Biomass polypropylene by Mitsui Chemicals’ subsidiary Prime Polymer has been adopted for tableware designed by Kengo Kuma. Mitsui Chemicals has been expanding the use of derivatives (biomass chemicals and biomass plastics) made from biomass naphtha under the Beplayer brand. This time, in a joint project with hide kasuga 1896 that the company is also participating in, the environmentally conscious brand...
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Asahi Kasei Establishes $100M “Care for Earth” Investment Facility
Asahi Kasei has established the “Care for Earth” investment facility as a new initiative to achieve carbon neutrality. The company will invest $100 million globally over a five-year period through fiscal 2027 in early-stage startup companies that are working to solve problems in environmental fields such as hydrogen, energy storage, carbon management, and bio-chemicals. Since 2008, the company has been...
JRC Records Average Wage Increase of 8,522 Yen
The Japanese Rubber Workers Union Confederation (JRC), an organization of labor unions of rubber manufacturers, recently announced the results of wage and lump-sum payment settlements at major rubber companies for the spring of 2023. According to the report, 35 out of the 47 unions (75%) that submitted written demands have reached wage agreements. Of the 32 unions that were able...
Lanxess Promotes Products for Sustainable Tire Production at German Tire Expo
Lanxess participated at the Tire Technology Expo 2023 in Hannover, Germany, from March 21 to 23, and presented new product solutions for sustainable tire production developed by its Rhein Chemie business unit. The products introduced include Vulkanox HS, an anti-aging agent made from more than 50% sustainable raw materials, and Aktiplast 79, a silicone-free mold release agent and rubber processing...
Zeon’s Tokuyama Plant Participates in Blue Carbon Offset Credit Scheme
Zeon’s Tokuyama Plant in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, participated in the Blue Carbon Offset Credit System utilizing J Blue Credits certified and issued by the Japan Blue Economy Association (JBE). In recent years, blue carbon has been attracting attention as a CO2 sink, and efforts to preserve and restore blue carbon ecosystems are underway in many areas. One such example...
Bando Chemical Begins Sales of Absorbable Bone Regeneration Material
Bando subsidiary Aimedic MMT has launched on April 1 an absorbable bone regeneration material marketed as e=Bone. The material uses the results of a research project for the development of artificial bones in industry-academia collaboration with the Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, and the Department of Materials Production Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Engineering....