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
14 October 2010 Canon, Toray develop industry’s largest bio-based plastic exterior part for use in multifunction office systems The part will be used in Canon multifunction office systems
25 August 2009 Toyota: PLA Nonwovens for New Hybrid Lexus Plans for kenaf-reinforced bioplastics for concept cars
6 February 2009 Kunststoffindustrie in Japan sucht Wachstumsmotoren Biokunststoffe vor allem für Innovationen in der Automobilbranche wichtig
13 October 2008 Ecodear-bioplastic for Canon office systems Development of bioplastic with high level of flame retardance
