Zeon, Tosoh, Idemitsu Kosan and Tokuyama are proposing a joint endeavor that would lay the groundwork for turning the Shunan Industrial Complex into an ammonia supply base. The four companies are set to receive funding for the project as part of a government grant to promote the introduction of non-fossil energy, with this coming as the government aims to support...
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Tosoh to Raise Prices of Sodium Hypochlorite
Tosoh will raise the price of sodium hypochlorite by more than 10 yen ($0.07) for shipments from September 11. The products subject to the price increase and the price increase range are 10 yen or more per kilogram for lorry shipments and 20 yen or more per kilogram for Tosoh Cube. The move comes as utility costs and other costs...
Tosoh to Hike Prices of All MDI Products
Tosoh will raise the price of all diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) products, a raw material for polyurethane, by more than 50 yen ($0.36) per kilogram beginning with shipments on August 1. The company said that prices of key raw materials for MDI products continue to rise, as well as utility and logistics costs. Under these circumstances, it has come to the...
Tosoh to Hike Prices on All Polyethylene Resin Products Starting April
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has announced that it is set to raise prices on all of its polyethylene products by at least 40 yen ($0.34) per kilogram starting with shipments supplied from April 1 onward. The price hike will apply to Petrothene, a low-density polyethylene (LDPE) product; Nipolon-L and Nipolon-Z, both linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) products; Lumitac, an ultralow-density polyethylene (ULDPE)...
Tosoh Sets New Policy for Carbon Neutrality
Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) has formulated a new policy aimed at achieving carbon neutrality. The policy here looks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the entire Tosoh Group, and follows the Japanese government’s recent moves to declare carbon neutrality for 2050 and revise the country’s 2030 emissions reduction target. Under this new policy, Tosoh has laid out a strategy to reduce...
Tosoh Pursues Price Increase of 16 Yen or More for All Polyethylene Resins
Chemicals company Tosoh Corp. (TYO:4042) is set to revise its prices for polyethylene resin. Scheduled to come in for deliveries beginning Nov. 1, the change will increase the prices of Tosoh polyethylene resin products by at least 16 yen ($0.14) per kilogram. Addressing its reasoning for the decision, Tosoh noted that the price of domestically produced naphtha – a key...