mitsubishi Chemical to Boost LiB Electrolyte Capacity to 85,000 Tons by 2020
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. plans to expand its ability to produce electrolytes for lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiB), consolidating its position as the global market leader. The company intends to boost production...
Mitsubishi Chemical to Boost Production of Synthetic Silica Powder
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. will increase its production capacity for synthetic silica powder. As one of the materials in semiconductor silicon wafers, single crystal ingots are produced by melting polycrystalline silicon...
Tokai Carbon Eyes Increase to LiB Anode Material Production
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) is considering an increase to its production of anode materials for lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs) over the medium term. The company’s output of anode materials...
Ube Industries Eyes Thai Production Boost for Polycarbonate Diol
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) has begun looking into plans that would double the company’s current Thai production capacity for polycarbonate diol (PCD). Polyurethane made using PCD exhibits excellent wear resistance...
OCI to Bolster Polysilicon Business in Korea, Malaysia
South Korean chemicals firm OCI Co. Ltd. is beefing up its business for polysilicon. This includes efforts at a Malaysian site recently acquired from Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043), where the company...
BASF Moves Step Closer to Second Verbund Site in China
BASF SE has begun looking into the construction of a $10 billion self-funded chemical plant complex in Guangdong Province, China. The complex would make use of the German-based chemical firm’s...
Asahi Kasei Eyes Acrylonitrile Production Boost in South Korea
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is looking to boost its production base for acrylonitrile (AN) in South Korea. Bustling demand for this organic compound has Asahi Kasei’s production facilities here at...
Tosoh Begins to Form Plan for Increased Production at Electrolysis Facilities
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is beginning to form a plan to increase the production of electrolysis facilities at its Yokkaichi Complex in Mie Prefecture. This comes as part of a broader...
Ube Industries Plans Capacity Increases for Butadiene Rubber in High-Demand Areas
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) is looking to strengthen its global production system for butadiene rubber (BR), which is used in such applications as automotive tires. To this end, the company...
Ube Industries Plans 40% Increase to LiB Separator Production
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) is looking to decide within the first half of fiscal 2018 on an investment that would boost its production capacity for lithium-ion secondary battery (LiB) separators....
Polatechno to Invest Over 5B Yen in Polarizing Film
Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. (TYO:4272) subsidiary Polatechno Co. Ltd. (TYO:4239) is planning to upgrade production facilities at its Niigata Factory, which serves to manufacture polarizing film. If the plan goes...
Polyplastics to Ramp up POM, PPS Production in Malaysia
Polyplastics Co. Ltd. is set to expand compounding capacity at its Malaysian plant. The two new compounding lines — one for polyacetal (POM) and the other for polyphenylene sulfide (PPS)...
Sakai Chemical Looks to Boost Production of High-Purity Barium Carbonate for MLCCs
Sakai Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (TYO:4078) has started to look into increasing its production capacity for high-purity barium carbonate, a dielectric material used in multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs). The company...
Kureha Targets Higher Chinese Sales of PVDF for Automotive LiB Binders
Kureha Corp. (TYO:4023) is planning to grow its sales of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), a material used in automotive lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs), in China – the world’s largest electric vehicle...
Stella Chemifa Ponders Possibilities for Added Semiconductor Chemical Production
Stella Chemifa Corp. (TYO:4109) is looking to raise its annual production capacity for semiconductor chemicals to 100,000 tons. The amount to be invested here is estimated to total several hundred...
Tosoh to Ramp up Zirconia Production
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is increasing its production capacity for zirconia powders. The company plans to make a 30 percent increase in capacity at its Nanyo Complex in Shunan, Yamaguchi Prefecture,...
Energy Absolute to Double Thai Biodiesel Production
Thai biodiesel manufacturer Energy Absolute PCL is planning by 2020 to double its daily production capacity of palm oil-derived biodiesel to 1.6 million liters per day. But with this move...
