Hygiene Materials Giant Fitesa Picks up Majority Share in CNC to Enter Southeast Asian Market
Major Brazilian hygiene materials company Fitesa SA recently acquired 51 percent of CNC International Co. Ltd., a Thai-based manufacturer of…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Mitsubishi Chemical Speeds up Global Strategy Around PMMA Molding Materials for Cars, Optical Components
Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is speeding up its global strategy for polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) molding materials with a focus on automotive…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Itochu Uses Mass Balance Model to Target 400,000 Tons of Annual Business for Eco-Friendly Resins
Itochu Corp. (TYO:8001) is looking to start handling a larger quantity of eco-friendly resins. As part of its plans here,…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Sony Begins Rollout of New Eco-Friendly Packaging Material
Sony Group Corp. (TYO:6758) has started a rollout of what it is calling its Original Blended Material, a new packaging…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Japan’s Chemical and Material Giants Look Set to Post Run of Record-High Profits for Health Care-Related Segments
Japanese chemical and material manufacturers are gaining momentum with earnings from their health care-related businesses. Fiscal 2021 results from these…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Bullish Outlook for Semiconductor Materials in Fiscal 2022 Drives Aggressive Investment
With the expansion of 5G mobile telecommunications and active investment in data centers driving up demand for semiconductors, materials companies…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Tokuyama Targets Sales of 50B Yen in Health Care Field
Tokuyama Corp. (TYO:4043) is looking to grow its health care business, which consists of dental materials, active pharmaceutical ingredients, diagnostic…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Nippon Paper Pursues Business Growth for Paper Barrier Materials
Nippon Paper Industries Co. Ltd. (TYO:3863) is making efforts to bolster sales for its Shieldplus series of paper barrier materials……. Please subscribe to read the full story.
Toray to Step up Marketing of Value-Added Polyamide Resins
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) plans to enhance the marketing of value-added products in its polyamide resin business. The company will…… Please subscribe to read the full story.
Interview: Sumitomo Chemical’s Masaki Matsui Talks Expectations for Electronic Materials Business Beyond COVID-19
Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4005) is seeing strong performance out of its IT-related Chemicals Sector. Factors including an active semiconductor…… Please subscribe to read the full story.