Mitsui Chemicals says that it will break ground on a facility to develop a methanol synthetic process from carbon dioxide (CO2) in October, at the company’s site in Osaka, Japan... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13820.html
Drilling products and services company Imdex (Perth, Australia) says it has signed a heads of agreement to acquire all shares in specialty chemicals firm Wildcat Chemicals Australia... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13746.html
Japanese chemical and petrochemical companies say they had a challenging fiscal first quarter, which ended June 30, 2008. Many firms reported a drop in profits, citing rises in... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13637.html
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings (Tokyo) is aiming for higher, more profitable ground. The company, Japan’s largest chemical maker, is targeting the higher-value performance products... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13645.html
Toray Industries has reported a 57% fall in net profits to ¥4.4 billion ($41 million) for its first quarter ended June 30, 2008. Sales grew marginally by 0.4% to ¥387 billion... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13477.html
Mitsubishi Chemical has recorded a 36% decrease in net profits to ¥13.1 billion ($122 million) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, while sales went up by about 15% to... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13348.html
Mitsui Chemicals says that its subsidiary, Mitsui Elastomers Singapore Pte. Ltd., has broken ground on a new manufacturing plant for alpha-olefin copolymer at Jurong Island, Singapore... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13173.html
Shin Etsu Chemical (Tokyo) has recorded a 13% increase in net profits to ¥51.4 billion ($484 million) for the first quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to the corresponding... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13160.html
Showa Denko says it plans to expand its production capacity for chloroprene rubber from 20,000 m.t./year to 23,000 m.t./year at its Kawasaki, Japan site. The move is aimed to meet... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13029.html
Global revenues for materials used in the production of semiconductors will grow 8%, to $46 billion this year, Stan Myers, president and CEO at Semi (Santa Clara, CA), said at a press... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/13027.html
Leaders of the G8 nations, meeting in Toyako, Japan last week, agreed to a goal of halving global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from current levels by 2050. However, G8 leaders fell... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/12964.html
Several leading Asian petrochemical producers have reportedly decided to cut production due to rising costs of raw materials. The companies aim to stabilize margins, which are... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/12970.html
Leaders of the G8 countries meeting in Toyako, Japan today have pledged to halve CO2 emissions by 2050. The agreement, which includes the U.S., would appear to be a step toward a... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/12879.html
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