On May 30, President Kazushi Shimizu of Sumitomo Riko announced the Sumitomo Riko Group Vision 2029 (2029V) and the Sumitomo…...
Materials
Tosoh to Make Decision on CR Capacity Expansion Within Fiscal Year
Tosoh will make a decision on the expansion of its chloroprene rubber (CR) plant, which the company is currently considering,…...
Mitsubishi Chemical to Launch New Grades of Plant-Based Bioengineering Plastics
Mitsubishi Chemical has in May begun offering samples of the Durabio plant-derived bioengineering plastics D93 Series, a new grade of…...
Sumitomo Chemical to Withdraw From S-SBR Production in Singapore
Sumitomo Chemical will withdraw from the production of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) in Singapore by the middle of 2024 as…...
Asahi Kasei Posts 10.8% Growth in Net Sales
Asahi Kasei reported net sales of 2.72 trillion yen ($19.69 billion), up 10.8% from the previous fiscal year, operating income…...
Shin-Etsu Polymer Reports Record High Full Year Sales
Shin-Etsu Polymer reported a 16.9% year-on-year increase in net sales to 108.28 billion yen ($781.54 million), 31.0% increase in operating…...
