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The first LNG truck, powered solely by liquefied natural gas, left Kaneka Belgium in Westerlo-Oevel today on its way to Germany. The brand-new LNG trucks of transport company DE DECKER - VAN RIET will be used exclusively for the international transport of Kaneka MS Polymer™. This partnership ...

Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Mamoru Kadokura) completed construction to increase production capacity of Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH™ (referred to below as PHBH™), on schedule at the Takasago Manufacturing Site (Hyogo Prefecture in Japan), and held a ...

Amid growing calls to cut back on plastic waste and deliver circular economy solutions, Kaneka is showcasing Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH™ technology at K 2019 (Düsseldorf, October 16-23), following recent food contact material approval in the EU, Japan and the US. The leading ...

Kaneka will use K 2019 (Düsseldorf, October 16-23) to highlight its wide portfolio of material solutions for the functional and foamed plastics industry. At its booth (Hall 6, stand 6A020), Kaneka will present state-of-the art polymer technology, including a major advancement in ...  

Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer listed in the Plastic Implement Measure of the European Commission for all food typesAfter being added to the positive list*1 of the EU regulation on food contact materials and articles by the European Commission*2, Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH ...

The Japanese technology-driven specialty chemicals firm Kaneka Belgium in Westerlo has been selected as one of the six finalists in the essenscia Innovation Award competition 2019. The biannual essenscia Innovation Award is the most prestigious prize for industrial innovation for chemistry ...

Kaneka Corporation (Tokyo, Japan, President : Mamoru Kadokura) has acquired 34.8% share of AB-Biotics (“ABB”) (Barcelona, Spain, a Spanish biotech company focusing on research, development, and distribution of its own products using lactic acid bacteria). At the same time, Kaneka has concluded ...

Westerlo, Belgium – February 28th, 2018 – Yesterday, the Japanese specialty chemicals firm Kaneka Belgium in Westerlo-Oevel won the Foreign Investment of the Year Trophy 2018 at FIT’s Foreign Investment Trophy, emerging victorious from a pool of 5 nominees after 3 rounds of voting—by a ...

Westerlo, 07 februari 2018 - Gisteren, 6 februari, mocht het Japans bedrijf Kaneka uit Westerlo-Oevel, producent van specialty chemicals, het “Lean & Green” certificaat in ontvangst nemen voor haar plan van aanpak om de CO2-uitstoot en het energiegebruik in haar transport- en logistieke ...

Westerlo, Belgium – January 17, 2018 – Kaneka Corporation (Tokyo, Japan), increases its production capacities of polyethylene and polypropylene expanded particle foams (product name: Eperan™ and Eperan™-PP) in Europe at its Kaneka Belgium plant, located in Westerlo. ...

Kaneka Corporation (Osaka, Japan; President: Mamoru Kadokura) was granted the “OK Biodegradable MARINE”^*1 certificate in September this year, certifying that a newly developed polyester-based biodegradable plastic (Product name: Kaneka Biodegradable Polymer PHBH, hereinafter “PHBH”) is ...

Kaneka Corporation (Osaka, Japan), significantly increases its production capacities of modified silicone polymers (product name: Kaneka MS Polymer™) in Europe at its Kaneka Belgium plant, located in Westerlo. Kaneka MS Polymer™ is a base resin for high-quality sealants, adhesives, and coatings. ...