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JSR to Seek Early Retirement by Elastomers Workers 40 and Over With Three-Plus Years’ Employment

on March 15, 2021 in Materials

JSR Corp. (TYO:4185) plans to solicit early retirement among about 100 employees in its elastomers business. Seeking to make the change to a more robust business structure, JSR is optimizing its production capacity and product portfolio, rationalizing prices and working to bring about major improvements in its operating efficiency. The company is also implementing unlimited structural reforms throughout its organization,...

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Shin-Etsu Chemical to Hike Prices on Silicone Products Starting Next Month

on March 10, 2021 in Materials

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd. (TYO:4063) recently announced that it is planning to increase the price of all of its silicone products. This price hike will come into effect starting with shipments made in April, and will see prices rise by 10–20 percent. Commenting on the price increase, Shin-Etsu Chemical noted how the cost of silicon metal – the main raw...

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Dow Chemical Japan Plans Price Hike for Propylene Glycol Ether

on March 4, 2021 in Materials

Dow Chemical Japan Ltd. is set to raise prices by 50 yen ($0.47) per kilogram on its propylene glycol ether products. This will come into effect from March 8 shipments onward. Commenting on the decision, Dow Chemical Japan noted how while raw material costs for propylene glycol ether continue to surge, the global supply–demand balance for the product is tightening,...

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Denka Takes Hit to Sales Results Despite Recovery for Chloroprene Rubber

on February 10, 2021 in Materials

Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has released its business results for the first three quarters of fiscal 2020. The company revealed sales revenue of 261.99 billion yen ($2.51 billion) for the April–December period, down 9.2 percent year-on-year; an operating income of 28.03 billion yen, up 16.7 percent; an ordinary income of 27.3 billion yen, up 20.2 percent; and a net income...

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Sumitomo Riko President Kazushi Shimizu Eyes Electric-Powered Vehicles as Driver of Business Growth

on January 13, 2021 in Materials, Uncategorized

Sumitomo Riko Co. Ltd. (TYO:5191) President Kazushi Shimizu spoke recently about the expectation of growth in the electric-powered vehicle market, describing the trend as something that should benefit his company going forward. And already, he said, Sumitomo Riko is doing well at securing orders for new products in this field. Shimizu said that given the policies of national and local...

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Osaka Soda Sees Decline in Sales, Profits for Q2 Despite New Adoption of Acrylic Rubber

on November 20, 2020 in Materials

Chemicals manufacturer Osaka Soda Co. Ltd. (TYO:4046) recently reported its business results for the April–September quarter of fiscal 2020, showing a decline in both sales and profits. The company posted sales of 45.18 billion yen ($434.46 million), down 14.8 percent year-on-year. Meanwhile, operating income was 3.5 billion yen, down 29.4 percent; ordinary income was 3.7 billion yen, down 28.7 percent;...

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