Navigation

Materials

Zeon Completes Capacity Expansion for SIS and COP at Mizushima Plant

on July 15, 2016 in Materials

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently completed its expansion of production capacity at Mizushima Plant, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, for the Quintac series of styrene isoprene (SIS) thermoplastic elastomers and the Zeonex and Zeonor lines of cyclo-olefin polymer (COP), a high-transparency thermoplastic resin. With the enhancements made to the plant, annual SIS production capacity jumps from 42,000 tons to 60,000 tons, while that...

Please subscribe to read the full story.Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
Continue Reading

Lanxess Extends Support for Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy

on July 13, 2016 in Materials

Lanxess’ Japanese subsidiary, Lanxess K.K., recently announced that it has extended its charitable grant to the Ozawa International Chamber Music Academy Okushiga (OICMA) for one year, from January 2016 to December 2016. Established by famed conductor Seiji Ozawa in June 2011, OICMA was set up with the goal of providing talented young musicians from across Asia an opportunity to learn...

Please subscribe to read the full story.Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
Continue Reading

Showa Denko’s CR Sales Boosted by US Business Despite Yen’s Rise

on July 12, 2016 in Materials

Showa Denko K.K. (TYO:4004) enjoyed strong chloroprene rubber (CR) business during the January-June half of 2016 despite a rise in the yen’s value against other currencies. Although the business verged on stagnation in Japan, South Korea and China, performance was solid in the U.S., Europe and Southeast Asia. In the U.S. in particular, products for automotive, construction and adhesive applications sold...

Please subscribe to read the full story.Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
Continue Reading

Sumitomo Rubber CEO Ikeda Joins Tree Trimming Event

on July 8, 2016 in Materials

Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (TYO:5110) is playing an active role in the movement of forest development and maintenance as part of its corporate social responsibility activities. On July 2, the company carried out tree-pruning activities at Tamba Romance Forest, located within Tamba Namikimichi Central Park, Sasayama City, Hyogo Prefecture. Primarily focusing on a block of trees planted back in 2013,...

Please subscribe to read the full story.Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
Continue Reading

Synthetic Rubber Down 5% for April, NBR up 10%

on July 8, 2016 in Market Background, Materials

According to data collated by the Synthetic Rubber Industry Association of Japan, synthetic rubber production for April 2016 totaled 125,700 tons, a year-on-year decline of 4.6 percent. It reflects the slump that has occurred with domestic manufacturing of automotive rubber parts and general industrial rubber products. Outside of NBR, which had a 10.3 percent increase in production volume, with 9,398...

Please subscribe to read the full story.Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
Continue Reading

Nikka Shoko to Recycle Rubber into Civil Engineering Materials

on July 7, 2016 in Industry, Materials

Nikka Shoko (Japan) Co. Ltd. will establish a new recycling and engineering affiliate in early fall to recycle rubber products into civil engineering materials. The products to be recycled include rubber, silicone oil, carpet tiles, turf-protection mats and chipped rubber originally made by Nikka Shoko, a trading firm that has been supplying manufacturers in the Tokyo area with rubber sheet...

Please subscribe to read the full story.Subscribe
Already a member? Log in here
Continue Reading