Keyword: Mitsubishi Chemical

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Mitsubishi Chemical to Merge Carbon Fibers Businesses

05.01.2015 - Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings plans to merge its carbon fiber-related businesses, currently part of separate group companies, during 2015. The Japanese conglomerate said the move is...

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Japanese Companies Develop Automotive Bioplastics

12.12.2014 - A cooperation between Japanese car manufacturer Mazda and Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation has developed a new bio-based engineering plastic that can be used for exterior design...

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Mizushima Aroma Co. to Quit PTA Production in Japan

20.10.2014 - Mizushima Aroma Co, a joint venture of Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Toyobo, both of Japan, plans to phase out its 260,000 t/y production of polyester feedstock PTA by the end of the...

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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...