JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) has, for the first time since its founding, restructured its business according to applications, said President Mitsunobu…...
Materials
Carbon Black Shipments Down 1.3% for October
Carbon black shipments totalled 50,624 tons in October, down 1.3 percent year-on-year, according to data compiled by the Japanese Carbon…...
Bridgestone Develops Next-Gen Polyisoprene, Potential to Outperform Natural Rubber
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO: 5108) announced on Dec. 13 that it has successfully synthesized a next-generation polyisoprene rubber (IR). The material…...
Zeon Polymix to Provide Technical Support to Group Companies: New President Toshiaki Saya
Carbon masterbatch manufacturer Zeon Polymix Inc., a group company of Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), plans to position its main factory in…...
Carbon Masterbatch Maker Takehara Rubber to Optimize Small Batch Production
Carbon masterbatch manufacturer Takehara Rubber Co. Ltd. plans to move forward with optimizing operation of its raw material sales and…...
Asahi Kasei to Hike Price of Thermoplastic Elastomers
Asahi Kasei Corp. (TYO:3407) will hike prices on products such as clear styrenic copolymers and styrenic thermoplastic elastomers, commencing with…...
