Chemicals company Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is set to revise its prices for polyethylene resin. Scheduled to come in for deliveries beginning Nov. 1, the change will increase the prices of Tosoh polyethylene resin products by at least 16 yen ($0.14) per kilogram. Addressing its reasoning for the decision, Tosoh noted that the price of domestically produced naphtha – a key...
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Bridgestone Looks to Improve Sleep Quality Through Joint Research Project
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. Bridgestone’s own efforts under the project will begin with the company’s Kurume Plant. The company will endeavor...
Sumitomo Riko, AIST Revamp Automotive Test Course With Six New Special Road Surfaces
Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) and the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) have improved part of the test course facilities set up at AIST’s Tsukuba North site. Coming as part of a collaborative research effort, this has seen six types of special road surface set up on the course – where testing on these new surfaces...
Toyoda Gosei to Support Synthetic Ice Skating Rink in Nagoya
Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has announced that it will provide support to an ice skating rink to be opened at Oasis21, a major multipurpose hub in the eastern Nagoya district of Sakae. The rink is scheduled to open on Dec. 4 and run for 100 days through to March 13 of next year. First set up in Japan’s Tokai...
Evonik–Shionogi JV Expands Facilities for Eco-Friendly Silica Gel
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...
Denka to Hike Prices on Fused Silica by 10–15%
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...
