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Tosoh Develops World’s First Bio-Based Chlorosulfonated Polyethylene Rubber

on June 11, 2025 in Innovation

Tosoh has developed a bio-based chlorosulfonated polyethylene (CSM) rubber marketed under its Toso-CSM brand, and established mass production technology. This marks the world’s first development of a chlorosulfonated polyethylene product utilizing bio-based materials. Toso-CSM is widely used in industrial products, adhesives, rubber-coated fabrics, and handrails. Known for its high durability, it contributes to the extended lifespan of products and has...

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Special Feature on Current Status of Synthetic Rubber: Tosoh　

on January 7, 2025 in Materials

Tosoh’s chloroprene rubber (CR) business in the first half of fiscal 2024 (April-September) posted higher sales and profits on the back of positive overall sales volume. Although Japanese domestic sales increased slightly, exports grew and drove overall sales, while production remained at high capacity. “Dry bulk carriers were worse than expected in 2023, but after bottoming out in July-September and...

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Tosoh Posts First Half Results, Chloroprene Rubber Sales Up

on November 13, 2024 in Materials

Tosoh reported for the first half (April-September) of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, net sales of 527.62 billion yen ($3.43 billion), up 8.6% year-on-year; operating income of 47.39 billion yen, up 47.6%; ordinary income of 45.11 billion yen, up 1.6%; and net income of 24.94 billion yen, down 6.6%. Among the segments, the petrochemical business posted sales of...

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Tosoh Expects CR Demand Recovery, Focuses on CNF

on July 22, 2024 in Materials

Tosoh’s CR sales volume declined only a few percent in the previous fiscal year ending March 2024, with sales benefiting from the weaker yen. Japanese domestic demand began to recover in the second half of the year, but was impacted by production stoppages at some automakers. Overseas, on the other hand, sales were affected by inventory adjustments by users in...

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Tosoh Raises Prices of Chloroprene Rubber

on April 30, 2024 in Materials

Tosoh said that it will raise the prices of all Skyprene chloroprene rubber products for shipments from May 20. The price increase is 57 yen ($0.36) or more per kilogram for sulfur modified grades and 47 yen or more per kilogram for other grades. Regarding the price increase, the company said, “We have been implementing various measures to reduce costs,...

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Tosoh Composites Cellulose Nanofiber into CR

on April 11, 2024 in Materials

Tosoh has begun sales of the newly developed SG Series, a new grade of Skyprene chloroprene rubber composited with cellulose nanofiber (CNF) that has been adopted as a material for Bando Chemical’s transmission belts. CNF is a biomass-derived high-performance material that is one-fifth the weight of steel but more than five times stronger, and is expected to be a substitute...

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