Denka has announced a price increase of more than 30 yen ($0.22) per kilogram for ABS resin, Denka IP, Denka Transparent Polymers and Clearen, effective from May 1 deliveries. The products affected are Denka AS, Denka ABS, Denka chemical resistance ABS SR series, Denka ABS compounds glass-fibre reinforced, sliding, PC alloy, among others, Denka heat-resistant ABS Malecca, Denka IP, Denka...
Kuraray Plastics has revamped its organizational structure in 2023, shifting from a business unit structure to a cross-functional organization. The new setup consists of a Sales Division, Production Technology Division, and Product Development Division. The Sales Division now comprises five sales departments, including Rubber & Chemicals, Housing Materials, Film & Sheet, Earneston, and New Market Development. The transition to a...
Carbon black manufacturer Asahi Carbon has acquired ISCC PLUS, an international certification system for sustainable products, and plans to start producing from August carbon black using recycled oil as raw material. Carbon black is a carbon material used for rubber reinforcement, coloring, and conductivity, and most of it is produced using petrochemical-derived raw material oil. As efforts to contribute to...
Chemical company Mitsui Chemicals will optimize the production capacity of its toluene diisocyanate (TDI) facility at its Omuta Plant by July 2025. TDI is a raw material for polyurethane that the company has been manufacturing as a basic product of the isocyanate chain at the Omuta Plant with a production capacity of 120,000 tons per year. Considering Japanese domestic and...
Fujikura Composites said that its printing materials (blankets) business posted year-on-year sales and profit growth in the first half (April-December) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. The Japanese domestic market was sluggish, but the weak yen helped drive strong exports, which drove performance. Another positive factor was the penetration of price increases implemented in the previous fiscal year....
Tosoh will raise the price of calcium chloride solution by more than 12 yen ($0.09) per kilogram (solid equivalent) beginning with shipments on March 21. Regarding the price increase, Tosoh said, “We have been implementing all kinds of cost reduction measures to improve the profitability of our business and have been striving to ensure a stable supply of our products....
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