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Information Security

Information Security Holds the ”Key” to the Changing Automotive Business

May 19, 2025

TISAX certification is Asahi Kasei Europe’s key to the automotive industry Asahi Kasei Europe (AKEU), the European headquarters of the Asahi Kasei Group, obtained TISAX certification in October 2024. ...

Circular Economy

Sustainable Automobiles with Plant-Based Bioplastics

Aug 15, 2024

Creating basic chemicals: New technology for creating high-performance recyclable plastics from biomass In Part 2, we introduce bioplastics technology from Asahi Kasei as an environmentally-friendly s...

Circular Economy

Sustainable Automobiles with Chemical Recycling of Plastics

Jun 17, 2024

Asahi Kasei’s new technology for chemically extracting polyamide 66 from scrap vehicles As the world aims for a sustainable circular economy*1, the waste and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions*2 fro...

Battery Thermal Management

Jun 23, 2023

As Electric Vehicles Popularity Grows Around the World, Thermal Management Grows in Importance – Examples of Lastan™ , a flame-resistant fiber, and SunForce™BE, a flame-retardant engineering plastic f...

Automotive Interior Survey

What do drivers expect from vehicles and their interiors?

Feb 28, 2023

Asahi Kasei releases the findings of its “Automotive Interior Survey 2021” consumer awareness survey The world is experiencing a paradigm shift, as the auto industry in particular is said to be at a o...

Creating for Tomorrow

Session 3: Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Dec 26, 2022

AKXY2 represents “Sustainability” for futuristic cars and forward-thinking people Activities pertaining to various new product concepts are accelerating more than ever before as the world ...

Creating for Tomorrow

Session 2: Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Jun 1, 2022

What next generation “Satisfaction” can we expect from AKXY2? The 3rd generation of AKXY – AKXY2 – is our latest concept car project and Asahi Kasei is proposing a total solution concept for next gene...

Creating for Tomorrow

Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Apr 22, 2022

Why does Asahi Kasei want to create a futuristic car? 〜Challenge aimed at a concept car via the generational series of “AKXY”, “AKXY POD” & “AKXY2”〜 “Why don’t we create an entire vehicle?”… Such ...

The Future of
Automotive Sentience

Emotion-focused automotive design

Mar 18, 2022

The second half of our special interview contents is continued from the last article introducing Asahi Kasei’s three-dimensional (3-D) honeycomb fabric CubitTM and its new applications for increased i...

The Future of
Automotive Sentience

Emotion-focused automotive design for a fabulous car ride experience
Innovative research into emotional value in pursuit of ever more effective comfort solutions

Feb 4, 2022

The automotive industry is driving a technological innovation trend of historic proportions in order to, among other purposes, promote a shift to new-energy vehicles such as EVs, develop autonomous dr...

Sound Management

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~Part 3: The Road to a Total Solutions Business 〜“Active & Passive” Talk session〜~

Jan 11, 2022

The mobility industry is said to have a revolution once in 100 years and is in dire need of a new outlook when it comes to in-cabin/external sound management. Our special talk session in Part 1 was fo...

Sound Management

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~Part 2: “Passive” Solutions via High-performance Materials~

Dec 13, 2021

In the second installment of our “Sound Management” special edition we will look at “Passive” solutions*1 via high-performance materials. As the world of material development technologies continues to...

Sound Management

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~An “active” solution through electronics and “passive” solution through high-performance materials~

Jul 29, 2021

“Appealing to human instinct” is becoming one of the top priorities in today’s automotive industry – especially regarding “sound.” Driving experience will become more enjoyable if the multitude of sou...

Going the Distance

Weight reduction and thermal management to extend the driving range of electric vehicles
-Case: High performance plastics with SunForce^TM foam beads and flame-retardant XYRON^TM

May 7, 2021

Recently, the shift to electric vehicles (EVs) in the global automotive industry is accelerating due to tightening regulations, ESG investments, and the global COVID-19 pandemic. However, to make EVs ...

The Future of
Sustainable Mobility

Contributing to a sustainable society through advanced engineering plastics
“XYRON^TM,” contributing to the dissemination of EVs; and “TENAC^TM,” eliminating the need for painting

Mar 8, 2021

Since its foundation, Asahi Kasei has addressed social challenges as its mission, and developed new technologies and products to meet the demands of the times. One area in particular that continues to...

The Future of
Sustainable Mobility

Contributing to the achievement of a sustainable society with “diversity” and “capability to change”
A case example of ASACLEAN^TM, a purging compound that reduces environmental burden

Jan 18, 2021

The history of Asahi Kasei can be seen as a record of our determination and efforts to meet social needs. We have been working to solve various issues since our founding, based on the group mission of...

The Future of
Automotive Comfort

Offering “Cleanable Fabric” through the Power of Chemistry
Creating anti-bacterial car seats that are resistant to odor and stains

Sep 4, 2020

Automotive interiors accompany people to a wide range of places for many different activities. This means that the interior is prone to get stained or trap odors. In light of the worldwide spread of C...

ARTICLES

Information Security Holds the ”Key” to the Changing Automotive Business

Sustainable Automobiles with Plant-Based Bioplastics

Sustainable Automobiles with Chemical Recycling of Plastics

Battery Thermal Management

What do drivers expect from vehicles and their interiors?

Session 3: Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Session 2: Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Emotion-focused automotive design

Emotion-focused automotive design for a fabulous car ride experience
Innovative research into emotional value in pursuit of ever more effective comfort solutions

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~Part 3: The Road to a Total Solutions Business 〜“Active & Passive” Talk session〜~

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~Part 2: “Passive” Solutions via High-performance Materials~

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~An “active” solution through electronics and “passive” solution through high-performance materials~

Weight reduction and thermal management to extend the driving range of electric vehicles
-Case: High performance plastics with SunForce^TM foam beads and flame-retardant XYRON^TM

Contributing to a sustainable society through advanced engineering plastics
“XYRON^TM,” contributing to the dissemination of EVs; and “TENAC^TM,” eliminating the need for painting

Contributing to the achievement of a sustainable society with “diversity” and “capability to change”
A case example of ASACLEAN^TM, a purging compound that reduces environmental burden

Offering “Cleanable Fabric” through the Power of Chemistry
Creating anti-bacterial car seats that are resistant to odor and stains

Newsletter

Mobility Catalogue

ARTICLES

Information Security Holds the ”Key” to the Changing Automotive Business

Sustainable Automobiles with Plant-Based Bioplastics

Sustainable Automobiles with Chemical Recycling of Plastics

Battery Thermal Management

What do drivers expect from vehicles and their interiors?

Session 3: Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Session 2: Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Next Generation Concept Car【AKXY2】

Emotion-focused automotive design

Emotion-focused automotive design for a fabulous car ride experienceInnovative research into emotional value in pursuit of ever more effective comfort solutions

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.~Part 3: The Road to a Total Solutions Business 〜“Active & Passive” Talk session〜~

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.~Part 2: “Passive” Solutions via High-performance Materials~

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.~An “active” solution through electronics and “passive” solution through high-performance materials~

Weight reduction and thermal management to extend the driving range of electric vehicles-Case: High performance plastics with SunForceTM foam beads and flame-retardant XYRONTM

Contributing to a sustainable society through advanced engineering plastics“XYRONTM,” contributing to the dissemination of EVs; and “TENACTM,” eliminating the need for painting

Contributing to the achievement of a sustainable society with “diversity” and “capability to change”A case example of ASACLEANTM, a purging compound that reduces environmental burden

Offering “Cleanable Fabric” through the Power of ChemistryCreating anti-bacterial car seats that are resistant to odor and stains

Newsletter

Mobility Catalogue

Emotion-focused automotive design for a fabulous car ride experience
Innovative research into emotional value in pursuit of ever more effective comfort solutions

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~Part 3: The Road to a Total Solutions Business 〜“Active & Passive” Talk session〜~

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~Part 2: “Passive” Solutions via High-performance Materials~

Driving experience will be more enjoyable with sound management.
~An “active” solution through electronics and “passive” solution through high-performance materials~

Weight reduction and thermal management to extend the driving range of electric vehicles
-Case: High performance plastics with SunForce^TM foam beads and flame-retardant XYRON^TM

Contributing to a sustainable society through advanced engineering plastics
“XYRON^TM,” contributing to the dissemination of EVs; and “TENAC^TM,” eliminating the need for painting

Contributing to the achievement of a sustainable society with “diversity” and “capability to change”
A case example of ASACLEAN^TM, a purging compound that reduces environmental burden

Offering “Cleanable Fabric” through the Power of Chemistry
Creating anti-bacterial car seats that are resistant to odor and stains