4 April 202531 March 2025 Toray Adopts Mass Balance Approach for TORAYLON™ Acrylic Staple Fiber Production Toray to offer high-value-added TORAYLON™ that is also environmentally-conscious
2 April 202527 March 2025 Toray pioneers sustainable materials with plant-based innovations Toray has incorporated its partially plant-based polyester Ultrasuede into the APURE project, to replicate the look and feel of premium leather while ensuring easy maintenance and durability for frequent transportation use
21 November 202418 November 2024 Toray and PTT Global Chemical Agree to Explore Mass Production Technology to Build Supply Structure for Non-Edible Biomass-Derived Nylon Toray and GC will jointly evaluate the feasibility of mass production technology and commercialization in Thailand and Japan
16 October 202410 October 2024 Biobased nylon and potential from diamine monomers This latest article delves into the chemistry of synthetic polyamides, most significantly known as Nylon, and discusses the historic and current biobased alternatives to the conventional fossil-based polymers
17 April 202416 April 2024 Toray: Neue Produkte aus chemisch recyceltem PBT Toray hat für dieses chemisch recycelte PBT eine Zertifizierung nach ISO 14021:2016 von SGS Japan Inc. erhalten, einem weltweit tätigen Prüf-, Inspektions- und Zertifizierungsunternehmen
27 February 202421 February 2024 Toray und Honda entwickeln chemisches Recycling Toray und Honda entwickeln ein Konzept zum chemischen Recycling von Polyamid 6 für die Automobilindustrie
1 February 20245 February 2024 Toray Launches Co-Creation and Collaboration Initiative with Porter™ Brand that Employs Ecodear™ N510 100% Plant-Based Nylon Fiber The outer fabric of the bags will incorporate Ecodear 510, which manufactures by polymerizing and spinning sebacic acid from castor oil and pentamethylenediamine from corn
11 January 20244 January 2024 Toray Carbon Fiber Recycled from Boeing 787 Wing Production Process Applied in Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Boeing 787 components using Toray’s advanced carbon fiber, which is based on pyrolysis recycling process, are used as reinforcement filler for thermoplastic pellets
9 October 202316 April 2024 Toray Expands Chemical-Recycled PBT Resin Products Employing Depolymerization and Repolymerization Technology The properties of these recycled materials are equivalent to those of PBT resin from virgin raw materials and should contribute to efforts to reduce carbon footprints
28 September 202319 February 2024 Toray and Honda Start Jointly Validating Chemical Nylon 6 Recycling for Automotive Applications The first step with this work is to recycle used automotive plastic parts into the same automotive materials
19 September 202314 September 2023 Toray Boosts Stake in Thai Subsidiary to Upgrade Cellulosic Sugar Production for Fibers, Resins, and Films Derived from Inedible Biomass The company will thereby avoid competition with the food chain and develop a range of technologies, including to recycle used plastic products, switch to biomass-derived materials, and tap carbon dioxide as a raw material
20 February 202315 February 2023 Idemitsu and Toray Creating Japan’s First Biomass ABS Resin Supply Chain Both companies aim to lower emissions from the plastics sector through their joint efforts
20 December 202215 December 2022 Toray to Domestically Sell Chemical Recycled Fiber Products Derived from Fishing Nets oray Industries, Inc., announced today that it will begin selling nylon 6 chemically recycled fiber (N6CR) yarns, textiles, and other products in Japan from March 2023
20 October 202217 October 2022 Toray Develops ”Ultrasuede™ nu” using 100% Plant-based polyester for Headrest Covers of ANA Green Jet All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (ANA), will adopt this developed material to the headrest covers in ANA Green Jet, the special aircraft from November this year
7 September 20221 September 2022 Toray Invents 100% Bio-Based Adipic Acid from Sugars Derived from Inedible Biomass, Scaling Up for Application to Eco-Friendly Nylon 66 The company will test polymerization of nylon 66, develop production technology, conduct market research, and take steps to commercialize applications for this bio-based adipic acid by around 2030
8 September 20203 September 2020 Toray launches new, environmentally-friendly nylon New bio-based textile technologies such as Ecodear nylon, allow the company to reduce the amount of petroleum used in the fabric production supply chain
3 March 20202 March 2020 Japanese company Toray is going to start mass production of biopolyester jointly with Virent Toray developed what is being described as the world’s first 100% plant-based polyester jointly with Virent
7 January 202019 December 2019 Global Starch-based bioplastics market by product type and by end-users/application Global Market Share, Forecast Data, In-Depth Analysis, And Detailed Overview, and Forecast, 2013 - 2026
Globaler ‘Biokunststoffe auf Stärkebasis’ Markt 2019 Biome Bioplastics, Innovia Films, Greenhome, Novamont S.P.A, NatureWorks LLC
25 September 201824 September 2018 Bio-Based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market Fueled by Rising Environmental Concern Global Bio-Based PET Market Information: By Raw Material Source, Application And Region - Forecast Till 2023
26 June 201822 June 2018 Global Biocomposite Competitive Landscape, Pipeline and Market Analysis 2018 The Report Biocomposite provides information about product categories and a customized business model
24 March 201722 March 2017 Global Market Insights: Biopolymer films market poised to exceed $6bn by 2024 Abundant availability of raw materials such as cellulose, starch, pectin, chitosan, and protein will boost the global market share over the estimated timeframe
7 February 20176 February 2017 Toray, Mitsui in cellulosic sugar JV in Thailand The JV will build a demonstration plant which will process around 15 tons of sugarcane bagasse/day
25 January 201723 January 2017 Toray to Carry out Technological Demonstration of Cellulosic Sugar-manufacturing System Using Membranes, Establish Joint Venture with Mitsui Sugar in Thailand The demonstration plant of this project will have a capacity to handle 15 tons of bagasse per day and will manufacture about 4.2 tons of cellulosic sugar
18 January 201715 January 2017 Global Biodegradable Polymers Market 2017-2021 According to Technavio analysts latest report, the global biodegradable polymers market can look forward to growth at a CAGR of 21.1% over the next five years
30 September 201627 September 2016 Strategic Consortium announced to commercialize Virent’s BioForming Technology for low carbon fuels and bio-paraxylene Companies focused on the development of the first commercial production facility for the BioForming process
23 September 201621 September 2016 Bio-based PET market size over $13bn by 2023 A new report from Global Market Insights Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Market size was 496.0 kilo tons in 2015
26 January 201625 January 2016 6 Sustainable Packaging Trends to Watch in 2016 Environmental Leader discussed sustainable packaging trends with the experts
22 June 201519 June 2015 Genomatica Advances the Commercial Readiness of Biomass Feedstocks for Chemicals Boosts potential for bioprocess plants worldwide; details published in DOE report
9 June 20159 June 2015 Virent, Coca-Cola hit key production milestone with the 100% biobased Plant Bottle Production goes from pilot to demonstration scale as Coca-Cola “makes it happy,” showcasing its newest Plant Bottles at Expo Milan
11 May 20158 May 2015 Bioplastic packaging market is expected to witness significant growth over the next six years To say this is a new report published by Grand View Research, Inc.
6 October 20143 October 2014 Cellulosics and the EU: chasing higher rates, yields, and more value from lignin EU-scene is lively and well — greatly cheered by news of POET-DSM and Beta Renewables, openings at Abengoa Bioenergy and DuPont
11 August 20148 August 2014 Route 6,6: Is bio-based the new highway to the old nylon? If you get hip to this nylon tip, and take a California trip, you’ll get a kick from Genomatica’s new route to 6,6
4 June 20144 June 2014 Renewable PET Will Help Toray Meet Consumer Demand for Environmentally-Friendly Plastic Packaging Gevo's Renewable Paraxylene from Isobutanol to be Converted into Biobased PET
3 June 201421 July 2014 Bioplastics evolve to gain wider recognition "Green Innovation" now impacting on the mainstream consumers with a multitude
3 February 20142 February 2014 Toray plans bio-based polymer transition Company to change to biobased polymers for its polyester fiber production
4 November 20133 November 2013 Bioplastics beyond packaging – latest product innovations An interesting, new high-performance products overview by European Bioplastics
20 September 2013 BIO’s CEO Jim Greenwood Congratulates Gevo, Inc. on the Construction of its new Demonstration Paraxylene Plant BIO Applauds Bipartisan Legislation That Levels the Playing Field for Renewable Chemicals
26 August 2013 Gevo Opens Biorefinery for Fully Renewable Paraxylene Paraxylene is a Key Building Block for Plastic Bottles, Polyester, Films, Fibers and Textiles
9 August 2013 Industrial biotechnology: Chemical building blocks from renewable resources Companies need to understand how to bring new biopolymers to market
25 April 2013 Toray succeeds in production of bio-based PBT and part samples Genomatica’s bio-based process technology for successful commercial-scale production
10 December 2012 NanoMarkets’ Latest Report Forecasts the Bio-Plastics Market Through 2020 Bio-plastics market seen to reach $ 6.1 billion in 2018
7 November 2012 Bioplastics still on the rise 7th European Bioplastics Conference demonstrates the future potential of the industry
10 July 2012 More Japanese firms in green chems Toray, Sojitz, Showa Denko & Co. put of plant-based chemicals
27 June 2012 Toray and Gevo Sign Bio-Paraxylene Offtake Agreement for the World’s 1st Pilot-scale Fully Renewable, Bio-based Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Production Companies are now able to integrate the supply chain to convert bioPX into bioPET for end users
20 February 2012 Ajinomoto and Toray to Conduct Joint Research on Biobased Nylon Joint research for manufacturing the nylon raw material 1,5-pentanediamine (1,5-PD) from amino acid lysine
15 November 2011 Toray Succeeds in Production of the World’s First Fully Renewable, Biobased Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) Fiber Terephthalic acid synthesized from Gevo’s biobased para-xylene and commercially available renewable mono ethylene glycol (MEG) as raw materials
21 October 2011 Japan chemical firms speed up renewable R&D through joint venturess More investments made by Japanese companies in other parts of Asia but bioplastic manufacturing to remain limited
27 June 2011 Gevo and Toray Announce Commercial Progress for Renewable PET Toray jointly developed new technology with Gevo to produce fully renewable PET