Keyword: Mitsubishi Chemical

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Bioplastics Commercialization in Asia

24.10.2013 - Going Green, Going East - Developing more sustainable materials and meeting demand patterns in Asian growth markets are two of today's major challenges for European chemical...

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Asian Petrochemical Firms Risk High-end Chemicals Deluge

13.05.2013 - Petrochemical firms risk creating a glut of high-end products in Asia as they invest billions of dollars to move up a value chain threatened at the bottom end by cheap U.S...

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Mitsubishi Chem to Buy Capsule Maker from Carlyle

25.12.2012 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp will acquire Qualicaps from U.S.-based Carlyle Group, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, rewarding the buyout firm's...

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Cheap Shale Gas Gives Impetus to Bioplastics Growth

07.12.2012 - Makers of chemicals and plastics from plant matter are emerging as unlikely beneficiaries of the abundance of U.S. shale gas, which is shaking up the global petrochemical industry...

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BASF to Take on Asia's Battery Chemicals Makers

16.07.2012 - BASF need not be worried by dominant Asian players' expertise in batteries as the world's largest chemicals maker looks to become a leading provider of materials at the heart of...

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Mitsubishi Chemical To Make Solar Cell Film

11.07.2011 - Mitsubishi Chemical will start making adhesive film used in solar cells, challenging Bridgestone and Mitsui Chemicals, who make the key material that determines the life span of...

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Mitsubishi Chem Delays Cracker Restart By 3 Days

29.06.2011 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Tuesday that it expects to restart its 375,000 tons per year No.1 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant on Thursday, three days later than...

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Mitsubishi Chem: Maintenance On Cracker To Start Aug. 31

23.05.2011 - Japan's Mitsubishi Chemical said on Friday that planned maintenance on the No.2 naphtha cracker at its Kashima plant, with capacity to produce 453,000 tons of ethylene per year...