Tosoh will make a decision on the expansion of its chloroprene rubber (CR) plant, which the company is currently considering, within the current fiscal year, company president Mamoru Kuwada said at a management briefing meeting held on May 24. The company is considering increasing the capacity of its Nanyo Complex (Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture), which currently produces 37,000 tons per...
Tosoh said it has developed Mersen S, an effective compatibilizer for material recycling of composite plastics such as multilayer films. The product is a special EVA resin with excellent compatibility with a wide range of resins and is used as a recycling aid for composite films. In an initiative with Kao Corporation, a major consumer goods chemical manufacturer, it was...
Tosoh will raise the price of calcium chloride solution by more than 12 yen ($0.09) per kilogram (solid equivalent) beginning with shipments on March 21. Regarding the price increase, Tosoh said, “We have been implementing all kinds of cost reduction measures to improve the profitability of our business and have been striving to ensure a stable supply of our products....
The city of Shunan in Japan’s Yamaguchi prefecture has joined forces with Idemitsu Kosan, Tosoh, Tokuyama and Marubeni to plant a range of fast-growing tree species in Mukaidake, part of Shunan’s Heta district. This comes as part of a broader effort to trial the renewable production of woody biomass in the area, and follows an afforestation agreement that was reached...
Zeon, Tosoh, Idemitsu Kosan and Tokuyama are proposing a joint endeavor that would lay the groundwork for turning the Shunan Industrial Complex into an ammonia supply base. The four companies are set to receive funding for the project as part of a government grant to promote the introduction of non-fossil energy, with this coming as the government aims to support...
Tosoh will raise the price of sodium hypochlorite by more than 10 yen ($0.07) for shipments from September 11. The products subject to the price increase and the price increase range are 10 yen or more per kilogram for lorry shipments and 20 yen or more per kilogram for Tosoh Cube. The move comes as utility costs and other costs...
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