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Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters Tokyo, Japan) announced a new investment to increase the production capacities of silane terminated polymers (product name: Kaneka MS Polymer™) in Europe at its Kaneka Belgium plant, located in Westerlo. 

Still, two months to go, but already save the date for the FEICA Conference and EXPO 2022 in Germany, Hamburg, from 14 to 16 September 2022. Don’t miss out on this premier event for the adhesive and sealant industry. 

In 2018 Kaneka Belgium joined forces with Flanders’ based research center VITO to develop an improved and bio-based version of Kaneka MS polymer™ based on lignin.

Known for its solvent-free and extremely low VOC emissions, Kaneka MS Polymer™ has a proven track record in green innovation.

On April 6, 2022, Kaneka Belgium was awarded the first Lean & Green Star for its logistics operations. Kaneka earned the precious Star for realizing a 20% logistics CO2 reduction in the past ...

Kaneka Belgium’s Performance Polymers Solutions Vehicle Modifier Division announces a price increase in EMEA, effective April 1st, 2022. The steadily increasing European energy and freight costs made this decision unavoidable, despite continuous efforts to further enhance internal process

Driving innovation through partnerships! Our 100% plant-derived KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet™ has been selected by injection molding machinery company NETSTAL for use in an innovative thin-wall packaging application.

Reducing our impact on the planet by reusing the recycled material from end-of-life #EPP parts while maintaining all mechanical properties of virgin EPP?  Kaneka makes it an innovative combination, not a choice.

Today, we had the honor to welcome Mr. Tom Vandenkendelaere and Mr. Pascal Arimont, Members of the European Parliament. This visit represents an excellent opportunity to highlight the latest developments in the areas of KANEKA’s bio-based and biodegradable Green Planet™ materials and applications.

We are pleased to share this exciting corporate news: Kaneka Corporation headquarters announced to significantly increase its production capacity for KANEKA Biodegradable Polymer Green Planet™ in Japan. 

As a lightweight and shock-absorbing material Kaneka EPERAN-PP is a vital resource for many applications in various industries. How to overcome the bead-shaped structure of expanded polypropylene while keeping all the advantages? Together with T. Michel Formenbau and key industry ...

At Kaneka Belgium, we adopted the necessary measures to respond swiftly and effectively to the COVID-19 pandemic — safeguarding our production and keeping our business operations up and running while prioritizing employee safety and wellbeing. Our organization’s office-based teams ...

Kaneka Eurogentec S.A. (Headquarters: Liège, Belgium), an affiliate of Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo), signed an agreement with INOVIO Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Headquarters: Pennsylvania, US) to manufacture COVID-19 DNA vaccine candidate, INO-4800. INOVIO is ... biotechnology com