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Topic: Asahi Kasei


  
  EnplaNet : News
Asahi Kasei is one of Japan’s leading technology companies, with operations extending around the world.
Asahi Kasei Chemicals is one of Japan's top plastics producers, with a broad product lineup including general purpose plastics and engineering plastics.
Asahi Kasei is the world's only producer of both homopolymer and copolymer polyacetal.
www.enplanet.com /Company/00000027/En/Data/p003.html   (398 words)

  
 News - Agreement to License Polycarbonate Technology   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The enquiry about the Asahi Kasei non-phosgene PC technology was received through Mitsui and Co., Ltd. and Toyo Engineering Corp. (TEC), and negotiations among the parties began in late March.
A number of other potential licensees are currently performing studies of the Asahi Kasei PC technology, and Asahi Kasei Chemicals looks forward to successfully concluding negotiations with them in the near future.
Having achieved its objective of verifying the industrial performance of the technology, Asahi Kasei Chemicals reduced its holding in Chimei-Asahi to 10% in March, and renewed the emphasis on licensing as a pillar of PC-related operations.
www.omnexus.com /news/news.aspx?id=5213   (442 words)

  
 Plastics News - NPE business news
Both Asahi Thermofil and Asahi Kasei Plastics are part of Asahi Kasei Corp., a major, Tokyo-based maker of chemicals and plastics that acquired Thermofil from Nippon Steel Chemical Co. Ltd.
Asahi Kasei also has decided it won’t distribute materials that it produces in Asia unless it also compounds them in the United States.
Asahi Kasei’s Yuzo Nishiguchi said the parent firm has been pleased with the Thermofil business in the three years since the acquisition.
www.plasticsnews.com /npe/bnews2.html?cat=36&id=1058279675   (335 words)

  
 ASINEX announces successful Lead Optimization project with Asahi Kasei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
ASINEX are performing optimization of a hit compound provided by Asahi Kasei at their facilities in Moscow.
We are delighted to be providing chemical services for Asahi Kasei.
ASINEX (www.asinex.com) is a full-service chemistry provider of ‘Intelligent Chemistry` for the lead generation and optimization stage of drug discovery.
www.bioportfolio.com /news/asinex_2.htm   (378 words)

  
 Asahi KASEI - NPE 2003
Asahi KASEI Corporation is strutting its stuff at NPE 2003 with a 6,000 square foot booth in McCormick Place South Hall, June 23 - 27.
Asahi KASEI Plastics America, Inc. – Innovative supplier of Tenac® Acetal (both homo- and co-polymer), Xyron® m-PPE, and Leona® PA 66; solutions provider to meet existing customer needs and develop new applications.
Asahi KASEI is one of Japan's leading chemical companies, with operations around the world.
www.pnasia.com /npe/asahi.html   (279 words)

  
 C&EN: LATEST NEWS - Chinese Competition Forces Closing Of Indonesian Fiber Plant
Asahi Kasei will cease operations at its Indonesian subsidiary that manufactures acrylic yarn and nylon filament, laying off nearly 1,200 employees.
Asahi says that the subsidiary, known as Indaci, has been struggling since Indonesia’s 1997 currency crisis and that there are no prospects of improvement.
Asahi Kasei has been striving to boost its profits since reporting a net loss of $575 million in 2002.
pubs.acs.org /cen/news/8235/8235notw3.html   (263 words)

  
 Kyodo World News Service: Asahi Kasei 12 12 0131 --Asahi Kasei to acquire control of Nichimen's China unit@ HighBeam ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Asahi Kasei 12 12 0131 --Asahi Kasei to acquire control of Nichimen's China unit
Major Japanese chemical firm Asahi Kasei Corp. said Wednesday it will acquire in January a 51% stake in a specialty plastic compounds manufacturer in China, a wholly owned unit of Japanese trading house Nichimen Corp.
The acquisition of the controlling stake in Wuxian Hamasaki Plastics Compounds Co. of Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, is designed to step up Asahi Kasei's...
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1P1:48806824&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (174 words)

  
 About Us
About Us Established in 1931, ASAHI KASEI is a leading producer engaged in specialized plastic materials and fine chemicals.
In 2000, the ASAHI KASEI Group joined forces with the THERMOFIL Group compounding facilities in France, UK and the USA.
ASAHI KASEI Group has two major manufacturing and technical centres in Europe, one in the UK and one in France.
www.thermofil.fr /aboutus.html   (295 words)

  
 asahi.com:Worried elderly seek security in reverse mortgages - ENGLISH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Asahi Kasei Homes Corp. last year introduced a reverse mortgage program for elder customers who plan to move to condominiums or nursing homes while still owning their houses.
Asahi Kasei expects that the service will expand the second-hand housing market and enhance recognition of its steel-frame concrete houses.
Asahi Shimbun's well-known daily column, which deals with a wide range of subjects from history, culture to current events.
www.asahi.com /english/Herald-asahi/TKY200507130146.html   (649 words)

  
 Asahi Thermofil - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Asahi THERMOFIL is a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi KASEI, a Global Fortune 500 company and world leader in plastics with annual sales of $12 billion.
Asahi THERMOFIL's Fowlerville Center, located in Fowlerville, Michigan, USA, is the crown jewel of Asahi KASEI's multinational resins manufacturing and research capability.
As part of Asahi KASEI's performance plastics and compounds group with affiliated plants in England, France, Japan, China, and Thailand, Asahi THERMOFIL serves worldwide markets providing technology and resins for applications such as aerospace, construction, automotive, industrial, electrical/electronic, appliances, and liquid handling, among others.
www.thermofil.com /about/about_us.htm   (158 words)

  
 Lead optimisation project with Asahi Kasei: News from Asinex   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Asinex is performing optimisation of a hit compound provided by Asahi Kasei at its facilities in Moscow.
Hiroyuki Kouji, general manager, laboratory for medicinal chemistry, Asahi Kasei said, "This collaboration with Asinex has been a significant benefit to our research efforts at Asahi Kasei.
"Asahi Kasei is looking forward to enjoying a long and fruitful collaboration with Asinex".
www.laboratorytalk.com /news/asi/asi103.html   (317 words)

  
 Asahi Kasei Corporation - Company Profile - Computer Business Review
For fiscal 2004, Asahi Kasei generated revenues of Y1,253 billion ($11.8 billion) compared with the previous year's revenues of Y1,193 billion.
Asahi Kasei Chemicals deals in the manufacture of organic and inorganic industrial chemicals, synthetic resins, synthetic rubber, high-compound fertilizers, coating materials, latexes, pharmaceutical and food additives, explosives, photopolymers and platemaking systems, separation and ion-exchange membranes, systems, and equipment.
Asahi Kasei Life and Living is the core operating company for all consumer/home-use products of the group.
www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=9BE0617B-FE04-45EB-AC89-7B81A77D1E46   (1207 words)

  
 tech1930 The Asahi kasei Bemberg silk thread factory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
The new Nobeoka city was born with the 3 towns and villages merger in April 1st of 1930.
In October, 1932, the Asahi silk job Nobeoka factory which hits an after rayon factory was constructed to in Nakagawara area and began operation in December of next 1933.
August, the Nobeoka ammonia silk thread corporation did a Japanese Bemberg corporation and an Asahi silk job corporation merger and the changing of it per the same year in the earliness than this were done with the Asahi Bemberg silk thread corporation.
www.mnet.ne.jp /~akaeeast/vc98e/tech1930.html   (191 words)

  
 Presentation Asahi Kasei Microsystems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Asahi Kasei Microsystems is a quite untypical japanese manufacturer in the meaning that they are experts in mixed signal design, and has one of the worlds largest groups of analog and mixed signal designers.
I the beginning of the 80's they were however acquired by Asahi Kasei, one of the worlds largest chemical manufacturers.
Their goal is however not to develop leading edge geometries, but processes optimized for the performace needed in the products they at any time choose to develop.
www.acte.no /products/supplierinfo/AKM.htm   (123 words)

  
 DuPont.com: DuPont and Asahi Kasei sign final agreement to build new POM plant in China
This 50:50 partnership between DuPont and Asahi Kasei combines the technological and marketing expertise of the two partners.
The new plant will serve to enhance Asahi Kasei's ability to supply POM to its customers in Asia and throughout the world.
Asahi Kasei will continue to strengthen its coordinated global supply network for performance plastics and compounds, including POM homopolymer (Tenac®) and copolymer (Tenac® C), modified-PPE, and nylon 66 (Leona®).
www.dupont.com /corp/news/product/2002/pn03_26_02a.html   (650 words)

  
 BioSpace News for
Asahi Kasei Medical is the leading provider of dialysis filters in Japan and one of the three largest dialyzer providers in the world.
Asahi Medical expects to submit their license application including the clinical results to the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare in Japan (MHLW) by the first half of this year.
Under the Agreement, Asahi Medical has the exclusive right to market the CryoSeal(R) System, including the CryoStat freezing and thawing thermodynamic device and Auto-Cryo Kit in Japan.
www.biospace.com /news_company.cfm?CompanyID=659720   (415 words)

  
 Dow Products and Businesses News: Dow and Asahi Kasei Polystyrene Joint Venture Starts Production at Zhangjiagang, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
An extension of Asahi Kasei’s operations in Japan, the new production base of Zhangjiagang provides easy access to fast-growing cities along the Yangtze River and across the region.
Asahi Kasei Corporation is one of Japan’s leading chemical companies, with annual sales of US$10 billion in operations ranging from chemical and fibers to LSIs, housing and pharmaceuticals.
Asahi Kasei’s polystyrene business in Japan is now under AandM Styrene Co., Ltd., a joint venture with Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation formed in 1998.
news.dow.com /prodbus/2002/20021101a.htm   (709 words)

  
 DuPont and Asahi Kasei sign final agreement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
China will remain to be the world’s fastest-growing POM market and this capacity is critical for both DuPont Engineering Polymers and Asahi Kasei performance plastics continued success.
The agreement concluded today underscores the confidence DuPont and Asahi Kasei have in the Chinese market for POM and is a measure of both partners’ commitment to continue as major players in this market.
The Asahi Kasei Corporation, formerly Asahi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., is one of Japan's leading chemical companies, with sales of US$10 billion in operations ranging from chemicals and fibers to LSIs, housing, and pharmaceuticals.
www.dupont.com.cn /english/news/03262002.html   (582 words)

  
 ASINEX announces successful Lead Optimization project with Asahi Kasei
Dr.Hiroyuki Kouji, General Manager, Laboratory for Medicinal Chemistry, Asahi Kasei said, "This collaboration with ASINEX has been a significant benefit to our research efforts at Asahi Kasei.
Dr Dimitri Genis, Director of Research at ASINEX commented "We have great respect for Asahi Kasei as one of the leading Japanese pharmaceutical companies.
Asahi Kasei (www.asahi-kasei.co.jp) is a US$10 billion technology company, whose mission is to provide innovative, science-based solutions, contributing to greater quality of life.
www.asinex.com /news/pr200310.html   (385 words)

  
 Fuel Cell Today - Asahi Kasei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
Asahi Kasei (formerly Asahi Chemicals) operates in four segments: chemicals and plastics; housing and construction materials; fibres and textiles; and special products, which range rom drinks to electronics and medical products.
Utilising its own ion-exchange membrane technology, Asahi Kasei is developing membranes for use in PEMFCs.
Asahi Kasei's fuel cell work has been supported by the New Energy and Industry Technology Development Organisation (NEDO), which in turn is funded by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
www.fuelcelltoday.com /FuelCellToday/IndustryDirectory/IndustryDirectoryExternal/IndustryDirectoryDisplayCompany/0,1664,669,00.html   (152 words)

  
 About SAL
Dow and Asahi Kasei first formed a marketing joint venture in 1994 to serve the sales and technical service needs of Japanese original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) located outside of Japan.
These new capabilities, and those of the Dow and Asahi Kasei plants in the region, enable SAL to build even stronger relationships with global and local polystyrene customers throughout the region by offering more complete geographic coverage of the Asian marketplace.
With SAL, both Dow and Asahi Kasei are demonstrating their commitment to continue to grow and support customers' success in the Asian market.
www.dow.com /sal/about   (524 words)

  
 Kazanorgsintez has signed a contract with Asahi Kasei, Japan
Rccnews.ru has reported that this June the experts of Asahi Kasei, a major Japanese chemical group, discussed cooperation opportunities with JSC Kazanorgsintez in the field of phosgene-free polycarbonate production.
Polycarbonate made by the phosgene-free Asahi process is ideal for optical disc applications as it features good transparency.
Asahi Kasei is a leader in the Japanese chemical sector; in 2006 it is going to start the second production line Chimei-Asahi.
www.mcgroup.co.uk /news/04/090204/090204_3.shtml   (940 words)

  
 Purely Proteins - Pure Proteins, Ligand Design and Applications - Partnerships - Asahi
Aimed at expanding Asahi's already highly successful range of bio-materials, the project will develop new methods for purifying proteins using the proprietary ligand discovery systems developed at Purely Proteins.
Originally focused on the fibers and chemicals business sectors, today Asahi Kasei is growing through diversification into the fields of housing, health care and electronics.
Asahi Kasei Corporation has seven constituent corporations - Asahi Kasei Fibers, Asahi Kasei Chemicals, Asahi Kasei Life and Living, Asahi Kasei Construction Materials, Asahi Kasei Homes, Asahi Kasei EMD and Asahi Kasei Pharma.
www.purelyproteins.com /asahi.htm   (338 words)

  
 Asian Economic News: Asahi Kasei cancels polyacetal plant project in Singapore
Asahi Kasei Corp. said Thursday it has decided to cancel its polyacetal plant project in Singapore, which has been suspended since February 1998 in the wake of the Asian financial crisis.
Polyacetal is a special plastic characterized by its wear resistance and is used in automobile and electrical appliance parts.
In September 1997, Asahi Kasei started to build a polyacetal plant in Singapore with annual production capacity of 20,000 metric tons.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0WDP/is_2001_March_26/ai_72696457   (216 words)

  
 Acrylic Fibers directory for clothing industry
A manufactured fiber in which the fiber-forming substance is any long chain synthetic polymer composed of at least 85% by weight of acrylonitrile units.
Asahi-Kasei (Japan) : Asahi Kasei Fibers is the core operating company for all fibers and textiles operations of the Asahi Kasei Group.
A wide and expanding range of innovative materials for apparel and industrial applications are produced with the know-how gained through eight decades of industry leadership.
www.apparelsearch.com /acrylic.htm   (211 words)

  
 Solid State Technology - Asahi Kasei sets up South Korean subsidiary to sell pellicles
Asahi Kasei's wholly owned electronics arm, Asahi Kasei EMD Corp., set up Asahi Kasei EMD Korea Corp. in Suwon last month, capitalized at about 80 million yen.
The new company will enable Asahi Kasei to deliver pellicles more efficiently to its customers in South Korea, where demand for pellicles is expanding rapidly due to rising production of LCD screens for products such as cellphones and notebook computers.
Asahi Kasei has been selling pellicles in South Korea since 1999.
sst.pennnet.com /Articles/Article_Display.cfm?Section=ONART&SubSection=Display&PUBLICATION_ID=5&ARTICLE_ID=213225   (222 words)

  
 WWP-Report on Engineering Construct & Plant Operations in the Developing World : TAIWAN: Joint venture construction ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
A 51:49 Taiwanese/Japanese joint venture which teams-up CHI MEI and ASAHI KASEI is currently involved in the construction of a 50,000 metric ton per year (mt/y) polycarbonate plant at Tainan, Taiwan.
Operational start-up is said to be imminent and, the partnership is now gearing-up to double the facility's output during the year 2002.
ASAHI CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO. LTD., which was renamed ASAHI KASEI CORP. effective January 1, 2001, has a total employment of some 15,600.
static.highbeam.com /w/wwpreportonengineeringconstructampplantoperationsi/september012001/taiwanjointventureconstructionplansforproposed5000/index.html   (374 words)

  
 Asahi Kasei   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
¥Although Asahi Kasei's operating profit for fiscal 2003 slightly dropped, the profit increased by 30% excluding the effect of change in accounting treatment for pension.
Housing and electronics businesses were brisk, supported by an increase in orders for new housing and an expansion in digital home appliances.
Asahi Kasei is focusing its attention on expansion in highly profitable business and creation of new business according to the mid-term management plan.
www.jcr.co.jp /E0405/E3407.htm   (146 words)

  
 Asahi Kasei Medical, Nephros Enter into Licensing Agreement for OLpur Hemodiafilter
Tokyo (ACPN) - Asahi Kasei Medical announced March 3 that it concluded a licensing agreement with Nephros of New York for OLpur MD190, a hemodiafilter developed by Nephros, on the same day.
By applying its proprietary membrane technology to the MD190, Asahi Kasei Medical intends to develop a hemodiafilter that will help prevent complications specific to dialysis patients and improve their quality of life.
Asahi Kasei (formerly Chemical Industry)(TSE: 3407) is diversified company operates six segments: The chemicals segment (basic chemicals, plastics, fertilizers) and housing and construction materials segment (concrete partitions, residential construction, and land development) each account for slightly more than a third of Asahi Kasei's sales.
www.asiacorpnet.com /article.asp?art_id=29473   (304 words)

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