Tosoh will make a decision on the expansion of its chloroprene rubber (CR) plant, which the company is currently considering,…...
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Mitsubishi Chemical to Launch New Grades of Plant-Based Bioengineering Plastics
Mitsubishi Chemical has in May begun offering samples of the Durabio plant-derived bioengineering plastics D93 Series, a new grade of…...
Sumitomo Chemical to Withdraw From S-SBR Production in Singapore
Sumitomo Chemical will withdraw from the production of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) in Singapore by the middle of 2024 as…...
Asahi Kasei Posts 10.8% Growth in Net Sales
Asahi Kasei reported net sales of 2.72 trillion yen ($19.69 billion), up 10.8% from the previous fiscal year, operating income…...
Shin-Etsu Polymer Reports Record High Full Year Sales
Shin-Etsu Polymer reported a 16.9% year-on-year increase in net sales to 108.28 billion yen ($781.54 million), 31.0% increase in operating…...
Tokai Carbon Sees Sales Increase 24.5% in First Quarter
Tokai Carbon’s first quarter results for fiscal 2023 saw net sales of 86.53 billion yen ($636.37 million), up 24.5% year-on-year;…...
