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Reports on Chisso Corp.'s development of high-melt strength (HMS) resins. Melt tension of conventional polypropylene (PP) of the machine called Newstren which uses a modified Ziegler-Natta catalyst system; Company's introduction of the Newfoamer, a HMS-PP for foamed sheet and board applications that can be expanded by a ratio of ten.

Reports on lamellar alloys developments. Features of the lamellar structure developed by Japan-based resin supplier Chisso Corp.; Attainability of rubber content; Minimal shrinkage with good opticals; Talc loading; Key-end products.

Reports the plan of Chisso Corp. to begin production of long-fiber reinforced plastics at a plant in Covington, Kentucky.

Reports on developments related to the polypropylene sector of the plastics industry in 2001. Problems faced by the market; Growth rate exhibited by the global polypropylene market; Merger plans of Japan-based Chisso and Japan Polychem.

Reports on Chisso Corp.'s success in the commercial production of metallocene polypropylene on an unmodified line at its Goi site in Japan.

Reports on the Japanese Research Development Corp.'s agreement to finance the development of a process for producing high-impact polypropylene block copolymers to be carried out by Chisso Corp.