Zeon Corp. will halt its synthetic rubber production in the U.K. The company plans to break up and liquidate Zeon…...
Materials
How Long Will Global EPDM Rubber Oversupply Last?
by Yasuhiko Shimizu, Chief Editor E-media Ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM), a synthetic rubber used in products including automobile…...
Carbon Black Masterbatch Output Down
Japan’s carbon black masterbatch industry is experiencing a downturn. The expected rise in demand starting in July 2015 had not…...
Dow Japan Holds Innovation Day
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. (President: Peter Jennings) held “Dow Japan Innovation Day Tokyo” on November 19 to showcase its latest…...
Denka Aims for CR Sales of 50 Billion Yen
Shinsuke Yoshitaka, president and CEO of Denka Co. Ltd., spoke about his company’s recently completed acquisition of the chloroprene rubber…...
Sumitomo Rubber Develops Biomass Materials for Tires
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. announced at a recent press conference that it is developing highly functional biomass materials for tires…....
