Shin-Etsu Chemical will invest 100 billion yen ($701.8 million) in its silicone portfolio, one of the mainstays of its Performance…...
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Lanxess Opens Kawasaki Technical Center
Lanxess has in July opened the Kawasaki Technical Center at the Kawasaki Science Park in Kanagawa Prefecture. The center has…...
Zeon Posts Q1 Results, Sees Declines in Sales and Profit
Zeon reported a 5.8% year-on-year decline in net sales to 91.9 billion yen ($648.9 million), a 43.0% drop in operating…...
Ube to Expand Silicon Nitride Production on Surging EV Demand
Ube will expand its silicon nitride production facility at its Ube Chemical Factory to meet a sharp increase in demand,…...
Asahi Kasei’s Synthetic Rubber Business Misses Plan on Lower SSBR and BR Demand
Asahi Kasei’s synthetic rubber business fell short of its plan in terms of volume for the fiscal year ending March…...
Aron Kasei Launches Grinable Biomass Elastomers
Aron Kasei has launched Grinable, a new brand of environmentally friendly elastomers, and will begin selling the T-Bi series of…...
