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Japan

Latest news

01.03.2013 ASAHI KASEI  New long glass fibre-reinforced PP for automotive parts / Allows 20% cost savings

13.02.2013 SUMITOMO  Chiba ethylene cracker to cease operations in 2015 / Responding to declining domestic demand and structural market shift

13.02.2013 UBE  Caprolactam production to cease in Sakai / Plant will focus on specialty products instead

08.02.2013 SK CHEMICALS / TEIJIN  Plans for PPS joint venture in South Korea / Production of high-performance plastic scheduled to begin in 2016

06.02.2013 MITSUI  Plans to quit KEC ethylene joint venture / First steps toward consolidation of Japanese production

31.01.2013 MITSUI CHEMICALS  Raising PP compound output in the US to meet rising automotive demand

28.01.2013 TOSOH  Japanese player hikes polyethylene prices

25.01.2013 HYUNDAI COSMO PETROCHEMICAL  PX capacity expansion commissioned ahead of schedule / Shipments to Asia commence

14.01.2013 DOW  Brazilian biopolymer joint venture with Mitsui postponed / Focus on more profitable shale gas projects

10.01.2013 D&L  Philippino group signs deal with Showa Denko to produce and distribute "Bionolle Starcla" biodegradable starch

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