Decarbonization: Japanese Chemical Companies Cooperate
Asahi Kasei, Mitsui Chemicals and Mitsubishi Chemical have signed an agreement in principle to establish a new joint operating company for the two ethylene production plants in western Japan.
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Mitsui Chemicals Considers Splitting Basic & Green Materials Unit
Mitsui Chemicals has announced it is considering splitting off its Basic & Green Materials (B&GM) business.
Sojitz Acquires Majority Shares in Nippon A&L
Sojitz, Sumitomo Chemical, and Mitsui Chemicals have concluded a share purchase agreement in which Sojitz will acquire Nippon A&L.
US Orders Emissions Cuts at Denka’s Louisiana Site
Acting on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Louisiana, the US Department of Justice has ordered Japanese plastics and rubber producer Denka Performance Elastomer to “significantly reduce” hazardous chloroprene emissions from its neoprene plant in LaPlace, Louisiana.
Celanese and Mitsui Extend Strategic Partnerships
US chemical group Celanese is extending one existing strategic collaboration with Japan’s Mitsui and establishing a new one. Added to the 50:50 methanol joint venture will be a new 30:70 JV in food ingredients, in which the Japanese partner will hold the majority.
