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Kaneka

ARKEMA Acquisition of majority stake in South Korea's PI Advanced Materials	30.06.2023
BIOPLASTICS Global production expands after pandemic / Patent filings rise / Advances in accelerated biodegradation / Nanomaterials go commercial	16.01.2023
KANEKA Expansion of silicone polymer production in Europe	16.08.2022
MALAYSIA Plastics market to increase 3% annually / Packaging for food, beverages to drive growth / Mordor Intelligence report	29.03.2022
KANEKA Upscale of PHBH in Japan to 20,000 t/y / Biodegradable polymer	15.02.2022
KANEKA Heavy surcharges for polyimide films from January 2022 onwards	21.12.2021
EUROPEAN BIOPLASTICS New board members elected / François de Bie remains chairman	09.12.2019
KANEKA Plans to speed up expansion of biodegradable polymer / Food contact approvals granted in EU, USA and Japan	30.10.2019
BIOPLASTICS Sphere and Kaneka report analyses developments on bioplastics / Challenges include confusion on terminology along with production costs	24.07.2019
KANEKA Chemical group doubles capacity of modifiers for epoxy resins in Japan	02.05.2019
KANEKA Capacity expansion for biodegradable polymer in Japan / Study started on commercial-scale plant	24.09.2018
KANEKA Capacity expansion in Belgium for PE and PP foams / Global demand set to accelerate	23.01.2018
ASSOCIATIONS European Bioplastics: François de Bie remains chairman of the board	27.06.2017
PLASTIC FILMS Electronics to remain dominant consumer for thin and ultra-thin films / Miniaturisation and soaring spending boost demand / Asia will keep largest share of world market / TMR report	14.02.2017
UBE / MITSUBISHI RAYON Planned merger between UMG joint venture and JSR subsidiary Techno Polymer / Japanese ABS industry continues to consolidate	20.05.2016
SKEBERIS Greek plastics trader builds 250,000 t/y warehouse in UAE / Joint venture with Tristar	17.08.2015
BIOTEC Partnership with Japan's Kaneka to develop bio-based products	19.02.2015
KASHIMA Kashima Vinyl Chloride Monomer to become Shin-Etsu subsidiary from December / Mitsubishi Chemical minority owner / Three companies withdraw stakes	16.11.2012
KANEKA CPVC joint venture with Mitsui and Meghmani Organics in India / USD 120m investment / Start-up planned for 2014 / Output to go towards meeting subcontinent's rising CPVC needs	12.12.2011