Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) will need to boost production in the U.S. if renegotiation of the North American Free…...
Materials
Dow Japan Donates LED Street Lights to Schools in Fukushima
Dow Chemical Japan Ltd., the Japanese subsidiary of U.S. chemical company The Dow Chemical Co., on Jan. 18 donated four…...
Zeon to Build New Hydrogenation Facility for Low-VOC Petroleum Resin
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) will build a new facility for hydrogenation of Quintone petroleum resin with proprietary technology at its Mizushima…...
Kuraray to Raise Prices of Hydrogenated Styrene Elastomers Worldwide
Kuraray Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) has announced that it will raise the prices of its TU-Polymer and hydrogenated styrene elastomers Septon…...
Tosoh Looks to Double PVC Capacities, Shore up Supply in Philippines
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has announced plans to expand production capacity of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) at local affiliate Philippine Resins Industries…...
Zeon President Tanaka Talks S-SBR, Prospects Moving Forward
Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) needs to quickly find and master new solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) technology in order to develop…...
