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February 15, 2012
Teijin says it has established a joint venture in Korea for manufacturing lithium ion secondary batteries (LIBs) separators. The jv with CNF, a major film processor is called Teijin...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Teijin-Forms-LIB-Separators-JV-in-Korea_41360.html February 13, 2012
Ajinomoto and Toray Industries say they have entered into an agreement to begin joint research for manufacturing the nylon raw material 1,5-pentanediamine (1,5-PD) from the amino acid...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Ajinomoto-Toray-Industries-Sign-Biobased-Nylon-Development-Deal_41326.html February 10, 2012
Tokuyama (Tokyo) has recorded a 26.4% fall in net profits for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥3.9 billion ($50 million). Sales...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Tokuyama-Reports-Fall-in-Profits-and-Sales_41263.html February 10, 2012
DIC Corp. (Tokyo) has recorded a 4.5% fall in net profits for the fiscal first nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥15.9 billion ($205...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/DIC-Reports-Fall-in-Profits-and-Sales_41262.html February 9, 2012
Showa Denko recorded net losses of ¥500 million ($6.5 million) in the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with ¥3.3 billion in net profits in the corresponding period...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Showa-Denko-Reports-Losses-and-a-Slight-Decrease-in-Sales_41212.html February 8, 2012
Teijin today announced strategies for growth over the next few years, which includes a mid-term business plan for until the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017 and a long-term plan for...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Teijin-Announces-New-Business-Plan_41080.html February 7, 2012
Sumitomo Chemical tells CW that it is planning to build an additional solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (SSBR) manufacturing plant at Singapore. The second plant is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Sumitomo-to-Build-Second-SSBR-Plant-in-Singapore-Breaks-Ground-on-First-Plant-Update_41049.html February 6, 2012
Toray Industries reported a 23% increase in net profits for the fiscal first nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥53.9 billion ($703...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Toray-Reports-Rise-in-Profits-and-Sales_41052.html February 6, 2012
Toyo Engineering Corp., announced today that it has acquired a 47% stake in PT. Inti Karya Persada Teknik (IKPT; Jakarta). IKPT, an engineering company founded in 1982, specializes in...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Toyo-Engineering-Buys-Stake-in-Indonesian-Engineering-Firm_41051.html February 3, 2012
Ube Industries reported a 29% rise in net profits for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the same period of the previous year, to ¥19.4 billion ($255 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Ube-Reports-Rise-in-Profits-and-Sales_41002.html February 3, 2012
Mitsui Chemicals reported a net loss of ¥200 million ($2.6 million) for the nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with a net profit of ¥21 billion in the same period of...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsui-Swings-to-a-Loss_41001.html February 3, 2012
Mitsubishi Chemical reported a 60% fall in net profits for the fiscal first nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥32 billion ($421 million)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsubishi-Reports-Huge-Fall-in-Profits-and-Sumitomo-Swings-to-a-Loss-Downgrade-Full-Year-Projections_40997.html February 3, 2012
Asahi Kasei and Teijin have reported a decline in profits for the fiscal first nine months ended December 31, 2011. Asahi Kasei has recorded a 4.4% fall in net profits for the nine...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Asahi-Kasei-and-Teijin-Report-Falls-in-Profits_40996.html February 2, 2012
Kuraray reported an 13.6% rise in net profits for the fiscal first nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥25.4 billion ($335 million). Sales...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Kuraray-Reports-Rise-in-Profits-and-Sales_40975.html February 2, 2012
Mitsui Chemicals says it will increase the production capacity for hydroquinone by 1,000 m.t./year to 12,500 m.t./year at the company’s site at Iwakuni, Japan. The expansion is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsui-Expands-Hydroquinone-Capacity-in-Japan_40974.html January 31, 2012
Nippon Shokubai says it has approved Nisshoku Chemical Industry's (NCI; Zhangjiagang, China) investment plan for the expansion of NCI's superabsorbent polymers...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Nippon-Shokubai-to-Expand-Superabsorbent-Polymers-Plant-in-China_40932.html January 30, 2012
ExxonMobil says it will cut its stake in its Japanese affiliate TonenGeneral Sekiyu (Tokyo) from 50.5% to 22% as part of a restructuring of its downstream operations in Japan....http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/ExxonMobil-to-Cut-Stake-in-Japan-Downstream-Operations_40884.html January 27, 2012
Toray Industries and automotive design company Gordon Murray Design (Shalford, U.K.) say they have agreed to enter into a technical partnership. Through the partnership, focused mainly...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Toray-and-Gordon-Murray-Design-Form-Technical-Partnership_40860.html January 27, 2012
DIC Corp. (Tokyo) says it has appointed Yoshiyuki Nakanishi to succeed Kazuo Sugie as president and CEO of the company, starting on April 1, 2012. Kazuo Sugie will assume the position...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/DIC-Names-Next-CEO_40861.html January 26, 2012
Shin-Etsu Chemical recorded a 14.3% fall in net profits for the fiscal first nine months ended December 31, 2011, compared with the year-ago period, to ¥75.6 billion ($974...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Shin-Etsu-Reports-Fall-in-Profits-and-Sales_40776.html |
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