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Asahi Kasei’s Strategy for Synthetic Rubber Operations

on June 3, 2016 in Interviews, Materials

Amid weak movement in rubber overall, Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp.’s (TYO:3407) solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S–SBR) business has found relatively robust performance in its specialty area of high-performance products. The company has felt some impact with a portion of its product lines due to the economic downturn in China, a large consumption market. However, demand in Asia on the whole has...

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Zeon Hit by Sluggish Specialty Rubber Markets in Asia

on June 1, 2016 in Materials

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), a major manufacturer of specialty synthetic rubber, has reported that net sales for the company’s elastomer materials business declined by 5 percent year on year to 178.9 billion yen ($1.61 billion) for the fiscal year ending March 2016. Meanwhile, operating profit for the segment climbed 23 percent to 20.7 billion yen. Sales volume for synthetic rubber rose...

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Tosoh Announces Mid-term Business Plans Through FY 2017

on May 31, 2016 in Materials

President of chemical manufacturer Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042), Toshinori Yamamoto, has announced the company’s mid-term business plans through to the end of the 2017 fiscal year. It is the first time in 30 years that the company has made such a public announcement concerning its mid-term business plans. With the mid-term plan, Tosoh has a business policy of promoting safety reforms;...

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Elastomix’s Overseas Strategy in the Rubber Refining Industry – Thailand, Indonesia

on May 25, 2016 in Materials

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) affiliate Elastomix (Thailand) Co. Ltd., Thailand’s largest domestic rubber manufacturer and refiner, is increasing capacity at its Thai production facilities. Although domestic demand in Thailand is in an overall downtrend similar to that of China, the firm is managing to consistently attract new orders and other business. In addition, PT. Elastomix Indonesia has been running its domestic...

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Elastomix’s Overseas Strategy in the Rubber Refining Industry – China

on May 25, 2016 in Materials

Elastomix Co. Ltd., the largest manufacturer and refiner of rubber in Japan and majority-owned by JSR Corp. (TYO:4185), predicts there will be few reasons for demand in Japan to increase in the future. As such, the company plans to aggressively cater to demand overseas through its subsidiaries in China, Thailand and Indonesia. Elastomix’s subsidiary in Foshan, China, added a Banbury...

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Shin-Etsu Polymer Achieves Three Straight Years of Sales And Profit Growth

on May 24, 2016 in Materials

Shin-Etsu Polymer Co. Ltd. (TYO:7970) has posted 75 billion yen (US $6.87 billion) of sales for the year through the end of March 2016, which represented modest year-on-year growth of 5 percent. However, operating income was 4.1 billion yen – an 84 percent increase over the prior fiscal year. This represents three consecutive years of sales and profit growth in...

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