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April 10, 2012
Scientists from Fudan University (Shanghai, China) have genetically modified (GM) a strain of cotton featuring longer fibers suited to making high-end cotton products. The longer...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/Chinese-University-Develops-GM-Cotton-with-Longer-Fibers_42601.html April 5, 2012
Kuraray has launched a new business plan for the period April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2015. Kuraray aims to record sales of ¥550 billion ($6.7 billion) and operating profits of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Kuraray-Announces-New-Business-Plan_42509.html April 5, 2012
Ube Industries says it is building a production facility for battery separators at the company’s production facility at Sakai, Japan, in response to growing demand for separators...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Ube-Expands-Battery-Separators-Capacity-in-Japan_42508.html April 4, 2012
Sumitomo Corp. (Tokyo) says its Sumi Agro Europe (SAE; London)subsidiary, which is engaged in the sale of agchems, has formed a strategic capital alliance with Sipcam (Milan), a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Sumitomo-Corp-Forms-Capital-Alliance-with-Italian-Agchem-Firm_42426.html April 3, 2012
Sony Corp. (Tokyo) and the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ; Tokyo) say they have entered into a non-binding memorandum of understanding, for the sale of Sony’s chemical products...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Sony-to-Sell-Chemical-Business-to-Development-Bank-of-Japan_42196.html April 2, 2012
Mitsui Chemicals says its Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello (Tokyo) subsidiary has agreed to establish a joint venture with SCG Chemicals, the chemical subsidiary of Siam Cement Group (SCG...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsui-and-SCG-Chemicals-Form-LLDPE-Film-JV-in-Thailand_42420.html March 30, 2012
Mitsui Chemicals says it has decided to sell its wholly owned subsidiary, Mitsui Chemicals Fabro (Tokyo) to Riken Technos Corp. (RTC; Tokyo) on October 1, 2012. FInancial terms were...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Riken-Technos-to-Acquire-Mitsui-Chemicals-Fabro_42393.html March 29, 2012
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) says that its Korea Engineering Plastics (KEP; Seoul) affiliate will expand its polyacetal production facility at Ulsan, Korea, to increase its production...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/Korea-Engineering-Plastics-to-Increase-Polyacetal-Capacity_42367.html March 28, 2012
Showa Denko says it has temporarily suspended operations at its ethylene plant at the company’s production complex at Oita, Japan, for repair. The two-line ethylene plant has a...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Showa-Denko-Temporarily-Shuts-Ethylene-Plant_42345.html March 28, 2012
Teijin says it has formed a partnership with the China Chemical Fibers Association (CCFA; Beijing) to pursue business opportunities in chemical fibers and related industries, in China...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Teijin-Partners-with-China-Chemical-Fibers-Association-to-Develop-Chinese-Market_42344.html March 26, 2012
Stolt Tankers, a Stolt-Nielsen subsidiary, says that a fire on one of its chemical tankers, caused by a recent explosion, resulted in one missing crew member. The explosion occurred on...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/Two-Tanker-Explosions-Reported_42311.html March 22, 2012
Shin-Etsu Chemical says it has established a wholly owned subsidiary called Shin-Etsu Changting Technology Co. (Longyan, China) to manufacture magnet alloys, an intermediate material...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Shin-Etsu-to-Build-Plant-in-China-to-Manufacture-Magnet-Alloys-for-Rare-Earth-Magnets_42198.html March 21, 2012
Dow Chemical says it has opened an electronic materials R&D center near Seoul, Korea to advance technologies for displays and semiconductors. Dow did not disclose the cost of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/Dow-Opens-Korean-Electronic-Materials-Lab_42172.html March 21, 2012
Teijin says it will open the Teijin Composites Application Center (TCAC), a technical center to develop automotive and other industrial applications of carbon fiber reinforced...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Teijin-to-Open-Carbon-Fiber-Composites-Application-Center-in-U-S-_42149.html March 20, 2012
Styrolution, the equally owned styrenics production joint venture between BASF and Ineos, has announced a program to streamline its operations in Europe and add capacity in emerging...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/korea/Styrolution-Streamlines-Operations-Ineoss-Marl-Styrenics-Complex-to-Close_42100.html March 20, 2012
Researchers from Japan and the U.S. have developed a proton-responsive ligand and a homogeneous iridium catalyst which together enable the controlled storage and release of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mimicking-Photosynthesis-Enables-Storage-and-Release-of-Hydrogen_42127.html March 20, 2012
Sigma-Aldrich Fine Chemicals Hitech (St. Louis, MO), the electronic chemicals business of Sigma-Aldrich, has expanded its production of materials for making high-brightness light...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/taiwan/Sigma-Aldrich-Expands-LED-Capacity-in-Taiwan_42120.html March 19, 2012
Ube Industries has revised its sales and earnings forecasts for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012. Ube expects to record net profits of ¥21 billion ($253 million), having...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Ube-Downgrades-Earnings-and-Sales-Projections_42096.html March 19, 2012
Agchem firm Nufarm (Melbourne) and Sumitomo Chemical say they have entered into new distribution arrangements for Canada and three European countries--Hungary, Romania and Ukraine...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Nufarm-and-Sumitomo-Expand-Cooperation_42094.html March 16, 2012
The Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA; Tokyo) says it has formulated a guideline for a methodology to evaluate the reduction in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of green...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Japan-Chemical-Industry-Association-Formulates-Guideline-for-Calculating-Reduction-in-CO2-Emissions_42063.html |
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