Keyword: Mitsubishi Chemical

Chemistry & Life Sciences

BDO: The Pacemaker Stumbles

19.11.2015 - 1,4-Butanediol (BDO) is an important chemical intermediate product and raw material for plastics, solvents and synthetic fibers. The alcohol’s production capacities have been...

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Mitsubishi Offshoot with New German Distributor

31.08.2015 - Japan’s Mitsubishi Chemical Performance Polymers (MCPP) has added Grässlin Kunststoffe to its list of distribution partners for Germany. The subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical said...

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Mitsubishi and Asahi Kasei in Cracker JV

29.05.2015 - Asahi Kasei and Mitsubishi Chemical plan to merge their two 500,000 t/y crackers at the Mizushiman site operated by Nishi Nippon Ethylene in Japan's Okayama prefecture. To operate...

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Mitsubishi Sues in China Over Red Phosphors Patent

29.01.2015 - Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MCC) has filed a lawsuit in China, alleging that Yantai Shield Advanced Materials and US-based Intematix Corporation infringed a patent for red...

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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...