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Judgment of Chinese Patent Infringement Litigation Asahi Kasei vs. Shenzhen Xu Ran (旭冉) Electronic Co., Ltd. and Others Relating to Separator for Lithium Ion Secondary Battery
11.05.2020
In August 2018, Asahi Kasei Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideki Kobori, ... Read more
Asahi Kasei Starts Green Hydrogen Production at the World’s Largest Single-Stack Alkaline-Water Electrolysis System in Fukushima
20.04.2020
The Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei is taking the next major step towards becoming a provider of large-scale alkaline-water electrolysis systems for the production of green hydrogen. In March 2020, the company started the operation of its 10 Megawatt (MW) single-stack alkaline-water electrolysis system at the Fukushima Energy Research Field (FH2R) in Namie, Fukushima, Japan. The “Aqualizer” is the world’s largest single-stack system, and able to produce green hydrogen at the rate of 1,200 normal cubic meter (Nm3) per hour.... Read more
Asahi Kasei Completes Acquisition of Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc.
17.03.2020
Asahi Kasei Corporation has completed its acquisition of US-based pharmaceutical company Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc. on March 3, 2020 (CET). ... Read more
Asahi Kasei becomes official partner of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing for the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship
04.02.2020
Asahi Kasei has concluded an agreement to be an official partner of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing (TGR) for the 2020 FIA World Rally Championship (WRC). The WRC pits drivers and production-based cars against some of the toughest and most varied conditions on the planet and is the world’s premier rally series. ... Read more
Asahi Kasei to present broad range of advanced battery materials at AABC Europe 2020 in Wiesbaden
07.01.2020
From 12-16 January, the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei and its US-based subsidiary Celgard will present a broad variety of advanced materials for the battery industry at the Advanced Automotive Battery Conference Europe (AABC) in Wiesbaden. ... Read more
Expansion of network in North America – Asahi Kasei America opens new marketing base in Novi, Michigan
19.12.2019
Asahi Kasei is accelerating its marketing activities towards the automotive industry. Its regional headquarter in North America, Asahi Kasei America, has just opened an office in Novi, Michigan, to strengthen its marketing functions in North America, mainly in the automotive field. ... Read more
Entering the next stage of the value chain in the airbag industry – Asahi Kasei to launch airbag fabric sewing operations in Vietnam in March 2020
27.11.2019
Asahi Kasei will launch the fabric sewing operation for airbags at its Vietnamese subsidiary Asahi Kasei Advance Vietnam in 2020. With this investment, the technology group enters the next stage of the value chain in the airbag industry. ... Read more
We make Future Mobility work – Asahi Kasei presents concept car AKXY and lightweight solutions at K 2019
15.10.2019
Lightweight materials to make future mobility work: From 16 to 23 October, Asahi Kasei will present engineering plastics and foam materi-als for the automotive industry at the K 2019, the world’s biggest trade fair for plastics and rubber in Düsseldorf, Germany. One highlight at the booth is the fully drivable elec-tric concept car AKXY (Hall 8a, J15). ... Read more
Creator of a rechargeable world – Asahi Kasei Honorary Fellow Akira Yoshino received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019
10.10.2019
Dr. Akira Yoshino, Honorary Fellow at Asahi Kasei, has won this year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 9 in Stock-holm. Yoshino, 71, a professor at Meijo University, Japan, shares the prize with two other scientists for their development of lithium-ion batteries – Professor John B. Goodenough from the US and chemist M. Stanley Whittingham from Great Britain. Their invention is used as rechargeable batteries for mobile phones, laptop computers and other devices. It can also store significant amounts of energy from solar and wind power, making possible a fossil fuel-free society, and will be an important driver for the electrification in the auto-motive industry. ... Read more
Premiere for PA Foam – Asahi Kasei at Foam Expo Europe 2019
30.08.2019
From 10 to 12 September, the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei presents its high-performance foam materials SunForce and, for the first time, PA Foam – the world’s first polyamide bead foam – at the Foam Expo Europe in Stuttgart, Germany. The materials open new doors for heat and sound insulating applications in the automotive industry. ... Read more