Cataler to continue to supply electrode catalysts for Toyota Mirai FCV Cataler Corporation (Cataler, Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture), a developer and manufacturer of exhaust gas purification catalysts, announced that its electrode catalysts have been re-adopted for Toyota Motor Corporation’s Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV). Compared to existing products, Cataler dramatically improved catalytic performance, and reduced the use of platinum to c...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/06

Cataler starts operations at new R&D center in Japan Cataler Corporation (Cataler) announced that it has started operations of its new ARK Creation Center for research and development in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture. Previously, Cataler's research and development center was located in its head office, and the company constructed a new building to avoid disaster risk. The company improved laboratories and meeting spaces, and is aiming to launch...

News  Updated at: 2018/04/16

Cataler to increase global automotive catalyst sales 1.6 times by 2025 Cataler Corporation (Cataler), which develops and produces catalysts, is aiming to increase its annual global sales volume of automotive catalysts by about 1.6 times from the current level to 35 million units by 2025. In line with globally tightening environmental regulations, Cataler will acquire more customers. The company will double its production capacity at its plant in ...

News  Updated at: 2017/11/02

Cataler to downsize catalyst production facilities to one-twentieth and reduce facility costs to one-tenth Cataler Corporation will develop a compact catalyst production facility, which is one-twentieth of the current size. The downsizing is expected to reduce facility installation space to one-seventh or one-eighth, and facility costs to one-tenth or less. Catalyst production normally requires a large-scale plant. In addition to developing a com...

News  Updated at: 2015/12/09

Cataler to start producing automotive catalysts in Indonesia in 2015 Cataler Corporation, based in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, plans to start producing automotive catalysts in Indonesia. The company will install additional equipment in the existing local plant, which currently manufactures catalysts for motorcycles. Production is expected to begin in 2015 with a production volume of 500,000 units per year. Up until recently, automotive catalysts ...

News  Updated at: 2014/06/20

Cataler to set up second R&D base in Japan Cataler Corporation announced that it will set up a new research and development base in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. This will be the company's second Japanese R&D facility. The company started developing land in April and will finish it in the spring of 2016. Construction is scheduled to be completed after 2016. The amount of investment is undecided yet. Since Cataler's headquarters, which i...

News  Updated at: 2014/06/02

Cataler considers establishing second R&D base in Japan Cataler Corporation, a Toyota-affiliated automotive catalyst supplier in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka, is likely to establish its second research and development (R&D) base in Japan. The second base will deal with an increase in R&D tasks, and will possess a part of production process and various manufacturing equipment which are necessary for R&D. The company also hopes to ensure business contin...

News  Updated at: 2014/04/16

Cataler to step up production of catalysts in the US and Thailand Cataler Corporation, a major automobile catalyst manufacturer, will enhance the production capacity of catalysts for motor vehicles and motorcycles in the US and Thailand. It will expand its US plant to double the capacity for producing automobile catalysts, as well as its Thai plant to improve manufacturing capability of catalysts for motor vehicles and motorcycles. This enhanceme...

News  Updated at: 2006/10/11

Cataler to increase production of automotive activated carbon in China Cataler Corp., a leading automotive catalyst supplier, plans to boost production of activated carbon for automobiles in China. It will increase its China operation capacity with another furnace built by the year end as well as raising the production ratio of automotive activated carbon. The demand for activated carbon hovers at high levels and the demand for automotive ones ...

News  Updated at: 2006/09/28

Cataler to introduce next generation catalyst production facilities in its domestic plant Cataler Corporation revealed a plan to introduce production facilities of next generation automotive catalyst at its domestic plant. The company will change its plant equipment and expand the site area. As emission control regulations are getting severer, there are increasing needs for high-performance and high-quality automotive catalysts. So the company wi...

News  Updated at: 2006/06/26

Cataler wins excellent supplier technology award from Daihatsu Cataler Corporation, a major supplier of automotive catalysts, received the technology prize of the Excellent Supplier Award from Daihatsu Motor Co. This is the third time, the largest number of times in the industry, that Cataler has been awarded the technology prize from Daihatsu, which shows the supplier's development capability has been highly evaluated. The prize was awarded in r...

News  Updated at: 2006/06/10

Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. Daihatsu Motor Co. Ltd. announced on October 6 that it has developed the "Super Intelligent Catalyst"; a catalytic agent for gasoline engine vehicles, of which all the precious metals for emission purification replicate themselves. It has been successfully developed in cooperation with Independent Administrative Legal Entity Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Cataler Corporation and Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. As all the...

News  Updated at: 2005/10/07

Cataler Corporation Cataler Corporation (Shizuoka prefecture) will boost Thai production of catalysts for automobiles and motorcycles. A plant expansion project is slated to begin in the latter half of fiscal 2005 to increase the production capacity by 40% within fiscal 2006, enabling the company to flexibly respond to its customers' needs. This move is intended to strengthen its local business by increasing the supply of its components to the So...

News  Updated at: 2005/04/23

Cataler Corporation Cataler Corporation-a Toyota affiliated automotive catalyst supplier in Shizuoka prefecture-will strengthen its joint development structure with automakers. Up to now all products for other automakers than the Toyota Group-its main customer-have been just produced and supplied by the company in accordance with customers' design and specifications. Cataler will change over to the new proposal-type-development by participating ...

News  Updated at: 2005/04/11

Cataler Corporation Cataler Corporation, an exhaust gas catalyst supplier based in Shizuoka prefecture, will start expanding production at its headquarters plant. Beginning with the plant floor space in mid-2005, the expansion will be completed by the end of fiscal 2006 to increase the plant's annual production capacity of intelligent catalysts and other new similar products for Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., by approximately one million units. The i...

News  Updated at: 2005/04/04