Zeon's Tokyo Zairyo, Japan opens Chennai office to serve south India auto parts market On March 26, Tokyo Zairyo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan's Zeon Corporation, commenced full operations at a new branch office in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, located at Olympia Technology Park in Guindy. The office will handle the purchase and sale of chemical products, including synthetic resins, synthetic rubber, and elastomers, primarily serving Japanese automo...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/27

TF2C compound can replace die-cast aluminum in housings for ADAS radar and electronic control units (ECUs). SABIC’s new EXTEM RH1017UCL resin is an optical thermoplastic polymer that withstands lead-free reflow soldering and is well-suited for optical sensor lenses. For automotive lighting, ULTEM resins meet high temperature requirements (up to 230°C) for complex modules like digital matrix LED headlights composed of adjustable micromirrors. N...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

Nippon Electric Glass to explore automotive applications using flat glass fiber Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. (Nippon Electric Glass) will strengthen its automotive resin materials business with flat glass fiber (FGF) for reinforcing thermoplastic resins. FGF, with its flat cross section, can be made into complex shapes. It offers high strength and excellent appearance, and demand for it in automotive parts is expected to grow. The company is a...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/09

ts heat management business for automotive power modules and AI data centers, where demand is expected to grow. The company will succeed Kyocera’s manufacturing and sales business for products including epoxy resin encapsulation materials for semiconductors, bonding pastes for semiconductors, and resins for industrial use. The acquisition amount will be JPY 30 billion, and the acquisition procedures are scheduled to be completed in October 2026...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/23

Motor Co., Ltd. and Dongfeng Motor Corporation. The DURABIO was highly rated for its design quality such as transparency and optical properties. It is a bio-engineering plastic mainly made from plant-based isosorbide, which has excellent weather resistance and durability. Compared to polycarbonate resins derived from fossil fuels, the DURABIO has superior transparency and outstanding optical properties. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shi...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/20

plant in the State of Mexico to increase output, reduce reliance on imports from Asia, the United States, and Germany, and strengthen local supply chains ahead of the upcoming USMCA review. PPG highlighted that Mexico faces a structural deficit in specialized petrochemicals, particularly synthetic resins, which affects the automotive supply chain since it is a core input for automotive coating. The company emphasized the strategic role of automo...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/15

n industrial partner, through its subsidiary, Chaoyang Hydrogen New Energy Venture Capital fund. Thanks to this partnership with Sinopec Capital, FORVIA Hydrogen Solutions China sets a clear roadmap for accelerated growth and value creation through an optimized supply chain (including carbon fiber, resins, etc). Based on FORVIA press release...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/09

riction material production methods, and improves brake pad wear resistance while maintaining friction performance. In its dynamo-meter test using brake pad models, Sumitomo Bakelite has confirmed that the new product reduces the wear by 24% compared to conventional non-modified (straight) phenolic resins. The new phenolic resin has already been evaluated for performance by a friction material maker, and the company plans to start mass production...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/02

ims to increase the share of renewable and recycled materials used in its tire production from 26% in 2024 to 28-29% in 2025, with a goal of at least 40% by 2030. The company’s key focus is on synthetic rubber made from used cooking oil and other recycled or renewable sources, as well as circular resins that enhance the performance of rubber compounds, improving tires’ wet grip, abrasion resistance, and rolling resistance while reducing their...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/11

ed side wall, high bead filler, and a multi-reinforced bead structure, ensuring safe and stable handling even under extreme conditions and full vehicle loads. The 3PMSF (3 Peak Mountain Snowflake)-certified tire also incorporates a high-silica tread compound with functionalized polymers and special resins, delivering excellent wet braking performance, high durability, and reduced rolling resistance. Its innovative tread design, featuring advanced...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/26

JLR to launch eco-friendly tires with 70% sustainable materials in partnership with Pirelli On July 9, JLR announced that it will be the first to introduce newly developed tires made with over 70% renewable and recycled materials, such as silica from rice husks and plant-based resins, at scale. The new tires will be available this year as standard on select new Range Rover models with 22" wheels, with plans to roll them out more widely across oth...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/09

Asahi Kasei to withdraw from acrylic resin production Asahi Kasei Corporation (Asahi Kasei) announced on May 27 that it will withdraw from the production of four products, including acrylic resins for automotive tail lamps at its Kawasaki Works (Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City). The Kawasaki site, which will successively end the production of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer, cyclohexyl methacrylate (CHMA), acrylic resins, and SB (styrene-butadiene...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

eloped a new rubber material for 3D printers. The company will first consider adopting the new material for medical and robot hand applications, aiming to achieve commercialization in 2026. Optical molding printers, which use ultraviolet light for solidification, normally use epoxy and other liquid resins, and it is unusual to use rubber material. Sumitomo Rubber plans to increase the profit of its businesses other than the tire business to 30% i...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/13

e (PU) production plant spanning 81,000 sqm in Karawang, Indonesia. Construction started in September 2023, with trial production completed in early 2025 and full-scale operations commencing in February 2025. With an annual capacity of 67,000 tons of prepolymers, polyester polyols, and polyurethane resins—tripling the output of Dongsung Chemical’s existing PU plants in Korea, Vietnam, and China—the facility will serve key industries, includ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/08

BASF increases polyester and polyurethane resins production capacity in China On March 24, BASF announced that its Coatings division had expanded its production capacity for polyester and polyurethane resin at its Caojing plant in Shanghai, China. Originally established in 2015 with an annual capacity of 8,000 metric tons of polyester and polyurethane resin, the plant has now increased its capacity to 18,800 metric tons per year. In addition, BAS...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/24

Arkema, France to expand PVDF capacity in North America On February 26, Arkema announced a 15% capacity expansion of Arkema’s PVDF (Polyvinylidene difluoride) production site in Calvert City, Kentucky, with an investment of approximately USD 20 million. This expansion aims to meet the rising demand for locally produced high-performance resins used in lithium-ion batteries, as well as support the growing semiconductor and cable markets. The star...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/03

SABIC presents new conductive NORYL GTX LMX resins for inline paintable automotive application On February 10, SABIC launched NORYL GTX LMX310 resin. It is well-suited for inline paintable automotive applications, such as service flaps for electric vehicles (EVs). This new grade addresses the challenges of larger, asymmetrically shaped service flaps that are common in hybrid and fully electric vehicles. NORYL GTX LMX310 resin is an unfilled, cond...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/11

procure biomass-based acetone from Mitsui Chemicals' Taiwanese subsidiary, Taiwan Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., (Taiwan Mitsui Chemicals) and manufacture biomass-derived bisphenol A (biomass BPA) in Taiwan to develop the market for biomass-based plastic products. Biomass acetone, biomass BPA, and biomass resins are comparable in physical properties to petroleum-derived chemicals and resins, making them easy to replace conventional products. They will c...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/05

Toray to establish new plastic compound plant in China Toray Industries, Inc. (Toray) announced that it will establish a new plant in China for high-performance plastic compounds for automotive electrical parts and connectors. Toray Resins (Foshan) Co., Ltd., Toray’s subsidiary in Guangdong Province, will introduce a new plastic compound production facility, which will start operations in April 2025. The company also plans to transfer some prod...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/30

ntribute to the reduction of CO2 emissions. The plastic is compatible with reflow-soldering and features halogen-free and flame-retardant properties. The company can accommodate various custom shapes upon request. Products can be molded with the same equipment and processes as used for conventional resins. The material has a heat resistance of 85°C and a low-temperature resistance to -40°C. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Janu...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/24