Shin-Etsu Chemical

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

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Wednesday, March 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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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Thursday, March 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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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Tuesday, March 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.

Clarivate Reveals Top 100 Global Innovators 2024

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Tuesday, March 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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Thursday, February 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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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Monday, 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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Tuesday, 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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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Tuesday, 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.

Key Points: 
  • 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.

Shin-Etsu to enhance its high-performance silicones products and expand its line-up of eco-friendly products

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Thursday, July 27, 2023
Technology, EV, Electric Vehicles, Semiconductor, Automotive, Chemicals, Plastics, Automotive Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Manufacturing, Energy, Hardware, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Head, Silicone, Carbon, Wind, EVS, Investment, LIMS, Greenhouse, Niigata Prefecture, Renewable energy, Chemical substance

While the investments under the plan have been almost implemented, the demand for high-performance silicone products has continued to grow since then.

Key Points: 
  • While the investments under the plan have been almost implemented, the demand for high-performance silicone products has continued to grow since then.
  • In response to the demand from society and our customers, we will expand the applications of our silicones products and work to enhance the advanced functionality of our products line-up and expand our environmentally friendly silicones.
  • Leveraging our strong advanced technologies regarding silicones, Shin-Etsu’s silicones products have been contributing to realizing smaller as well as lighter-weight end products, from aircraft to electric vehicles.
  • In addition, our silicones products are also helping to extend the service lifetime of end products because of their advantage of long-term stability.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Has Developed a Silicone Rubber for Molding That Is Optimal as an Insulation Covering Material for Onboard High-voltage Cable in Automobiles

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Thursday, March 2, 2023
Hardware, EV, Electric Vehicles, Automotive, Chemicals, Plastics, Technology, Tires & Rubber, Automotive Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Underweight, DWV, Car, HEV, Shin-Etsu Chemical, Head, Chemical substance, EVS, Electricity, Transformer

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh) has developed a new silicone rubber for molding (the “KE-5641-U”) that is optimal as an insulation covering material for high-voltage cable used in automobiles.

Key Points: 
  • Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Tokyo; President: Yasuhiko Saitoh) has developed a new silicone rubber for molding (the “KE-5641-U”) that is optimal as an insulation covering material for high-voltage cable used in automobiles.
  • In the case of electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs), their drive systems increasingly require higher-voltage/larger current cable.
  • Because of this, high withstand voltage characteristics are being sought after for high-voltage cable for EVs and HEVs.
  • With this new product’s high withstand voltage characteristics, even when the high-voltage cable’s insulation system covering layers are made thinner, superior insulation performance is secured.