Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) recently announced that it will raise its polyvinyl chloride (PVC) price by at least 15…...
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Osaka Soda to Raise Epichlorohydrin Rubber Prices in January 2018
Osaka Soda Co. Ltd. (TYO:4046) will raise the price of its Epichlomer line of epichlorohydrin rubber by 35 yen ($0.31)…...
Sumitomo Riko Aims to Bolster Overseas Production of Non-Automotive Products
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) is gearing up to grow its business for general industrial products in non-automotive sectors. These…...
Dow Corning Toray’s Molykote Approaches 70th Year in 2018
Molykote, a special lubricant produced and sold by Dow Corning Toray Co. Ltd., will celebrate its 70th year in 2018…....
Zeon Opens High-Performance Materials Distributor in California
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) has established a new local distributor for high-performance materials in California’s Silicon Valley. The company, Zeon Specialty…...
Chloroprene Rubber Supply Tightens as Japanese Manufacturers Struggle to Keep up With Demand
The supply–demand balance for chloroprene rubber (CR) is tightening worldwide. Japanese CR manufacturers report that they are barely able to…...
