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Mitsui Chemicals Honored at 22nd Green Sustainability Chemistry Awards

on June 22, 2023 in Industry

Mitsui Chemicals received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 22nd Green Sustainable Chemistry Award (GSC Award) of the Japan Association for Chemical Innovation (JACI) for its “Practical Application of Polyurethanes Using Bio-based C5 Isocyanates and Their Derivatives”. The GSC Award recognizes outstanding achievements that contribute to the promotion of green and sustainable chemistry, and the “Minister...

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Yokohama Rubber Supplies Sustainable Racing Tires for Pikes Peak International Hill Climb

on June 20, 2023 in Tires

Yokohama Tire Corp. (YTC), Yokohama Rubber’s U.S. tire distributor, will supply Advan A005 racing tires made from sustainable materials to more than 26 vehicles in six classes competing in the 101st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb to be held on June 25 in Colorado. This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Advan global flagship tire brand. Under the theme...

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Denka and Transform Materials to Establish Low-Carbon Acetylene Chain

on June 9, 2023 in Industry

Denka has decided to conduct joint research with Transform Materials (TM), an American venture company, and to introduce facilities developed by TM for the purpose of establishing technology to realize low-carbon production of acetylene. The companies held a signing ceremony on May 23. Under its eight-year management plan Mission 2030, which started in fiscal 2023, Denka aims to achieve 100%...

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Mitsubishi Chemical to Launch New Grades of Plant-Based Bioengineering Plastics

on May 23, 2023 in Materials

Mitsubishi Chemical has in May begun offering samples of the Durabio plant-derived bioengineering plastics D93 Series, a new grade of Durabio with a higher degree of biomass plasticity. Durabio is a bio-based engineering plastic made from isosorbide, a renewable plant-derived raw material that reduces the consumption of petroleum, a depletable resource, and also contributes to the reduction of greenhouse gases...

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Lanxess’ Rhein Chemie BU Makes Major CO2 Reductions at Kallo Plant in Belgium

on May 12, 2023 in Materials

Lanxess’ Rhein Chemie business unit, which is widely involved in rubber additives such as pre-dispersed rubber chemicals, rubber processing aids, antioxidants and anti-aging agents, has achieved a significant reduction of CO2 emissions at its Kallo plant in Belgium, where vulcanization accelerators are manufactured. From 2022, CO2 emissions in the generation of steam used for production have been significantly reduced. This...

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Bridgestone Achieves 100% Switch to Renewable Energy for Purchased Electricity at Six Plants

on May 11, 2023 in Tires

Bridgestone has switched all purchased electricity used at its six Japanese tire and raw materials plants to renewable energy. In addition, two chemical plants (Seki and Kumamoto) have also begun switching and will continue to systematically expand the use of renewable energy in the future. The company said in 2021 that it aims to achieve 100% renewable energy at its...

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