DSL Japan Co. Ltd. has been working of late to respond to rising demand for high-performance silica gel able to minimize environmental impact. This has seen the Evonik Japan Co. Ltd. – Shionogi & Co. Ltd. (TYO:4507) JV recently complete a production expansion project for facilities in Ako, Hyogo Prefecture. DSL Japan’s silica gel is notable for the thorough design...
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Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has announced that it is revising prices for its Denka Fused Silica Filler. Products set to be affected by this are the FB and FBX lines, with a price increase of 10–15 percent slated for products supplied from Nov. 1 onward. Giving its reasoning for the price increase, Denka noted that the cost of producing fused...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has announced plans to consolidate its domestic production bases for automotive seat pads, slimming down from its current four-base setup under domestic subsidiaries Bridgestone Chemitech Co. Ltd. (BSCT) and Bridgestone Diversified Chemical Products Co. Ltd. (BDCP). To achieve this consolidation, Bridgestone intends to close BSCT’s Ageo Plant in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture. Once this plant is closed in...
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Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) announced on Oct. 13 that it will be implementing a price increase for its polyethylene resin. The change will apply to all polyethylene resin products offered by the company, with prices set to rise by at least 16 yen ($0.14) per kilogram starting with product supplied on Nov. 1. Addressing its reasoning for the decision, Tosoh noted...
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Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has joined a project being carried out in Kurume, Fukuoka Prefecture, for joint research into healthy sleep. Working together with the goal of resolving various sleep-related social issues, participants in the project span industry, academia, government and the medical sector. Specifically, this joint research is being carried out by a total of six entities – the crux...
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Bridgestone Corp.’s (TYO:5108) hose business has shown promising trends with its first-half results for calendar 2021. With demand marking a V-shaped recovery from last year both in Japan and overseas, the company’s business here has managed year-on-year increases in both sales revenue and profit, with the former of these metrics rising by double digits. Domestically, hose demand in OE applications...
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