Press Releases – Fiscal 2010

March 23, 2011 License agreement for XIAFLEX® collagenase clostridium histolyticum
March 23, 2011 Effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Asahi Kasei Group (2nd announcement)
March 22, 2011 Capacity expansion for Hipore™ LIB separator
March 15, 2011 Response to the Great East Japan Earthquake
March 14, 2011 Support for those affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
March 14, 2011 Effect of the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Asahi Kasei Group
March 9, 2011 Establishment of a spunbond manufacturing company in Thailand
March 9, 2011 Announcement of executive leadership for new LLP for unified naphtha cracker operations in Mizushima
February 23, 2011 Start-up of a new LLP for unified naphtha cracker operations in Mizushima
February 23, 2011 Notice of Merger of Sanyo Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
January 25, 2011 Capacity expansion for acrylonitrile in Korea
January 21, 2011 Revision of alliance framework for Evaheart™ ventricular assist system
November 18, 2010 Launch of new pellicle compatible with ArF exposure and doubling of capacity for semiconductor pellicles
November 11, 2010 Receipt of China Business News 2010 Green Technology Award
October 28, 2010 Capacity expansion for Hipore™ in Hyuga
October 20, 2010 Application for approval to manufacture and sell MN-10-T osteoporosis drug in Japan
October 18, 2010 Construction of solution SBR plant in Singapore
September 27, 2010 Med-Tech to become a wholly owned subsidiary of Asahi Kasei Kuraray Medical
September 22, 2010 Update of AN and MMA project in Thailand
September 15, 2010 Change in Representative Directors
September 3, 2010 Transfer of contact lens operations
August 23, 2010 Establishment of new R&D facility for medical materials
August 3, 2010 Ammonia and benzene production to be discontinued for reinforcement of petrochemical operations
July 29, 2010 Launch of BioOptimal™ MF-SL Microfilters for Bioprocessing
July 28, 2010 Asahi Kasei Toko Power Devices to become a wholly owned subsidiary of AKM
July 14, 2010 Launch of Pulshut™ – a thin, lightweight noise suppression sheet
June 29, 2010 Microza™ hollow-fiber membrane systems selected for large-scale water clarification plants in Asia
June 16, 2010 New development in blood-related business
June 14, 2010 License agreement for the bisphosphonate zoledronic acid
June 9, 2010 Asahi Kasei Water Environment Preservation Foundation holds 2010 Water Environment Preservation Award Ceremony in Beijing
May 31, 2010 Establishment of a joint-venture company for unified naphtha cracker operations in Mizushima
May 26, 2010 Initiation of Phase IIa clinical trial for pentosan polysulfate for osteoarthritis
May 21, 2010 Completion of a new assembly plant for Planova™ virus removal filters
April 27, 2010 Preliminary Results of Phase III clinical study of AT-877 for acute cerebral infarction
April 20, 2010 New 3-axis electronic compass for portable appliances
April 5, 2010 License agreement for anti-glaucoma drug

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