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TAIWAN

APIC 2013 Day 2: Diversification and new technologies could counter threat from low-cost shale
ASIA'S MOVERS AND SHAKERS: Board members of petrochemical associations of (from l) Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and India. Speakers and delegates attending this year’s Asia Petrochemical Conference (APIC) in Taipei...

Merck KGaA opens R&D and application lab in Taiwan
Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany) says that it has opened a new R&D and application lab at Taipei, Taiwan. The lab will provide key materials and technical services for the development of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels, light-emitting diode...

DuPont signs deal with Taiwanese firm for microcrystalline cellulose
DuPont Nutrition & Health is expanding its microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) offering through an extended agreement with Mingtai Chemical (Bade City, Taiwan), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of MCC. The agreement includes development...

China extends antidumping measures on nonylphenol from India and Taiwan
The Ministry of Commerce, PRC (Mofcom; Beijing) says it extended antidumping measures for nonylphenol (NP) imported from India and Taiwan for a further five years, starting 29 March. China originally imposed antidumping duties ranging from 4.08% to...

Kraton and Formosa revive Taiwan HSBC joint venture
Kraton has revived plans for a 50-50 joint venture with Formosa Petrochemical to build and operate a 30,000-m.t./year hydrogenated styrenic block copolymer (HSBC) plant at Formosa’s Mailiao, Taiwan, site. Construction costs for the HSBC jv at Mailiao...

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KOREA

Chemtura buys out partner in South Korean LED materials JV
Chemtura says it has acquired UP Chemical’s (Pyeongtaek, South Korea) 50% stake in their DayStar Materials (Pyeongtaek) joint venture. DayStar was formed in 2011 as a 50-50 jv of Chemtura and UP Chemical, and it manufactures and markets high-purity...

LG Chem interested in buying polyester producer Woongjin Chemical
LG Chem is interested in acquiring Woongjin Chemical (Seoul), a Woongjin Group affiliate, local sources say. The Korean Stock Exchange today requested that LG Chem clarify rumors that it is interested in buying Woongjin Chemical. LG Chem has appointed Samil...

Sumitomo launches paddy rice herbicide propyrisulfuron in Korea
Sumitomo Chemical says it has started selling a paddy rice herbicide propyrisulfuron in South Korea through its wholly owned subsidiary Sumitomo Chemical Agro Seoul. Propyrisulfuron is a proprietary active ingredient developed by Sumitomo and is effective in...

Hyosung begins production of carbon fiber in Korea using own technology
Hyosung (Seoul) began mass-production of Korea’s first indigenous carbon fiber today, significantly reducing the need for imported material. The company held a commissioning ceremony at the Chonju facility, 240 kilometers southwest of Seoul...

BASF R&D conference: Chemistry powers energy
The central theme of the latest BASF research conference, held recently in Ludwigshafen, was “Chemistry powers energy: Renewable generation, safe storage, and efficient transport and use,” relying on “chemistry as an enabler.”...

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JAPAN

Mitsubishi Chemical: Restart of Kashima Complex Could Take 'Some Time'
Mitsubishi Chemical says that operations at its Kashima, Japan manufacturing complex will not resume for some time because of severe damage to piers at the adjacent port, and to other infrastructure, caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the...

Ube announces business plan, will invest $1.37 billion over the next 3 years
Ube Industries has unveiled a new medium-term management plan for the next three years. Ube is targeting operating profits of ¥55 billion ($540 million) in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016 compared with operating profits of ¥29.9 billion in the...

Sumitomo Chemical reports huge net loss
Sumitomo Chemical reports a net loss of ¥51 billion ($498 million) in the fiscal year ended 31 March compared with a net profit ¥5.58 billion in the previous fiscal year due to large extraordinary losses and an additional corporate tax adjustment with...

Ube records fall in profits and sales
Ube Industries reports a 64.2% fall in net profits for the fiscal year ended 31 March compared with the previous fiscal year, to ¥8.2 billion ($80.5 million). Full-year sales decreased 1.9%, to ¥626 billion. Ube’s chemicals and plastics segment...

Tosoh reports rise in profits
Tosoh recorded a 79.8% rise in net profits for its fiscal year ended 31 March compared with the previous fiscal year, to ¥16.9 billion ($166 million). Full-year sales decreased 2.7%, however, to ¥668.5 billion, because of falling demand for...

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