Keyword: Sumitomo

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Sumitomo to register ”Novel” Fungicide

28.06.2018 - Japanese chemical giant Sumitomo has applied to the EU for registration of a novel fungicide compound it discovered in a development project with Germany’s BASF. The fungicide with...

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DuPont and Sumitomo in Seed Technology Pact

07.12.2017 - DuPont, a subsidiary of newly merged DowDuPont, is collaborating with Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical to accelerate the development, registration and commercialization of seed-applied...

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Nufarm Buys FMC’s European Herbicides

14.11.2017 - Australian farm chemicals producer Nufarm has snapped up some more agrochemical assets in Europe, this time from US chemical company, FMC. The Melbourne group will pay $90 million...

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Bayer and Sumitomo in Fungicides Collaboration

29.06.2017 - Bayer and Sumitomo Chemical have agreed to cooperate in developing new fungicides aimed at controlling soybean diseases in Brazil. Financial details of the partnership were not...

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Sumitomo and BASF to develop new Fungicide

16.06.2017 - Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical and Germany’s BASF have joined forces to develop a novel fungicidal compound discovered by the Japanese partner and said to demonstrate “high efficacy” in...

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Sumitomo to Make AMOLED Panels in Korea

27.03.2017 - Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical plans to invest $132 million in a new plant in South Korea to produce curved-surface AMOLED touch panels based on thin-film substrates. The Japanese...

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Trinseo Sells Share in PC JV to Partner Sumitomo

27.01.2017 - Styrenics producer Trinseo, formerly known as Styron and once part of Dow Chemical, has agreed to sell its 50% share of Sumika Styron Polycarbonate (SSPC) to joint venture partner...

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Zeon and Sumitomo Consolidate Rubber Businesses

06.12.2016 - Following discussions announced in August, Japanese firms Zeon Corporation and Sumitomo Chemical have agreed to form a joint venture agreement to consolidate their solution styrene...