Chemical Week :: Regions :: North Asia http://www.chemweek.com Chemical Week en-us 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:45:04 EST Nippon Oil Idles P-Xylene Units Nippon Oil plans to halt production at its 420,000-m.t./year para-xylene unit at Oita... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/15513.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Japanese Firms’ First-Half Profits Fall as Recession Bites Leading Japanese chemical firms reported weaker financial results for the fiscal first half, ended September 30. Declining profits reflect rising raw material and energy prices, companies say... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/15527.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Fire Shuts Mitsubishi Plant Mitsubishi Chemical says it halted operations at its Mizushima, Japan... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/15547.html Mon, 24 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Nippon Oil Idles Para-xylene Units Nippon Oil plans to stop production at its 420,000-m.t./year para-xylene unit at Oita, Japan, by... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/15437.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Indian Petrochem Conference: Hedging Feedstocks and Managing Price Volatility Are Key to Survival Price volatility in the petrochemical industry is here to stay and petchem firms must learn to manage this volatility if they are to survive in the current difficult market conditions, say... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/15435.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST CW's Asia Chemical Prices for the Week Ended November 18, 2008 Styrene monomer (SM) prices drop sharply... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/15439.html Tue, 18 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Nan Ya Plastics Expands Oxo Capacity in Taiwan Nan Ya Plastics (Taipei), a member of the Formosa Plastics Group, has selected technology supplied by Dow Chemical and Davy Process Technology to upgrade Nan Ya’s oxo alcohols... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/taiwan/15392.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Nippon Opens Insulating Ink Plant Nippon Polytech (NPC), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; Tokyo), says it has... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/15377.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Bayer to Build Chlorine Recycling Plant at Shanghai Complex The plant will be based on Sumitomo Chemical technology.... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/15422.html Mon, 17 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST Mitsubishi Chemical Records Fall in Profits Mitsubishi Chemical reported a 38% fall in net profits, to ¥23.5 billion ($243 million) for the fiscal first half ended September 30. Sales increased by 14.2% to ¥1.58 trillion, mainly... http://www.chemweek.com/regions/north_asia/japan/15306.html Wed, 12 Nov 2008 0:00:00 EST