Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) is gearing up to grow its business for general industrial products in non-automotive sectors. These…...
Materials
Dow Corning Toray’s Molykote Approaches 70th Year in 2018
Molykote, a special lubricant produced and sold by Dow Corning Toray Co. Ltd., will celebrate its 70th year in 2018…....
Zeon Opens High-Performance Materials Distributor in California
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has established a new local distributor for high-performance materials in California’s Silicon Valley. The company, Zeon Specialty…...
Chloroprene Rubber Supply Tightens as Japanese Manufacturers Struggle to Keep up With Demand
The supply–demand balance for chloroprene rubber (CR) is tightening worldwide. Japanese CR manufacturers report that they are barely able to…...
Shin-Etsu to Hike Silicone Product Prices From January
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) has announced a price change for all of its silicone products. Starting from shipments for…...
Japan’s Carbon Black Production Rises 0.3% for January–September
Domestic carbon black production increased 0.3 percent year-on-year to 419,983 tons for the first nine months of 2017, according to…...
