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Idemitsu Kosan Cuts Polycarbonate Resin Production
Idemitsu Kosan says it has cut down the production of polycarbonate resin by 20% at its 47,000-m.t./year plant at Ichihara, Japan since December 20, 2008. Demand for polycarbonate...

Ube and Boeing to Develop New Materials Technology
Ube Industries says it has entered into an agreement with Boeing, to work together to develop new materials technology for aerospace applications. The initial focus of the collaboration will be on maturing high-temperature polymer matrix composites for...

Shin-Etsu Issues Profit Warning
Shin-Etsu Chemical has warned that its earnings and sales for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2009 will be lower than previously forecast. “The market environment in a wide range of businesses is quickly...

Nippon Oil Idles Cracker
Nippon Oil (Tokyo) says it will shut its naphtha cracker in Kawasaki, Japan for about...

Ube Industries Links with Thailand's PTT in Chemicals Collaboration
Ube Industries (Tokyo) and energy company PTT (Bangkok) have signed a preliminary agreement to study the establishment of jointly owned chemical businesses in Thailand. The study will cover caprolactam, nylon, and synthetic...

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