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Interview With Zeon—Update on Singapore Plant

on December 14, 2015 in Materials

Hiroyuki Hirakawa, director and senior corporate officer, head of Elastomers and Chemicals Business Headquarters, and division manager–Synthetic Rubber of Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), commented on the recent state of Zeon Chemicals Singapore Pte. Ltd. He said that the company’s production facilities will be in full operation while addressing the necessary mechanical and equipment issues until the plant is fully ramped up. Hirakawa...

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Interview With Zeon—Acrylic Rubber in Full Production

on December 14, 2015 in Materials

Hiroyuki Hirakawa, director and senior corporate officer, head of Elastomers and Chemicals Business Headquarters, and division manager–Synthetic Rubber, Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), spoke about his company’s strategy. According to Hirakawa, specialty rubber is Zeon’s mainstay. The company’s acrylic rubber (AR) is in full production. Total output, however, has not been growing as anticipated because the grades with increasing shipment volumes are...

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Asahi Kasei S-SBR Sales Strong

on December 11, 2015 in Materials

Asahi Kasei Chemicals Corp. sales volume for solution styrene butadiene rubber (S-SBR) increased over the previous year during the first half of fiscal 2015 (April-September). The Chinese economy and falling automobile sales during the first half had a negative effect on the rubber industry, while Asian tire manufacturers adjusted their production prior to the summer. Even so, an Asahi Kasei...

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Lanxess Aspires to Be True Global Partner – Japan President Tsuji

on December 10, 2015 in Industry, Materials

Hideo Tsuji, president and CEO of Lanxess K.K. (and head of Rhein Chemie Additives Business Unit in Japan and Korea), said at a recent event that he has two key strategies for leading the company’s business in Japan. The first involves products. Tsuji is intent on stepping up Lanxess’s role as a worldwide partner for its customers amidst rapidly advancing...

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Rubber Production Strong Despite Sluggish Output in Customer Industries

on December 7, 2015 in Market Background, Materials

Production volume for synthetic rubber in Japan from January to September 2015 was 1.24 million tons, a more than 2 percent year-on-year increase, according to the Synthetic Rubber Industry Association of Japan. This was despite output by manufacturers in synthetic rubber customer industries such as automotive and tires was sluggish. Performance at synthetic rubber companies for the first half of...

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Zeon to Halt NBR Rubber Production in UK

on December 2, 2015 in Industry, Materials

Zeon Corp. will halt its synthetic rubber production in the U.K. The company plans to break up and liquidate Zeon Chemicals Europe Ltd. (ZCEL), a consolidated subsidiary that produces and sells nitrile rubber (NBR). The reasons for the decision are uncertainty about securing procurements of primary materials over the long-term in the U.K., as well as the changing market environment....

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