10-03 :: March 2010
nanotimes
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to energy, has signed a comprehensive R&D colla- boration and strategic investment agreement with
Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc. (Konica Minolta).
The companies reached agreement to start full-scale collaboration in April in the joint development and distribution of organic thin-film photovoltaics. Un- der the agreement, Konica Minolta has invested $20 million in Konarka.
“Konica Minolta positions the organic thin-film photovoltaic business as one of the most promising in the environment and energy field, next to the organic light emitting diode (OLED) business, where our photographic film manufacturing technology is leading mass production,” commented Masatoshi Matsuzaki, CEO at Konica Minolta. “We are pleased to be collaborating with Konarka, the first and world leader to commercialize organic thin-film photovol- taics because of its state-of-the-art polymer techno- logy and its mass production facility in New Bedford, Massachusetts.”
http://www.konarka.com
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uraray, Japan, has announced its decision to establish facilities at its Niigata Plant in Tainai
City, Niigata Prefecture that will be capable of mass producing 5,000 tons of an acrylic thermoplastic ela- stomer annually. This new Elastomer, which has been developed utilizing Kuraray‘s proprietary technolo- gy, possesses transparency and softness, as well as adhesive properties. These characteristics are utilized in the optical and molding material fields, which are demonstrating great potential for market growth.
Furthermore, Kuraraykuraflex Co., Ltd., engaged in the manufacturing, processing and sale of nonwoven fabrics and nonwoven fabric products and Seikisui
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