plastics

Mitsubishi Chemical’s BioPBS Plastic Selected for Environment Ministry Project

Mitsubishi Chemical Corp.’s biodegradable, biomass-derived plastic BioPBS has been chosen by the Ministry of the Environment (MOE) as part of a special project. With this project, the MOE is looking to outsource the construction of test systems that will allow better resource circulation for plastic and other such materials. The idea is that this will then help society to move...

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Toyoda Gosei Plastic Roof Panel to be Used in Toyota FC Bus

Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd. (TYO:7282) has announced that a large plastic roof panel developed by the company will be adopted by Toyota Motor Corp. (TYO:7203) for use in a fuel cell (FC) bus scheduled for launch this year. Toyota will produce more than 100 of these buses, primarily for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games. Plastic car bodies, despite...

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Step Up Production, Sales and Development—Kuraray

New Year’s Top Interview—In an interview with Japan Rubber Weekly, President Shinichi Yasue of Kuraray Plastics Co. Ltd. (TYO:3405) said that re-organizing the company into divisions has fostered a greater sense of togetherness in each of the units with regard to manufacturing, sales and development. He aspires for the rubber and plastics maker to achieve higher revenues and profits in 2016 through this new tripartite organization.

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