Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is looking to strengthen its production system for polypropylene (PP) spunbond nonwovens. With the company’s disposable diapers being met with strong demand in Asia, it will...
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Interview: Kureha President Yutaka Kobayashi Talks Strong Results, Expansion Plans
Kureha Corp. (TYO:4023) has been reorganizing its business and taking a flexible approach in planning responses to various industry trends. President Yutaka Kobayashi recently sat down with The Chemical Daily...
Tokai Carbon Plans Boost to Thai Production of Carbon Black
Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) is looking to step up its Thai production capacity for carbon black by adding a new production line. This comes as the company’s Thai plant,...
Asahi Kasei Mulls Investment in TPE Business Outside Japan
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) is considering looking overseas for the next expansion to its thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) business. The company is currently working to decide on a location, with one...
Nippi to Increase Production of Collagen Peptides
Nippi Inc. (TYO:7932) is expanding its collagen peptide production facilities to meet growing demand for the functional material. The company is investing 3.3 billion yen ($31.05 million) in building a...
Kureha Plans 50% Boost to PPS Production
Kureha Corp. (TYO:4023) intends to ramp up production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin. The company plans to increase capacity at its Iwaki Factory, located in Fukushima Prefecture, to 15,700 tons...
Mitsui Chemicals to Set up New Production Facilities for Milastomer in US
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) will establish new production facilities in the U.S. for its Milastomer thermoplastic olefin (TPO) elastomer. Investment into the new plant – slated for completion in June...
Showa Denko Targets Production Boost for High-Purity Allyl Alcohol
Showa Denko KK (TYO:4004) is planning to increase its production capacity by around 20 percent for high-purity allyl alcohol, which sees use as a raw material in industrial surfactants, fragrances...
Sakata Inx to Expand Production Facilities in Vietnam and China
Sakata Inx Corp. (TYO:4633) plans to beef up its manufacturing infrastructure in Vietnam and China. In Vietnam, this will be orchestrated through local subsidiary Sakata Inx Vietnam, which produces gravure...
Kureha Plans Production Boosts for PPS, PVDF
Kureha Corp. (TYO:4023) has settled on a plan to increase production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) at its Iwaki Factory, located in Fukushima Prefecture, by fiscal 2020. Speaking with The Chemical...
Gun Ei Chemical Industry Prepares to Expand Phenolic Resin Facilities in Thailand, India
Gun Ei Chemical Industry Co. Ltd. (TYO:4229), also known as GCI, is gearing up for successive facility expansions in Thailand and India. In Thailand, GCI will add to its phenolic...
MEP Eyes Increased Production Capacity for PBT Compound
Mitsubishi Engineering-Plastics Corp. (MEP) is set to expand its annual production capacity for polybutylene terephthalate (PBT) by 4,000 tons through the introduction of a new line at a Chinese base...
Mitsubishi Chemical Adds New Thai Production Line for TPE
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is planning to boost its production of thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) in Thailand. The move comes in response to increasing demand for electrical parts, as well as for...
Idemitsu to More Than Triple Production Capacity of OLED Materials
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (TYO:5019) plans to more than triple its current OLED materials production capacity by 2022. The move is motivated by expectations of surging OLED display production for...
Sumitomo Bakelite’s Reinforced Molding Materials Adopted for Aircraft Interiors
Sumitomo Bakelite Co. Ltd. (TYO:4203) has seen its long fiber reinforced molding materials – a strategic commercial area for the company – adopted for use in aircraft seat components. In...
Mitsubishi Chemical Begins TPS Production in Thailand
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. has started production of its Tefabloc styrenic thermoplastic elastomer (TPS) in Thailand. Demand for TPS is growing in ASEAN countries, mainly in the automotive and food packaging...
Kanto Chemical Looks to Become Taiwan’s Largest Supplier of Electronics Industry Chemicals
Kanto Chemical Co. Inc. is getting ready to make enhancements to one of its Taiwanese production bases for electronics industry chemical products. With the boom being witnessed in the local...
Japan’s Ethylene Production for November Surpasses 560,000 Tons
Ethylene production for November saw a year-on-year increase of 0.7 percent, rising to 561,600 tons, according to data collated by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s (METI) Material Industries...
Ube Industries Moves Toward 300M Square Meter Annual Capacity for LiB Separators
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) is continuing to make investments into increasing its production of separators, which are primary components of lithium-ion secondary batteries (LiBs). The company’s Sakai Factory in Osaka...
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...
