Showa Denko to grow [C.sub.4][F.sub.6] business.(United...

Chemical Week;  September 8, 2004 ;   Seewald, Nancy;   338 words ...Showa Denko (Tokyo) says it plans to grow its hexafluoro-1,3-but...is the result of work commissioned by Showa Denko to Russian research institutes to develop...semiconductor-processing specialty gases. Showa Denko opened an office in Moscow in January...

Showa Denko's turnaround: a strong focus on electronic...

Chemical Week;  July 21, 2004 ;   Alperowicz, Natasha;   787 words ......restructuring and business growth plan at Showa Denko (Tokyo), a leading producer of aluminum...through 2005. Electronic materials are Showa Denko's engine of growth, says Mitsuo Ohashi...divisions had operating margins of about 5%. Showa Denko's portfolio will look much different...

Showa Denko moves abrasive grain production to China in 2004.(Abrasives)

Advanced Ceramics Report;  November 1, 2003 ;     356 words ...Showa Denko KK, Japan, is to start producing ceramic...Shoko, will serve as the link between Showa Denko and the Chinese sub-contracting factories...Co Ltd, a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko engaged in general trading operations...

Showa Denko to expand ceria-based polishing materials business.

Advanced Ceramics Report;  March 1, 2000 ;     335 words ...Showa Denko KK is expanding its production capacity...yen]500 million (about $4.67 million). Showa Denko's ceria-based polishing products are...Japanese producer of ceria micro-powders. Showa Denko says that supply of ceria micro-powder...

Showa Denko to integrate SR.(International)(firm will integrate its Showa...

Rubber & Plastics News;  October 6, 2003 ;     117 words ...Japanese chemical pro-ducer Showa Denko K.K. will integrate its Showa Denko Elastomers K.K. chloroprene rubber production...material to meet growing need for the product. Showa Denko set up the subsidiary last November after it terminated...

Showa Denko unveils novel intermediate catalyst.(Manufacturing)

Chemical Week;  September 15, 2004 ;   Scott, Alex;   328 words ...Showa Denko says it has developed a novel solid-acid...costs compared with existing technology, Showa Denko says. Existing technology for the production...candidate and an antiobesity drug candidate, Showa Denko says. Development of the new technology...

... while Showa Denko's LEDs are for automobiles.(Optoelectronics)

New Materials Japan;  February 1, 2004 ;     134 words ...Showa Denko K.K. has developed LEDs (light-emitting diodes...s brightest once they are installed in lamps. Showa Denko anticipates that their first use will be in automobiles. Showa Denko, which will supply the goods to parts manufacturers...

Showa Denko to mass-produce carbon nanofibres.

Advanced Composites Bulletin;  February 1, 2002 ;     317 words ...Japan's Showa Denko KK says it is ready to start mass...10 tons a year) production plant, Showa Denko will now step up efforts to develop...material at or below [yen]100 a gram. Showa Denko already makes vapour grown carbon...

Showa Denko Cuts Jobs, Trims Salaries. (News Briefs).(Showa Denko...

Chemical Week;  December 19, 2001 ;     129 words ...Showa Denko says it will cut 1,000 jobs next year...jobs the company has shed since 1998. Showa Denko says it will rake a [yen]10-billion...other workers' pay will be reduced by 5%. Showa Denko expects the layoffs to generate annualized...

Showa Denko expansion planned Electronics maker to build $511 million...

International Herald Tribune;  December 15, 2006 ;   Andrea Tan;   455 words ......International Herald Tribune 12-15-2006 Showa Denko KK, a Japanese maker of electronic...hard drives, taking the number of Showa Denko employees in Singapore to 1,100, Kyohei Takahashi, president of Showa Denko, said at a briefing in the city-sta...

Showa Denko uses waste plastics stream to produce ammonia....

Chemical Week;  November 20, 2002 ;   Wood, Andrew;   226 words ...Showa Denko says it has begun construction on a project...government and the city of Kawasaki, Showa Denko says. Completion of the project is due...ammonia and other chemical products, Showa Denko says. There is no requirement to remove...

Showa Denko Revises Forecast.(Brief Article)

Chemical Market Reporter;  October 5, 1998 ;     144 words ...SHOWA DENKO K.K. has revised its consolidated forecast...previous forecast of [yen]800 million. Showa Denko has also revised its pre-tax profits...parent company's US-based subsidiary, Showa Denko Carbon Inc., is also expected to bear...

Showa Denko to launch aluminum pipe production in China

Xinhua News Agency;  February 6, 2003 ;     147 words ...Showa Denko to launch aluminum pipe production in...Xinhua) -- Japan's major chemical company Showa Denko K.K. will start production next year...copiers, Kyodo News reported Thursday. Showa Denko will set up a wholly owned subsidiary...

Novo Nordisk Acquires Enzyme Patents and Know-How From Showa Denko

PR Newswire;  October 1, 1996 ;     297 words ......PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) and Showa Denko today announced that Novo Nordisk will acquire Showa Denko's patents and know-how related to industrial enzymes in connection with Showa Denko's decision to terminate activities in this...

Showa Denko Mothballs Acetic Unit.(signs supply pact with BP-Petronas...

Chemical Week;  August 15, 2001 ;     46 words ...Showa Denko will mothball a 150,000-m.t./year acetic acid plant at Oita, Japan by year-end, the company says. Output from the plant will be replaced by product Showa Denko will receive from BP-Petronas Acetyls (Kertih, Malaysia), under a recently...