Shin-Etsu Chemical

Shin-Etsu Chemical to Build a New Plant for Silicone Products in Zhejiang Province, China

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onsdag, maj 15, 2024
Chemicals, Plastics, Technology, Environment, Other Technology, Manufacturing, Green Technology, Chemical substance, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Silicone, Head, Shipbuilding

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4063) (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh; hereinafter, “Shin-Etsu Chemical”) has decided to establish a new company, Shin-Etsu Silicone (Pinghu) Co., Ltd., in Zhejiang Province, China, and construct a new silicone products plant to expand its silicone business.

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  • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (TOKYO: 4063) (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh; hereinafter, “Shin-Etsu Chemical”) has decided to establish a new company, Shin-Etsu Silicone (Pinghu) Co., Ltd., in Zhejiang Province, China, and construct a new silicone products plant to expand its silicone business.
  • Shin-Etsu Chemical established Zhejiang Shin-Etsu High-Tech Chemical Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, “Zhejiang Shin-Etsu”) in Zhejiang Province, China, in 2002 to meet the demand for silicone products in China.
  • As a result, Zhejiang Shin-Etsu has decided to acquire a site in Zhejiang Province and construct a new plant.
  • In addition to existing general-purpose silicone emulsion products, the new plant will produce functional silicone emulsions, environmentally friendly silicone products, and other high-functional products, and is scheduled for completion in February 2026.

Touch Taiwan 2024 Showcases Smart Cockpit, Micro LED, and AI Opportunities

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måndag, april 22, 2024
AI, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Business, MicroLED, ASRG, Society for Information Display, Exhibition, Conference, Semiconductor, FANUC, Professional corporation, Merck, Delta, SIEMENS, USB On-The-Go, Yole, TPSA, International, Smart manufacturing, AWS, AUO, Somatosensory system, Coherence, MITSUBISHI, Panel, Electronic, Oxford Instruments

TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Touch Taiwan 2024, the leading display technology exhibition in Asia, will be held from April 24 to 26 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.

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  • TAIPEI, April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Touch Taiwan 2024, the leading display technology exhibition in Asia, will be held from April 24 to 26 at the Taipei Nangang Exhibition Hall, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Organized by Taiwan Display Union Association (TDUA), Taiwan Panel & Solution Association (TPSA), Taiwan Display Materials & Devices Association (TDMDA), Taiwan Electronic Equipment Industry Association (TEEIA), Society for Information Display (SID) and Chan Chao Int'l Co., Ltd.
  • The Smart Display Zone will focus on smart cockpits, Micro LED, and field applications.
  • With the surge of AI and 5G, this year's concurrent "Smart Manufacturing Exhibition" focuses on AI and digital transformation.

C.H. Robinson Announces Michael McGarry and Paige Robbins as Nominees for Board of Directors

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onsdag, mars 13, 2024
Trucking, Rail, Maritime, Air, Logistics, Supply Chain Management, Transport, Other Transport, PPG Industries, Chair, C. H. Robinson, W. W. Grainger, Digital, Scott Anderson, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Grainger, Security (finance), Judgement, McGarry, Audit committee, Customer, Marketing, Compensation, Supply chain, Koźlak, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, PPG, CHRW, Management

Robinson”) (Nasdaq: CHRW), a leading global logistics provider, today announced that the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Governance Committee, has nominated new directors, Michael McGarry and Paige Robbins, to stand for election to the Board at the company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.

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  • Robinson”) (Nasdaq: CHRW), a leading global logistics provider, today announced that the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Governance Committee, has nominated new directors, Michael McGarry and Paige Robbins, to stand for election to the Board at the company’s 2024 annual meeting of stockholders.
  • Robinson to win through accelerated profitable growth,” said Jodee Kozlak, Chair of the Board of Directors of C.H.
  • Michael McGarry said, "I am pleased to be nominated to join the Board of Directors of C.H.
  • I look forward to collaborating with the other directors and the management team to help support and advance the company's strategic vision and goals," said Paige Robbins.

Shin-Etsu Chemical develops the industry's first water-based, fast-curing silicone resin that does not use emulsifiers

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torsdag, mars 14, 2024
Chemicals, Plastics, Technology, Other Construction & Property, Manufacturing, Other Technology, Construction & Property, Other Manufacturing, Hardness, Temperature, Greenhouse, Chemical substance, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Heat, Water, Weather, Paint

Conventional waterborne silicone resins use emulsifiers.

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  • Conventional waterborne silicone resins use emulsifiers.
  • Compared to organic solvent-based silicone resins, water-based products to which emulsifiers are added tend to have inferior film properties.
  • The KRW-6000 Series does not use emulsifiers, and thus it has excellent film properties and can be cured quickly through heating.
  • The main features of this newly developed silicone resin series are as follows:
    Because no emulsifier is used, it forms a superior water-resistant film.

Clarivate Reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2024

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tisdag, mars 5, 2024
Fujitsu, Reward, Innovation, Sony, Daikin, NEC, Clarivate, Roche, Honeywell, Toshiba, Coretronic, Samsung Electronics, Electronics, Growth, Government, Panasonic, Risk, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Tencent, Ericsson, Organization, Ecosystem, Fintech, LG Electronics, IP, Intellectual property, Hitachi, Dow, Management

LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today revealed its 2024 list of Top 100 Global Innovators™ – organizations leading the world in technology research and innovation. For the first time, Clarivate ranked the top 100 organizations to provide a more defined view, as competition for exceptional patentable ideas grows more intense.

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  • Asia continues to extend its leadership in the global innovation ecosystem with 62 organizations listed in 2024, four more than in 2023.
  • Gordon Samson, President, Intellectual Property, Clarivate, said, "To feature as a Top 100 Global Innovator is no mean feat as maintaining an edge in the innovation ecosystem is harder than ever.
  • To build the Top 100 Global Innovators 2024 report, the Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research™ measures the quality of ideas, their potency and their effect.
  • The Top 100 Global Innovators uses a complete comparative analysis of global invention data to assess the strength of every patented idea, using measures tied directly to their innovative power.

Clarivate Reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2024

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tisdag, mars 5, 2024
Fujitsu, Reward, Innovation, Sony, Daikin, NEC, Clarivate, Roche, Honeywell, Toshiba, Coretronic, Samsung Electronics, Electronics, Growth, Government, Panasonic, Risk, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Tencent, Ericsson, Organization, Ecosystem, Fintech, LG Electronics, IP, Intellectual property, Hitachi, Dow, Management

LONDON, March 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarivate Plc (NYSE: CLVT), a leading global provider of transformative intelligence, today revealed its 2024 list of Top 100 Global Innovators™ – organizations leading the world in technology research and innovation. For the first time, Clarivate ranked the top 100 organizations to provide a more defined view, as competition for exceptional patentable ideas grows more intense.

Key Points: 
  • Asia continues to extend its leadership in the global innovation ecosystem with 62 organizations listed in 2024, four more than in 2023.
  • Gordon Samson, President, Intellectual Property, Clarivate, said, "To feature as a Top 100 Global Innovator is no mean feat as maintaining an edge in the innovation ecosystem is harder than ever.
  • To build the Top 100 Global Innovators 2024 report, the Clarivate Center for IP and Innovation Research™ measures the quality of ideas, their potency and their effect.
  • The Top 100 Global Innovators uses a complete comparative analysis of global invention data to assess the strength of every patented idea, using measures tied directly to their innovative power.

Plastics Hall of Fame Announces Class of 2024 Inductees

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torsdag, februari 1, 2024
University of Hamburg, Polymer, PPI, Dow Chemical Company, Orange County Convention Center, Titanium, Regeneration, University of Connecticut, Plastic, Cellophane, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Chemistry, Nobel Prize, Dow, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Commercialization, Pioneer, University

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seventeen new members will be honored at the Class of 2024 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.

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  • Seventeen new Plastic Hall of Fame members will be honored at the Class of 2024 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 1, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Seventeen new members will be honored at the Class of 2024 induction ceremony on Sunday, May 5, 2024, in the Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Established in 1972, the Plastics Hall of Fame has grown to 236 members representing nine countries, which include five Nobel Prize winners in chemistry.
  • The Plastics Hall of Fame recognizes the outstanding achievements of such individuals and inspires those entering the industry around the world.

OKI Develops GaN Lifting off/Bonding Technology on QST Substrates of Shin-Etsu Chemical

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måndag, november 13, 2023
Semiconductor, Chemicals, Plastics, Technology, Manufacturing, Mobile, Wireless, Other Manufacturing, Hardware, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Head, Note 2, QST, CFB, Gallium nitride, Printed circuit board, OKI

This technology enables the vertical conduction of GaN and is expected to contribute to the realization and commercialization of vertical GaN power devices capable of controlling large currents.

Key Points: 
  • This technology enables the vertical conduction of GaN and is expected to contribute to the realization and commercialization of vertical GaN power devices capable of controlling large currents.
  • On the other hand, OKI's CFB technology can lift off only the GaN functional layer from the QST substrate while maintaining high device characteristics.
  • Through this, the combined technologies of Shin-Etsu Chemical and OKI solve the above two major challenges, paving the way for the social implementation of vertical GaN power devices.
  • In the future, the two companies will contribute to the realization and widespread use of vertical GaN power devices through Shin-Etsu Chemical's provision of QST substrates or GaN grown QST substrates to companies manufacturing GaN devices and OKI's provision of CFB technology through partnering and licensing.

VI Accepting VIABILITY PVC Recycling Grants Applications

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tisdag, september 26, 2023
The Vinyl Institute, VI, Oregon State University, Recycling, Vinyl, PVC, Thermoplastic, Pharmaceutical industry, Geography of Taiwan, Shin-Etsu Chemical

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, today announced it is accepting applications for its VIABILITY grant program. Applications are due October 15, 2023. Established in January of 2023, VIABILITY is a first-of-its-kind recycling grant program dedicated to advancing post-consumer PVC recycling nationwide. The grant program is made possible through funding from four PVC resin manufacturers in the U.S. (Formosa, Oxy, Shintech, and Westlake) who have committed $3 million dollars for the next three years.

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  • Applications due October 15, 2023, for post-consumer PVC recycling grant requests.
  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Vinyl Institute (VI), a U.S. trade association representing the leading manufacturers of vinyl, today announced it is accepting applications for its VIABILITY grant program.
  • Established in January of 2023, VIABILITY is a first-of-its-kind recycling grant program dedicated to advancing post-consumer PVC recycling nationwide.
  • "With the launch of the third round of grant applications, we are calling on industry innovators and visionaries to join us in this industry effort to accelerate post-consumer PVC recycling."

Shin-Etsu Chemical to further drive forward its QST® substrate business for implementation in GaN power devices

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tisdag, september 5, 2023
Semiconductor, Chemicals, Plastics, Technology, Manufacturing, Mobile, Wireless, Other Manufacturing, Hardware, Light-emitting diode, Head, CFB, Oki Electric Industry, Shin-Etsu Chemical, MicroLED, CTE, RF, Chemical substance, Growth, Gallium nitride, Printed circuit board

In addition to sales of QST® substrates, Shin-Etsu Chemical will also sell GaN grown QST® substrates upon customer request.

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  • In addition to sales of QST® substrates, Shin-Etsu Chemical will also sell GaN grown QST® substrates upon customer request.
  • Especially for power devices, continuous evaluation is underway for devices in the wide range of 650V to 1800V.
  • Until now, most GaN power devices have been lateral devices, but CFB technology takes advantage of the characteristics of QST® substrates to realize vertical power devices that can control large currents by exfoliating a thick layer of high-quality GaN from an insulating QST® substrate.
  • To customers who manufacture GaN devices, Shin-Etsu Chemical will provide QST® substrates or GaN grown QST® substrates and Oki Electric Industry will provide its CFB technology through partnering or licensing.