Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.’s biodegradable, biomass-derived plastic BioPBS has been chosen by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) as part of…...
Industry
Japan’s Rubber Product Shipment Value Rises 6.4% Year-on-Year for July
Japan’s shipments of rubber products this July came to a total value of roughly 211.04 billion yen ($1.97 billion), rising…...
Mitsubishi Chemical’s BioPBS Adopted for Shopping Bags at Comme des Garcons Stores
Japanese fashion company Comme des Garcons Co. Ltd. has adopted shopping bags and wrapping bags made using BioPBS, a biodegradable,…...
Dow Chemical Selected for Fortune Magazine List of 52 Sustainable Companies
U.S.-based Dow Chemical Co. has been selected for the 2019 Change the World list organized by Fortune magazine. For this…...
Japanese Demand for Construction Equipment Expected to Rise 3% for 2019
The Japan Construction Equipment Manufacturers Association (CEMA) has put together a demand forecast for construction equipment over fiscal 2019 and…...
Ube Industries, Kyocera to Form JV for 5G Base Station Ceramic Filters
Ube Industries Ltd (TYO:4208) and Kyocera Corp. (TYO:6971) have agreed to form a JV with the aim of expanding their…...
