Asahi Kasei expands lithium battery coating diaphragm production capacity Hipore will reach 1.2 billion square meters in 2026
Asahi Kasei announced that in order to better meet the needs of the new energy vehicle market, the company will invest 40 billion yen (US$266 million) to expand its global Hipore™ lithium-ion b…
Asahi Kasei invests in US start-up NFW to provide 100% bio-based leather for automotive interior applications
Asahi Kasei has decided to invest in US start-up NFW, which produces non-petroleum-based leather alternatives for automotive interiors. As part of Asahi Kasei’s mid-term growth strategy, NFW wil…
Asahi Kasei invests in US start-up NFW to provide 100% bio-based leather for automotive interior applications
Asahi Kasei has decided to invest in US start-up NFW, which produces non-petroleum-based leather alternatives for automotive interiors. As part of Asahi Kasei’s mid-term growth strategy, NFW wil…
BASF supplies biomass-balanced tetrahydrofuran (THF) to Asahi Kasei’s ROICA unit for use in the manufacture of elastic fibers
BASF is supplying biomass-balanced tetrahydrofuran (THF) to the ROICA unit of Japanese multinational Asahi Kasei BMB). Asahi Kasei will use BASF’s THF BMB to produce the ROICA™ brand of m…
