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Asahi Kasei
Asahi Kasei launching airbag fabric operations in Vietnam
Asahi Kasei will launch the fabric sewing operation for airbags at its Vietnamese subsidiary Asahi Kasei Advance Vietnam in 2020. With this investment, the technology group enters the next stage of the value chain in the airbag industry. Read more
Toyoda Gosei
Toyoda Gosei to enhance production capacity in US
Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. will enhance its production capacity for interior and exterior products at three production subsidiaries in the US to keep up with growing sales of large products such as radiator grills in North America. Read more
AREVO
AREVO names AGC Inc. as strategic manufacturing partner in Japan
AREVO, the Silicon Valley company transforming composites manufacturing through digitalisation, has announced AGC Inc. as its strategic business partner in Japan to provide Manufacturing as a Service (MaaS) Read more
SEKISUI
SEKISUI CHEMICAL to expand European presence
Japanese automotive supplier SEKISUI CHEMICAL is seeing a growing demand for high-performance interlayer films and thermal management materials Read more
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FIT Additive Manufacturing Group and MITSUI co-operate in Japan
FIT Additive Manufacturing Group and Mitsui & Co. Machine Tech Ltd., a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have announced their co-operation in Japan. Read more
Asahi Kasei
Asahi Kasei’s TENAC POM certified eco-friendly VOC emission level
Asahi Kasei’s copolymer polyacetal resin (POM) TENAC-C Z4520 has been certified as an eco-friendly green material by the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATARC) for its outstanding low VOC emission performance. Read more
QBIT Robotics
Toyoda Gosei invests in QBIT Robotics
Toyoda Gosei has invested in Tokyo-based QBIT Robotics Corporation, a provider of robotics services, to accelerate development of a practical robot hand with tactile sense using e-Rubber sensors. Read more
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Asahi Kasei to relocate European headquarters to Düsseldorf Harbour
Asahi Kasei will relocate its European headquarters (AKEU) to Düsseldorf Harbour during the second half of 2020 with the aim of consolidating its sales, marketing and R&D activities to enhance its business approach to the European automotive industry Read more
Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd
Toyoda Gosei develops lightweight plastic turbo duct
Toyoda Gosei Co Ltd has developed a turbo duct made entirely of plastic, reducing weight by half and contributing to the environmental performance of automobiles. Read more
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Sekisui Chemical Group restructures business and invests in growth
Since 1947 Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd has become one of the biggest players in plastics manufacturing on the Japanese market. In order to enter a new phase of growth, Sekisui is strengthening its global structure with a regional headquarters strategy. Read more
Asahi Kasei
Smart tyres for the future: Asahi Kasei at Tire Technology EXPO 2019 in Hannover
From 5-7 March, Asahi Kasei will present its technologies for the next-generation tyre at the international Tire Technology EXPO in Hannover, Germany. Read more
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EU-Japan trade agreement enters into force
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan enters into force tomorrow, 1 February 2019. Read more
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag announces new management member
Shoichi Ohira has joined the management board of Sumitomo (SHI) Demag Plastics Machinery as COO and Head of Production. Read more
Lucozade Ribena Suntory invests in high-speed PET line
Japan-based Suntory Beverage and Food is investing £13m in its subsidiary company Lucozade Ribena Suntory to install a new, high-speed aseptic monoblock PET line at its factory in Coleford, UK. Read more
ST Blow Moulding opens doors to Japan opportunities
Italian blow moulder ST will take part in the Automotive Engineering Exposition in Yokohama for the first time. Read more
Sumitomo Demag press forward for sustainability with new generation of injection moulding machines
The latest IntElect features high-level performance alongside an outstanding energy footprint. Read more
Chemlease Japan KK becomes Chem-Trend Japan KK
Japanese purging compound maker changes its name as it moves to support die casting business. Read more
KraussMaffei celebrates 10 years of operations in Japan
Plastics processing machinery giant KraussMaffei, a leading supplier of soft foam systems and composites solutions, is celebrating 10 years of operations in Japan. Read more
Are PET-munching bacteria the next recycling breakthrough?
Scientists in Japan have discovered bacteria that have developed the ability to eat PET, transforming the plastic into carbon dioxide and water. Read more
DuPont supports growing Asia-Pacific operation
DuPont Performance Polymers is supporting its growing Asia-Pacific operation by investing in its Utsonomiya Technical Center (UTC) in Japan and Shanghai Innovation Center in China. Read more
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Asahi Kasei
Asahi Kasei launching airbag fabric operations in Vietnam
LEONA PA 66 Filament
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Toyoda Gosei
Toyoda Gosei to enhance production capacity in US
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AREVO
AREVO's Aqua 3D printing unit
AREVO's Aqua 3D printing unit
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SEKISUI
SEKISUI CHEMICAL to expand European
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FIT Additive Manufacturing Group and MITSUI co-operate in Japan
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Asahi Kasei
TENAC car seat belt push button
TENAC car seat belt push button
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