Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) announced on Sept. 18 that it intends to set up a new facility for long glass fiber reinforced polypropylene (LGFPP) at a U.S. production base for...
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Toyo Gosei Targets Further Production Increases for Photosensitive Materials
Toyo Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:4970) is planning a series of upgrades to its production capacity for photosensitive materials, which serve as the main raw materials in photoresists. By spring 2019,...
Mitsui Chemicals Looks to Expand Business for Nonwovens
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) is moving to expand its operations for nonwoven fabrics. This goal comes as the company’s nonwovens business is enjoying growth in high-performance sanitary material applications, mostly...
Kuraray Targets Major Sales Growth for Isoprene Business via New Thai JV
Speaking at a press conference on Sept. 11, Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) President Masaaki Ito commented on his company’s progress toward a new joint venture in Thailand. Set to be...
Domo Chemicals Eyes Increased Polyamide Compound Production in Asia, North America
Domo Chemicals GmbH is looking to strengthen its business structure for polyamide compounds in Asia and North America. Efforts here recently led the German-based company, which supplies various grades of...
Mitsui Chemicals Brings Integrated Production to Thai Facilities for Breathable Film
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has established an integrated system in Thailand to produce breathable film for disposable diapers. The new system sees the company blend two raw materials for the...
AGC Plans Boost to PVC Production in Indonesia
AGC Inc. (TYO:5201), formerly known as Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., has announced plans to ramp up its annual production capacity for polyvinyl chloride (PVC) by 200,000 tons at an Indonesian...
AGC Plans New Chiba Production Facility for Fluorinated Resin Used in 5G PCBs
AGC Inc. (TYO:5201), formerly known as Asahi Glass Co. Ltd., is leveraging its strength in fluorine products to capture demand relating to the 5G mobile network. Coming as part of...
Taiyo Nippon Sanso, TUAT Work on Resolving Cost Issues in GaN Substrate Production
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TYO:4091) has been working in collaboration with the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT) on developing a means for the low-cost manufacture of gallium nitride...
Taiwan’s Chang Chun Group Looks at Low-Cost VAM Production in US
Taiwan’s Chang Chun Group is looking into building a vinyl acetate chain in the U.S., eyeing the possibility of a new vinyl acetate monomer (VAM) plant with 420,000 tons in...
Mitsui Chemicals Boosts Production for UHMW-PE
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) announced on Aug. 29 that it has increased its production capacity for ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMW-PE) material Hi-Zex Million. By expanding existing facilities at its...
Nippon Kayaku Targets Mass Production for New Maleimide Resin
Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd. (TYO:4272) is aiming to start commercial production of a new maleimide resin in early fiscal 2019. This is seeing the company invest more than 1 billion...
Meiji Seika Pharma Looks to Double Production Capacity for Injectable Antibacterials
Meiji Seika Pharma Co. Ltd. is gearing up to strengthen its production capacity for injection-administered antibacterial drugs. Holding the top share of Japan’s antibacterial market, and continuing to operate at...
PTA Supply–Demand Balance Stable in Asia
Purified terephthalic acid (PTA) is showing a stable balance of supply and demand in the Asian market. This comes as a return to form after China’s aggressive pursuit of domestic...
Total Corbion to Commercialize Highly Heat-Resistant PLA
Dutch-based Total Corbion PLA BV is looking to produce highly heat-resistant polylactic acid (PLA) on a substantial commercial scale for the first time. Lactic acid, the basic ingredient in PLA,...
Scheduled Maintenance of Ethylene Units Drops Utilization Rate Below 95% for First Time Since 2015
Japan’s ethylene production volume dropped 3 percent year-on-year last month to come in at 497,700 tons, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has reported. The lowered production volume...
Idemitsu Kosan Takes Measures to Bolster Basic Chemicals Business
Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. (TYO:5019) is taking measures to bolster its basic chemicals business, which focuses on petrochemicals. Having already worked to diversify raw materials at a base in Japan,...
Kaneka to Quintuple Production Capacity for Biodegradable Plastic
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...
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...
Thailand’s TCFF Plans New Plant for Flavors, Fragrances
Thai–China Flavours and Fragrances Industry Co. Ltd. (TCFF) is looking to build a new plant in Chiang Rai Province, part of northern Thailand. TCFF is the country’s largest manufacturer of...
