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Jul 6th 2011
| Ube and Dow Agree on Joint Venture in Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries
TOKYO July 6, 2011_ Ube Industries, Ltd. (Ube) announced today that Ube and The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) have agreed to establish a joint venture to manufacture and market electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs).
Ube manufactures and markets electrolytes and separators, which comprise two of the four main components of LIBs. Ube introduced functional electrolytes to the market in 1997, leveraging its own » more
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Jun 20th 2011
| Ube Industries to Launch Commercial Production of Artificial Micro Carbon
TOKYO, June 20, 2011_ Ube Industries, Ltd. today announced that it will launch commercial production of proprietary AMC(multi-walled carbon nanotubes-MWCNT). The company is currently proceeding with the construction of production line for AMC within the Ube Chemical Factory located in Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture. The production capacity will be 20 tonnes that complete in October 2011.
Ube Industries manufactur » more
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Jan 26th 2011
| Ube to Expand Global Sales and R&D Activities for Battery Materials
TOKYO, January 26, 2011 _ Ube Industries, Ltd. today announced that it is taking steps to expand the sales and R&D activites for battery materials by the Ube Group in and outside of Japan. Ube has positioned the battery materials segment as a strategic growth business, and anticipates a significant increase in future demand for lithium-ion batteries used in automotive and industrial applications including for hybrid » more
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Jan 20th 2011
| UBE will set up an electrolyte development center for large lithium-ion batteries in Europe
Castellon (Spain), January 20, 2011 _ UBE Chemical Europe S.A. will install a development center for functional electrolytes on its premises, in order to meet the rapidly expanding demand for large lithium-ion batteries used for automobile and energy storage applications in Europe and North America.
With this installation, European and North American battery manufacturers will be able to draw on UBE's vast experie » more
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Jan 14th 2011
| Ube Maxell Form Joint Venture for Lithium-Ion Battery Separator Films
TOKYO, January 14, 2011 _ Ube Industries, Ltd. (hereafter "Ube Industries") and Hitachi Maxell, Ltd. (hereafter "Maxell") today announced that they have agreed to establish a joint venture for the manufacturing and sales of separator films for lithium-ion batteries.
The market for lithium-ion batteries is growing today, centering on applications for portable consumer devices such as mobile phones, laptop computers » more
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May 7th 2010
| Ube to Establish Local Subsidiary in Brazil
TOKYO, May 7, 2010 _ Ube Industries, Ltd. today announced that it has decided to establish a local subsidiary in Brazil, which will serve as a launch pad for developing the market for Ube Group products in Central and South America.
The new subsidiary,, will be established in July 2010 in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Ube Industries' subsidiaries in Spain, Ube Corporation S.A. and Ube Chemical Europe S.A., will invest in the » more
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