Toyobo Co., Ltd. has signed a partnership contract on November 1 with Plug and Play Japan KK (“PnPJ”, hereafter), a major startup accelerator based in Tokyo, in the domain of SmartCities. Under the partnership, Toyobo will exchange information about market demands for SmartCities and explore opportunities to collaborate with startups discovered and accelerated by PnPJ.
Continue readingKURAFLEX COUNTER CLOTH to Bear the FSC Certified Logo
Kuraray Kuraflex Co., Ltd. hereby announces that its KURAFLEX COUNTER CLOTH, a nonwoven kitchen wipe for hygiene control, has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) as conforming with the FSC certification system, an international certification system associated with forest management.
Continue readingToray Develops Nanotech-Based Odor-Quelling Textile
Toray Industries, Inc., announced that it has developed Mushon 4X, a textile that quells the sources of odors. The company applied proprietary nanotechnology in combining several functional processing techniques to deliver odor prevention and elimination, antibacterial, and antioxidant performance.
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