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January 4, 2013
Mitsui Chemicals says it has decided not to continue production of resorcinol at its Iwakuni-Ohtake production complex at Waki, Japan; the company exited the business in December 2012...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Accident-forces-Mitsui-Chemicals-to-exit-resorcinol-business_48732.html
January 3, 2013
Mitsubishi Rayon says it has formed an alliance with SK Chemicals (Songnam, Korea) to develop and expand the companies’ carbon fiber prepreg business in Asia. Mitsubishi Rayon...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/Mitsubishi-Rayon-and-SK-Chemicals-form-alliance_48541.html
January 3, 2013
Asahi Glass says it has agreed to buy Adeka’s (Tokyo) share in Kashima Chemical (Kamisu, Japan), a producer of epichlorohydrin and allyl chloride. Kashima Chemical, following the...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Asahi-Glass-buys-Adeka-out-of-Kashima-Chemical_48539.html
January 3, 2013
Kuraray says it has decided to expand liquid rubber production capacity at its Kashima Plant at Kamisu, Japan, to meet growing demand, particularly for applications in performance...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Kuraray-to-expand-liquid-rubber-production-capacity_48704.html
January 2, 2013
Unilever says it will phase out the use of microplastics as a “scrub” in all personal care products by 2015, according to the Associated Press. The move is in response to...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/Unilever-to-phase-out-microplastics-by-2015_48663.html
December 24, 2012
Nippon Shokubai says that it has received approval from authorities to restart operations at certain production facilities in the company’s manufacturing complex at Himeji...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Nippon-Shokubai-restarts-a-few-facilities-at-Himeji-site_48622.html
December 21, 2012
Sigma-Aldrich says its wholly owned SAFC Hitech subsidiary has signed an agreement to form a 50-50 joint venture with Soulbrain (Songnam, South Korea), a publicly traded specialty...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/SAFC-Hitech-to-form-jv-with-Korean-specialty-chemicals-firm_48600.html
December 19, 2012
Mitsubishi Rayon says it has formed a business alliance with SK Chemicals (Songnam, Korea) in order to develop and expand the carbon fiber prepreg business in Asian countries. The...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/Mitsubishi-Rayon-SK-Chemicals-form-alliance-for-carbon-fiber-prepreg-business_48484.html
December 18, 2012
Asahi Glass said today that it has agreed to buy Adeka’s share in Kashima Chemical (Kamisu City, Japan), a producer of epichlorohydrin and allyl chloride. Kashima Chemical...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Asahi-Glass-buys-Adeka-out-of-epichlorohydrin-maker-Kashima-Chemical_48458.html
December 14, 2012
Oxea announced several price increases effective 1 January. In North America, i/n butanol, i/n butyl acetate and n butyraldehyde will increase by 5 cts/lb—i/n butanol to...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/Oxea-announces-global-price-increases_48400.html
December 14, 2012
Saiden Chemical’s (Tokyo) acrylic emulsion polymers subsidiary in the United States has split off from its parent company in a buyout by local management. The new company will be...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Acrylic-emulsions-maker-splits-off-from-Saiden-Chemical_48402.html
December 10, 2012
Idemitsu Kosan says it signed a memorandum of understanding with the government of Cambodia on 7 December, in order to promote bioethanol production in the region. Idemitsu has also...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Idemitsu-signs-bioethanol-deal-with-Cambodia_48233.html
December 7, 2012
Showa Denko (SDK; Tokyo) has signed a joint marketing and R&D partnership agreement with BIA Separations (BIASep; Villach, Austria), a producer and seller of short monolithic...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Showa-Denko-to-enter-purification-resin-market-with-Austrian-partnership_48215.html
December 7, 2012
Esprit (Hong Kong) has joined a growing list of fashion retailers to commit to Greenpeace's Detox campaign and pledge to eliminate all releases of hazardous chemicals throughout the...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/Fashion-brand-Esprit-joins-Greenpeaces-Detox-campaign_48211.html
December 5, 2012
Idemitsu Electronic Materials Korea (Paju, South Korea), a wholly owned subsidiary of Idemitsu Kosan (Tokyo), has completed construction of a plant for manufacturing organic...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/Idemitsu-commissions-OLED-materials-plant-in-Korea_48151.html
December 4, 2012
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC; Tokyo) has won an International Trade Commission (ITC) ruling in a patent infringement case brought on by Kaneka (Osaka), according to Fish &...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsubishi-Gas-Chemical-wins-patent-infringement-lawsuit_48139.html
December 4, 2012
Toyo Engineering and its consortium partner Daewoo Nigeria (Lagos) have received a letter of award from Indorama Eleme Fertilizer and Chemicals (Singapore), to build the world's...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Toyo-Daewoo-consortium-awarded-urea-plant-contract-in-Nigeria_48121.html
December 4, 2012
Teijin says that it has begun operating a pilot plant for the fully integrated production of carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic (CFRTP) components from carbon fiber. The pilot plant...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Teijin-starts-up-pilot-plant-in-Japan-for-carbon-fiber-components_48119.html
December 4, 2012
Asahi Kasei Chemicals has completed construction of its Kawasaki Innovation Center, a new integrated R&D facility located at the company’s Kawasaki Works in Kanagawa, Japan...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Asahi-Kasei-completes-construction-of-R-and-D-facility_48118.html
November 27, 2012
Air Products’ Taiwan subsidiary Air Products San Fu Co., is increasing production of ultra high-purity (UHP) nitrogen at its nitrogen pipelines at Tainan Science-Based Industrial...
http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/taiwan/Air-Products-expands-nitrogen-pipeline-in-Taiwan_47966.html
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