17.03.2011
- Warnings of a further possible nuclear catastrophe in Japan by Europe's energy chief were based on media reports and his personal fears, his spokeswoman said after the comments...
14.03.2011
- Japanese authorities struggled on Sunday to prevent a disaster at two reactors at the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant a day after an explosion and radiation leak in the wake...
14.03.2011
- A Dow Chemical plant north of Tokyo that makes ion exchange resins used for water treatment experienced flooding, but there were no reports of injuries or environmental damage. The...
14.03.2011
- Japan's Maruzen Petrochemical said on Friday it shut its sole naphtha cracker at Chiba, east of Tokyo, with capacity to produce 480,000 tons per year of ethylene, after a strong...
24.01.2011
- Japan's Kansai Paint said on Friday the board of Freeworld Coatings is intent on obstructing its takeover bid, the latest salvo in deal that looks likely to go hostile. Kansai also...
15.12.2010
- Shares of Japan's Otsuka Holdings rose about 5% in their debut on Wednesday after the drug firm priced its record $2.4 billion initial public offering conservatively and with...
06.10.2010
- While often viewed in the shadow of its massive Northern neighbour, China, the Southeast Asian group of nations known as ASEAN continues to be a hotbed of activity in the plastics...
31.05.2010
- Mitsubishi Chemical and Asahi Kasei have agreed to set up a joint venture to operate their ethylene facilities at the same site from April 2011, the two chemical firms said on...
