Keyword: Sumitomo Chemical

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Chemspec Europe Returns to Cologne

20.02.2020 - Chemspec Europe, the International Exhibition for Fine and Specialty Chemicals, returns to Cologne for its 35th edition. From November 11 – 12, 2020, manufacturers, suppliers and...

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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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Valent BioSciences, Lidochem in Technology Pact

29.03.2016 - Valent BioSciences (VBC) and Lidochem have signed a global licensing agreement for a novel, patented biocontrol technology for use in corn, soybean, and other crops. Based on a...

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BASF and Sumitomo Chemical Explore Alternative to Animal Testing

29.12.2015 - BASF will collaborate with Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical to research and develop an in vitro system as an alternative to animal tests for evaluating the safety of chemicals. As a first...

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Sumitomo Licenses PP and PO Technologies to S-Oil

04.12.2015 - Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has agreed to license its polypropylene (PP) and propylene oxide (PO) technologies to South Korean oil refining company, S-Oil. S-Oil operates a complex...

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Sumitomo Chemical Establishes R&D Base in Brazil

27.08.2015 - Japan’s Sumitomo Chemical has chosen Brazil as the location for its first R&D center in Latin America. The Latin America Research Center will be set up during 2016 and be operated...

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Sumitomo Acquires DuPont’s US Asana Insecticide Unit

05.12.2014 - Sumitomo Chemical has acquired the DuPont's Asana Insecticide business in the US. The product in future will be distributed through Valent U.S.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of the...

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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...