BASF and Sumitomo Chemical explore in vitro system for chemical safety evaluation

Application of fully functional cultured cells as alternative to animal testing

23-Dec-2015 - Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and BASF have agreed to collaborate on research into a more sustainable, in vitro system for chemical safety evaluation. Recent years have seen an increase in stringent regulations for registration of agricultural chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and the demand to ...

Devgen NV and Sumitomo Chemical Company renew their agrochemical compound discovery agreement

02-Apr-2009 - Devgen announced that it renewed its R&D agreement with Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited for a 3 year term. Under multiple agreements between 2001 and 2008, both companies conducted research on discovery of new agrochemicals. Under the terms of this new agreement, Devgen will receive funding for ...

Sumitomo Chemical Expands Production Capacity for Resorcinol

27-May-2008 - Sumitomo Chemical will build a new production facility at its Oita Works in Japan for resorcinol, a core product of its Fine Chemicals sector, in order to strengthen and expand this business and continue to provide a stable supply for its customers. Resorcinol is used as a raw material in a wide ...

Proposed agreement between Arkema and Sumitomo Seika in Superabsorbents

12-Mar-2008 - Arkema presented to the Central Works Council a proposed agreement with Japanese company Sumitomo Seika for the sale to Sumitomo Seika of its business in superabsorbent polymers which will be toll-manufactured by Arkema on its Carling industrial site. With a total capacity of 140,000 tons per ...

Sumitomo Chemical Acquires Crop Protection Product Distributor in UK

13-Jul-2007 - Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. announced that its wholly owned French subsidiary Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe S.A.S. has acquired 80% of the shares of UK crop protection product distributor Interfarm (UK) Ltd. In addition to engaging in export sale from Japan, Sumitomo Chemical's crop protection ...

Sumitomo Chemical Enters New Agreement to License its Hydrochloric Acid Oxidation Technology to Mitsubishi Chemical

29-Jun-2006 - Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. announced that it has entered into an agreement to license its proprietary hydrochloric acid oxidation process to Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. This process takes hydrogen chloride co-produced in the manufacturing process for urethane and other products that use ...

Sumitomo Chemical breaks ground for the third-phase expansion of its MMA production facilities in Singapore

10-Apr-2006 - Sumitomo Chemical held the groundbreaking ceremony for the third-phase expansion of its methyl methacrylate (MMA) facilities in Singapore. Sumitomo Chemical positions its MMA operations as a key strategic business in its Basic Chemicals Sector. The company manufactures MMA using its direct ...

Sumitomo Chemical Acquires Stake in Quantum Leap Packaging Inc.

10-Nov-2005 - Sumitomo Chemical announced that it has acquired an equity stake in Quantum Leap Packaging, Inc. (QLP), a Massachusetts-based company engaged in the development of liquid crystal polymer (LCP) packaging technology. Sumitomo Chemical has invested $20 million to purchase shares newly issued by QLP, ...

Saudi Aramco and Sumitomo Chemical sign joint venture agreement

02-Aug-2005 - The Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Chemical) signed an agreement to become joint venture partners in the development of a large, integrated refining and petrochemical complex in the Red Sea town of Rabigh, on the Kingdom's west coast. The ...

Sumitomo Chemical Announces Major Expansion of MMA Business

30-May-2005 - Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo) has recently initiated a project to construct new production lines in Singapore that will significantly increase its production capacity for methyl methacrylate (MMA), both monomer and polymer (molding compound). The new MMA monomer plant, which will be the ...