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Industry
Zeon, Sumitomo Chemical to Merge S-SBR Operations in New Venture
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) and Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) have entered into a partnership contract to integrate their solution-styrene butadiene…...
Acquisition by Dow Chemical Creates Synergies, Complements Business: Dow Corning Toray CEO Sakurai
Dow Chemical Co.’s (TYO:4850) chemical technologies will complement Dow Corning Corp.’s high-growth silicone business sector, a point of pride in…...
Japanese Rubber Firms Report Mixed Earnings for June–August
Twenty-four listed rubber companies, including two synthetic rubber firms, have released earnings for the June–August quarter of fiscal 2016. Of…...
Japanese Manufacturers, Arlanxeo Increase Prices for Chloroprene Rubber
A string of price hikes is taking place with chloroprene rubber (CR) in the international market. Japanese companies Denka Co…....
Industry Union Holds Rubber 101 Classes for New Employees
Kansai-based Seibu Rubber Product Wholesale Industry Union recently held educational seminars on basic rubber knowledge. The seminars were open to…...
