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April 15, 2011
Showa Denko and mining company Antam (Jakarta) have started building the previously announced chemical alumina plant at Tayan in West Kalimantan province, Indonesia. The two companies...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Showa-Denko-JV-Starts-Construction-of-Chemical-Alumina-Plant-in-Indonesia_34172.html April 15, 2011
Mitsui Chemicals says that its manufacturing site at Kashima in Ibaraki prefecture will remain offline for at least over two months. Operations at the site were suspended following the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsuis-Kashima-Plant-to-Remain-Offline-for-More-than-Two-Months_34170.html April 14, 2011
Asahi Kasei says that most of the manufacturing plants of its affiliates, which were offline since the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, have partially restarted...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Asahi-Kasei-Plants-Restart-Operations_34107.html April 12, 2011
MEMC Electronic Materials (St. Peters, MO) says it has partially restarted production of 300mm wafers at its facility at Utsunomiya, Japan. Full 300mm production is targeted to be...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/MEMC-Partially-Restarts-Plant-in-Japan_34080.html April 11, 2011
Mitsui Chemicals says its Kashima plant continues to be offline. The assessment of damage has been completed and the operation schedule is being decided, the company says. Mitsui is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Some-Mitsui-Plants-Begin-Operations-Kashima-Plant-Offline_34041.html April 8, 2011
Mitsubishi Chemical says that one of the two steam crackers at the company’s manufacturing complex at Kashima, Japan will restart by May 20, 2011. The complex's other cracker is...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsubishi-Chemical-Announces-Plan-to-Restart-Kashima-Crackers_34019.html April 8, 2011
Nippon Keidanren (Tokyo), the leading business association in Japan, which represents 1,281 companies, 129 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations, has opposed...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Companies-Oppose-Japans-Plan-to-Cut-Electricity-Supply-to-Businesses_34022.html April 8, 2011
Mitsui Chemicals says it entered into a share purchase and transfer agreement with the shareholders of Acomon (Zug, Switzerland), a manufacturer and distributor of monomers for optical...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsui-Acquires-Swiss-Firm_34011.html April 6, 2011
Ube Industries says that operations at its petrochemical facility at Ichihara in Chiba prefecture were suspended following the earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast of Japan...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Shortage-of-Raw-Materials-Following-Earthquake-Disrupts-Production-at-Some-Ube-Facilities_33981.html April 5, 2011
Kuraray says it is preparing to partially resume production at the company’s facility at Kashima in Ibaraki prefecture by mid-April using raw material inventory available at the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Kuraray-to-Partially-Restart-Kashima-Plant_33958.html April 4, 2011
Mitsubishi Rayon says its wholly owned subsidiary Lucite International (Southampton, U.K.) will construct a new plant for the manufacture of methacrylic acid (MAA) at Lucite’s...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsubishi-Rayon-to-Build-Methacrylic-Acid-Facility-in-U-S-_33935.html April 1, 2011
Calgon Carbon says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of Calgon Carbon Japan, its activated carbon joint venture with Mitsubishi Chemical, which was formerly called...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Calgon-Carbon-Completes-Buyout-of-Mitsubishis-Stake-in-Calgon-Carbon-Japan_33895.html April 1, 2011
Asahi Kasei says that some of the manufacturing plants of its affiliates, which were offline since the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, will restart operations...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Some-Asahi-Kasei-Plants-to-Restart-this-Month_33900.html March 31, 2011
Energy company PTT (Bangkok) and Mitsubishi Chemical have established PTT MCC Biochem, a 50-50 joint venture company for the production of polybutylene succinate (PBS), a biodegradable...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Mitsubishi-Chemical-and-PTT-Form-JV-for-Biodegradable-Plastic_33894.html March 31, 2011
Lanxess says it reopened its office in Tokyo on March 30. The office was closed for over two weeks following the powerful earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern Japan on March...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Lanxess-Reopens-Tokyo-Office_33861.html March 30, 2011
Sojitz Corporation (Tokyo) and Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (Kawasaki) have concluded an agreement with the Australian rare earths group Lynas Corporation (Sydney)...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Sojitz-and-JOGMEC-Deal-with-Australian-Mining-Group-Secures-Rare-Earths-Supplies-to-Japan_33830.html March 30, 2011
Sumco (Tokyo), a manufacturer of silicon wafers for semiconductors, says that its manufacturing plant at Yonezawa in Yamagata prefecture continues to be offstream. Operations at the...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Sumco-Plant-Remains-Offline_33829.html March 29, 2011
JX Nippon Oil & Energy (Tokyo) says it has restarted its naphtha cracker at Kawasaki, Japan, which was taken offstream following the earthquake and tsunami on March 11. The cracker...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/JX-Nippon-Oil-and-Energy-Restarts-Cracker_33812.html March 29, 2011
Toray Industries says that its production facility at Ichihara in Chiba prefecture, which restarted production of acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) resins on March 15 and was...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Some-Toray-Plants-Restart-Operations_33795.html March 28, 2011
Shin-Etsu Chemical says that the company’s production site at Kashima and the Shirakawa plant of the company’s Shin-Etsu Handotai subsidiary continue to remain offline...http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/Operations-at-Shin-Etsus-Production-Sites-Remain-Suspended_33775.html |
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