Asahi Kasei receives Imperial Invention Prize in Japan for nickel-coated absorption layer – Mitigating the deterioration of electrodes and contributing to a stable, long-term electrolyzer operation

Leading semiconductor manufacturer Asahi Kasei Microdevices (AKM) and Swedish digital audio pioneer Dirac have announced a partnership to integrate Dirac’s smart acoustics solutions, AudioIQ, into AKM’s line of automotive audio digital signal processors (DSPs), including its flagship AK7709, to significantly reduce tuning time while enhancing sound quality within vehicle interiors

Asahi Kasei receives prestigious Okochi Memorial Prize for its microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) Ceolus™ UF grade used for excipient in tablets – solving tableting issues, improving content uniformity, and achieving challenging dosage form

Asahi Kasei Microdevices launches new series of power management ICs for energy harvesting – Optimizing charge and discharge of rechargeable batteries in remote controls, IoT sensors, Bluetooth® trackers, etc

Fremont, California, Düsseldorf – May 7, 2025 – Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei boutique commercial-scale biologics contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), today announced it has licensed ATUM’s proprietary Leap-In Transposase® transposon-based gene delivery and its miCHO™ cell line development technologies.

Optimizing charge and discharge of rechargeable batteries in remote controls, IoT sensors, Bluetooth® trackers, etc.

Asahi Kasei, Nobian, Furuya Metal, and Mastermelt commenced joint project to recycle metals from electrolyzer components – signaling a major milestone towards circularity in the chlor-alkali industry

Asahi Kasei to present easy-to-process particle foam for composite foam core applications at JEC World 2025

Car users’ concerns to define interior of fully autonomous cars, citing 5th Global Automotive Consumer Survey by Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei receives 2024 TSMC Excellent Performance Award in recognition of its Pimel™ photosensitive dielectric for advanced semiconductor packaging

Jiangsu Sailboat Petrochemical started a new carbonates plant using Asahi Kasei’s production technology for CO2-based ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate.

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Advances AgeTech with Better AI-Ready Data Through New Sensor Technologies – Devices will be demonstrated at CES 2025, showing how aging in place can be safer and more accessible

Asahi Kasei and Honda Sign Shareholders’ Agreement to Convert Existing Asahi Kasei Subsidiary into Joint Venture for Production of Lithium-ion Battery Separators in Canada

Asahi Kasei Medical launches Planova™ FG1 next-generation virus removal filter

Asahi Kasei and Aquafil collaborate on cellulose nanofiber and regenerated ECONYL® Polymer for 3D printing applications

Asahi Kasei launches new grade of LASTAN™ flame-retardant nonwoven fabric

Asahi Kasei enters collaboration with De Nora for development and sale of small-scale containerized electrolyzers for hydrogen production

Asahi Kasei Engineering launches cloud-based CAE solution platform

Asahi Kasei to showcase material solutions for thermal management of EVs, recycling and 3D printing at Fakuma 2024

Gas Sensor for Highly Flammable Refrigerant (R290) Ensures Safe and Accurate Refrigerant Leak Detection in HVAC Systems

Asahi Kasei Engineering to introduce cloud-based predictive maintenance service V-MO for monitoring of ocean vessel motors at SMM 2024

Asahi Kasei’s newest global car user survey gives insights into the brand loyalty and buying behavior of car users in the four major automotive markets.

Asahi Kasei has announced that in April 2024 it began selling a membrane system to produce WFI (water for injection), a type of sterile water that is used for the preparation of injections.

Crystal IS, an Asahi Kasei company, today announced the successful serial production of 100 mm diameter single-crystal aluminum nitride (AlN) substrates with 99% usable area, based on current requirements for UVC LEDs.

The Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei has successfully achieved proof of concept (POC) of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) using its proprietary high ionic conductive electrolyte.

At the DKT 2024, Asahi Kasei will present its newly developed hydrogenated solution styrene butadiene rubber (HSBR).

Asahi Kasei Microdevices achieves successful Proof of Concept for eFuse in high voltage 800 V automotive applications – Door opener for compact, fast and reliable protection of on-board chargers or DC/DC converters for electric vehicles.

Bionova Scientific, an Asahi Kasei Group company and full-service biologics CDMO, announced plans to invest $100 million to expand into plasmid DNA (pDNA) production.

Asahi Kasei Corp. today announces that it will offer the shareholders of Calliditas Therapeutics AB to acquire the shares of the pharmaceutical company Calliditas for the purpose of making Calliditas a wholly-owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei (“the Acquisition”) through a voluntary tender offer for Calliditas (“the Tender Offer”).

Asahi Kasei Medical has completed the construction of its third assembly plant for Planova™ virus removal filters in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan, and held its completion ceremony on May 24, 2024.

On May 13, company representatives and partners including the Japanese government celebrated the official opening of a new hydrogen pilot plant in Kawasaki, Japan.

Asahi Kasei Bioprocess to Unveil THESYS™ ACS ERGO Synthesis Column at TIDES USA – Offering reduced changeover time while maintaining safety and product quality.

Asahi Kasei announced today that it will construct an integrated plant in Ontario, Canada for the base film manufacturing and coating of Hipore™ wet-process lithium-ion battery (LIB) separator.

Asahi Kasei Plastics North America (APNA) will highlight new technologies, such as its 3D printing filament, at the NPE 2024, the largest plastics industry trade show in the Americas, from May 6 through 10 in Orlando.

Asahi Kasei Bioprocess (AKB) and Axolabs have announced a strategic partnership in the burgeoning field of oligonucleotide therapeutics.

AW Technologies and Asahi Kasei Medical, a core operating company of the Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei, have entered into an exclusive distribution agreement in Japan for AW Technologies’ TrachFlush™ device.

Senseair, a subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM), has announced the launch of the Senseair S88.

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corporation (AKM) has started mass production of the CZ39 series of coreless current sensors.

Asahi Kasei offers pharmaceutical excipient Ceolus™ with nitrite concentration of 0.1 ppm or less – Contributing to lower risk of potentially carcinogenic nitrosamine impurities in pharmaceuticals.

Asahi Kasei Europe joined Plastics Europe Germany, the leading association of plastics producers in Germany, in December 2023.

Asahi Kasei and an affiliated company have acquired the widely recognized international sustainability certification ISCC PLUS for several products.

Asahi Kasei has decided to invest in Circularise B.V. together with Brightlands Venture Partners, 4impact capital, and Neste, in November 2022.

Asahi Kasei starts selling BR and S-SBR made using the mass-balance method

Asahi Kasei and its affiliated companies have acquired the widely recognized international certification ISCC PLUS for several products

Asahi Kasei starts construction of alkaline water electrolysis pilot test plant for hydrogen production in Kawasaki, Japan

Asahi Kasei announced that it has joined the Hydrogen Council as a steering member

Asahi Kasei Plastics Singapore acquires ISCC PLUS certification – Production of polyphenylene ether (PPE) using biomass-derived raw material
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Asahi Kasei Pharma to Sponsor Research for Drug Discovery Research and Technology: Open Innovation 2023

Asahi Kasei Europe becomes member of joint blockchain technology pilot project for ISCC PLUS certification

Mercury-free UVC disinfection – Asahi Kasei demonstrates how Crystal IS UVC LED technology can be applied to achieve higher disinfection efficiency in water treatment than conventional mercury lamp systems

Asahi Kasei Introduces New XYRON™ mPPE Grades – Versatile Materials for Improved Efficiency of 5G Applications

Asahi Kasei to construct biogas purification system at sewage treatment plant in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan – demonstration trial on CO2 separation/recovery utilizing zeolite

Asahi Kasei to Present New Concept Car at K 2022 – Diversified Material Solutions for a More Sustainable and Comfortable Mobility

Asahi Kasei Microdevices and Israel-based Silentium enter license agreement for automotive Active Road Noise Cancellation (ARNC) technology

Asahi Kasei Bioprocess to Showcase Award-winning MOTIV™ Buffer Management Technology for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing at ACHEMA 2022

Asahi Kasei, a diversified Japanese multinational company, is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its establishment on May 25, 1922 and releases Next Generation Concept Car “AKXY2™”

Asahi Kasei to start providing carbon footprint data for synthetic rubber and elastomers

Asahi Kasei has established a platform jointly with NTT DATA Corp. to grasp the amount of GHG emissions and calculate the carbon footprint of products for each grade of performance plastics used as molding material for automotive parts, consumer electronics, etc.

Asahi Kasei Microdevices Presents New Flagship DAC AK4499EX At IPS / HIGH END® 2022 Show in Munich

Asahi Kasei Europe launches Foam Lab in Düsseldorf

Easy-to-maintain and Sustainable Materials Add Value to Customers – A Global Automotive Survey by Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei to accelerate trials for commercialization of polyamide 66 made using biomass-derived intermediate

Koshiro Kudo to become new President of Asahi Kasei
Düsseldorf, February 22, 2022 – Asahi Kasei announced at the end of January 2022 a change in the company’s management

Asahi Kasei contributes to global health care to Support Increased Demand for Ceolus™ Microcrystalline Cellulose Pharmaceutical Excipients

Asahi Kasei is celebrating the 90th anniversary of its Bemberg™ cupro fiber business – Rebranding launched to mark the occasion

Polypore and SEMCORP establish joint venture in China for dry-process LIB separators

New halogen-free flame-retardant Polyamide 66 LEONA™ SN features superior surface quality and laser printability

Asahi Kasei to optimize the global strategy of its ROICA™ premium stretch fiber business

Sustainable non-woven fabric Bemliese™ certified as marine biodegradable by TÜV AUSTRIA Belgium and eyeing European market

Asahi Kasei joins PINFA and strengthens the activities for safe and more sustainable flame retardant polymers

Clean surfaces and safe in-cabin air – New survey by Asahi Kasei shows growing global needs towards a hygienic automotive interior space

Asahi Kasei renews membership in Business Call to Action – Successful business model and sustainable development

Asahi Kasei Europe uniting sales, marketing and R&D activities at Düsseldorf Harbour

ZOLL Medical Corporation Donates $10M to The ZOLL Foundation to support research and educational activities for resuscitation and acute critical care

Asahi Kasei introduces the LEONA SG series to the European market. A semi-aromatic polyamide featuring excellent processability and advanced surface quality

Asahi Kasei will build a second plant for its microcrystalline cellulose excipient Ceolus™ at its Mizushima Works in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Asahi Kasei’s Patent infringement lawsuit against Shenzhen Xu Ran Electronic, etc. – The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China is accepting Asahi Kasei’s claim of patent infringement

The producer of Dinamica®, an ecological microfiber material for automotive interior surfaces, is investing into FSC® certified forests

Asahi Kasei introduces new engineered resin series SoForm™ of the Thermylene® brand – A Class-A surface material with low emissions and excellent scratch resistance

On the way to full car autonomy – New survey by Asahi Kasei Europe shows growing needs for driver assistance systems and improved acoustics

The automotive is evolving quickly – new technologies are constantly adding to safety and comfort of the car. This development is strongly user-driven, as the results of a current study conducted by Asahi Kasei Europe and SKOPOS shows.

Smarter and simpler: New survey shows growing importance of connectivity features and intuitive control interfaces in the automotive

The automotive is changing. A growing number of electronic systems and functions in the car are constantly adding to the driving experience. The results of the current study conducted by Asahi Kasei Europe and SKOPOS show: The car user is also changing and the need for smarter and simpler HMI (human-machine interface) solutions is growing.

Interior to become the new exterior: New survey by Asahi Kasei Europe shows increasing need towards functional premium surfaces in the automotive

The evolution in the automotive industry is ongoing. A changing mobility behavior and the growing autonomy of cars will profoundly impact the user’s driving experience. Automotive interior features are on their way to become the main differentiating element influencing buying decisions – and within the interior the need towards premium, hygienic and sound-absorbing surfaces is on the rise.

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

Asahi Kasei Corporation has completed its acquisition of US-based pharmaceutical company Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc. on March 3, 2020 (CET)