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Riken, Yokohama Rubber and Zeon Develop Technology for Bio-Production of Butadiene

on April 15, 2021 in Industry, Innovation

The Bio-monomer Production Laboratory has developed a new, world-first technology able to efficiently create butadiene from biomass. Consisting of members from Riken, Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) and Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), the research team has then succeeded at using butadiene created with this technology to produce butadiene rubber. At present, butadiene is produced industrially from fossil resources such as petroleum....

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Tokai Carbon Plans Price Hike for May, Citing Cost Increases

on April 14, 2021 in Materials

Tokai Carbon Co. Ltd. (TYO:5301) announced on April 12 that it will be implementing a price hike on shipments of all carbon black grades from its domestic Japanese plants, including export shipments. The price increase is set to come to 26.8 yen ($0.25) per kilogram, which will be put into effect starting with shipments made on May 1. Explaining its...

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Toyoda Gosei Puts Forward Plan to Halve CO2 Emissions by 2030

on April 13, 2021 in Market Background

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has formulated what it is calling Targets 50 & 50, a medium- to long-term plan aimed at reducing CO2 emissions. The company has also set CO2 reduction targets for 2025 as part of its 7th Environmental Action Plan, looking through this to speed up its efforts toward decarbonization. Toyoda Gosei’s previous efforts toward carbon neutrality...

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Dow Chemical Japan to Raise Prices on Propylene Glycol Ether

on April 12, 2021 in Materials

Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. has announced that it will be raising the prices of its propylene glycol ether solution products by at least 40 yen ($0.37) per kilogram starting May 1. Explaining its reasoning here, Dow Chemical Japan noted that costs are continuing to rise for propylene glycol raw materials, including not only propylene oxide but also acetic acid and...

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Yokohama Rubber’s Advan Sport V107 Selected as OE Tire for New BMW EV

on April 9, 2021 in Tires

Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. (TYO:5101) recently announced that it is supplying Advan Sport V107 tires as OE for the iX3, a new electric vehicle (EV) being sold by BMW AG. The Advan Sport V107 is a high-performance tire under Yokohama Rubber’s premier Advan series. In developing a version of this tire specifically for use in the iX3, Yokohama Rubber and...

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Trinseo Acquires World’s First Mass Balance Certification for SBR, Aiding Sustainable Tire Production

on April 8, 2021 in Materials

Global latex adhesive and synthetic rubber manufacturer Trinseo SA has acquired mass balance certification from the body of International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), a system for certifying sustainability. Trinseo has received certification for three materials: styrene–butadiene rubber (SBR) manufactured in Schkopau, Germany; polyethylene manufactured in Tessenderlo, Belgium; and polycarbonate manufactured in Stade, Germany. This is the world’s first instance...

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