Bando Chemical has developed the world’s first cellulose nanofiber (CNF)-compounded rubber double cog belt for high-load applications as a new lineup of speed change belts for use in large baby carriages and scooters. In the course of designing formulations that combine reinforcement materials such as carbon black and fiber materials with rubber, the company has focused on CNF, a new...
Shiraishi Kogyo’s development of a new carbonation technology that utilizes low-concentration CO2 and a light calcium carbonate production technology that utilizes byproducts emitted from factories have been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) for its Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation Technology Development / Development of Practical Technology for CO2 Emission Reduction and Effective...
Chemical company Ube, Osaka Metropolitan University, and Nippon Steel have been selected by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as part of the “Development of Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation Technology / Promotion Project for Carbon Recycling and Next-Generation Thermal Power Generation / Common Basic Technology Development for Carbon Recycling Technology” to develop a one-step...
Bridgestone has invested in Tier IV, a Nagoya-based startup company that develops software for autonomous driving. Tier IV leads the development of Autoware, the world’s first open-source software for autonomous driving. The company also provides various partners with the solutions necessary for the development and operation of self-driving vehicles. Autoware has all of the features needed for designing autonomous driving,...
Mitsui Chemicals Inc. (TYO:4183) has joined with three other companies to launch a joint pilot project funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). This follows the companies having applied for Green Innovation Fund support under the “Development of Technology for Producing Raw Materials for Plastics Using CO2 and Other Sources” initiative, with a particular focus here...
Ube Industries Ltd. (TYO:4208) is set to move ahead with a seven-year joint R&D project for a data-driven integrated biomanufacturing management system (iBMS). This is being pursued as a way to facilitate the popularization of biomanufacturing in broader society. Ube Industries recently made a project proposal here to the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), submitting this in...
