Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) recently announced that it has decided to supply diethyl malonate, a raw material for anti-flu drug Avigan, in response to a request from the Japanese government. Also known as favipiravir, Avigan is being touted as a potential treatment for COVID-19 patients. This diethyl malonate production is slated to start in May at Denka’s Omi Plant in...
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Inoac Corp. President Toyohiko Okina has revealed that his company is looking to both establish a new production base and reorganize some of its existing bases. As a manufacturer in the polyurethane, rubber and plastic sectors, Inoac is aiming to construct a new plant for the creation of new products. The company will also at the same time combine two...
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Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) named Executive Vice President Toru Koyama as its next president at a board meeting held on March 20. The company also appointed current president Naoki Miyazaki as its next chairman at the same meeting. Both of these appointments will be officially made at Toyoda Gosei’s general shareholders’ meeting scheduled to be held in June and...
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Lanxess AG recently used its Aktiplast PP series of rubber processing promoters as a framework to develop Aktiplast PP-veg, a new product made using plant-derived raw materials. As a processing promoter, Aktiplast PP gets added into rubber compounds and used for the production of both tires and various technical rubber products. The newly developed Aktiplast PP-veg uses sustainable materials as...
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Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) recently announced that it has downwardly revised its projected business results for fiscal 2019. Explaining its decision here, Denka noted first that it has seen sluggish sales trends for chloroprene rubber (CR) amid the U.S.–China trade war. The chemical company has also looked to account for the novel coronavirus to some extent, expecting that this will...
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Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has announced that it recently finished construction of the Omuta Innovation Hub, a new integrated office located at the company’s Omuta Plant in Fukuoka Prefecture. Established in 1916, the Omuta Plant began operations as an inorganic chemicals factory within an Omuta coal complex zone, producing carbide and lime nitrogen fertilizer. The plant later developed high-temperature processing...
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