JAKARTA, Nov 2, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Indonesia’s largest energy company, PT Pertamina (Persero), has said it has implemented several initiatives to support the government’s target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector. According to the company’s president director & CEO, Nicke Widyawati, Pertamina has been focusing on reducing gas emissions, especially in the areas of... » read more
TOKYO, Sep 28, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) concluded a long-term supply contract with Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation (Toshiba), a Japanese electronic device manufacturer providing highly efficient SiC-power-semiconductor based power devices for the global market, to supply SiC epitaxial wafers for power semiconductors (SiC epi-wafers) for... » read more
TOKYO, Sep 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has concluded a long-term supply contract with ROHM Co., Ltd. (ROHM), a Japanese semiconductor manufacturer providing highly efficient SiC power semiconductors for the global market, to supply SiC epitaxial wafers for power semiconductors (SiC epi-wafers) for plural years. ROHM decided... » read more
BANGKOK, Sep 3, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum’s Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate innovators and disruptors in the affordable housing sector. Startup and scaleup companies, policymakers and advocates, architects and engineers are invited to submit sustainable and practical solutions for affordable housing. Paulette Liu “The Asia-Pacific region faces complex... » read more
TOKYO, Aug 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) has decided to increase its chloroprene rubber prices globally. The new prices will be effective from September 1, 2021. We have avoided raising our chloroprene rubber prices for as long as possible, but we can no longer prolong the inevitable. The... » read more
TOKYO, Aug 10, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2021 2Q consolidated financial results. 2021 Second Quarter Consolidated Financial Statements and Summary – https://www.sdk.co.jp/assets/files/english/ir/library/fss2021-2q.pdf About Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004, ADR:SHWDY) is a major manufacturer of chemical products serving from heavy industry to... » read more
TOKYO, Jul 29, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) decided to double Oyama Plant’s capacity to produce aluminum heat radiators for power modules (PMs)[1] to be installed in electrified vehicles (xEVs) including battery electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles and plug-in hybrid vehicles, in order to respond to an increase in... » read more
SINGAPORE – The road ahead for the construction industry remains uncertain, for while Singapore may have quelled the Covid-19 outbreak in worker dormitories here and is gradually opening up, the countries that supply manpower and materials for the construction industry have not, some contractors told The Straits Times. Malaysia’s full movement control order that was... » read more
SINGAPORE – A new road map that charts the future of social service agencies here in digitalising and leveraging technology to better serve those in need was launched on Wednesday (July 14). The Industry Digital Plan for Social Services was announced by Minister for Social and Family Development Masagos Zulkifli at the Social Service Summit, held virtually... » read more
TOKYO, Jul 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With regard to the media coverage made by Nihon Keizai Shimbun (NIKKEI: The Japan Economic Journal) published on July 8, 2021 reporting that Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) will sell off the lead-acid battery business operated by Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd., which is a member... » read more
SINGAPORE – Workplace injuries caused by slips, trips and falls in the food and beverage (F&B) industry have risen by an average of 12 per cent a year in the four years before the pandemic, and have been the main driver of injuries in the sector, said Senior Minister of State for Manpower Zaqy Mohamad on... » read more
TOKYO, May 13, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2021 first quarter financial results. – 2021 First Quarter Consolidated Financial Statements and Summaryhttps://www.sdk.co.jp/assets/files/english/ir/library/fss2021-1q.pdf About Showa Denko K.K. Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004, ADR:SHWDY) is a major manufacturer of chemical products serving from heavy industry to computers... » read more
SINGAPORE – From public affairs to market analysis to research work, jobs in the sustainability sector are wide-ranging and may not require specialised skill sets, say human resource experts. “There is a general misconception that you need to be highly skilled in technical roles to participate in the green economy,” says Ms Jaya Dass, managing... » read more
SINGAPORE – The rise of remote working worldwide may have a long-term impact on the hiring needs of Singapore’s retail sector, as businesses may soon have part of their workforces based in other countries. This is one of the key trends that a study by Enterprise Singapore (ESG) and Workforce Singapore (WSG) aims to examine,... » read more
SINGAPORE – The public service will increasingly look to recruit talent from the private and people sectors, and send more officers on external attachments, as part of efforts to become more agile and diverse. These are areas which the public service needs to “double down or accelerate” work done during the Covid-19 pandemic, said Minister-in-charge... » read more
SINGAPORE – The food services sector is continuing to pick up speed with its hiring, with over 9,200 job openings posted as at Dec 31 on the MyCareersFuture portal, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) on Friday (Jan 22). Around 37 per cent of these jobs are for professionals, managers, executives and technicians (PMETs) and... » read more
TOKYO, Dec 25, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces that it revises its forecast of year-end dividend payment as in below, taking the latest trend in its business performance into consideration. 1. Reasons for the revision of dividend payment forecast Based on its comprehensive consideration to the importance of the maintenance... » read more
About 3,010 jobs are available in the financial service sector here, with nine in 10 for professionals, managers, executives and technicians. They make up 57 per cent of the nearly 5,200 job, traineeship and attachment openings available in the sector as at the end of last month, said the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) yesterday in... » read more
TOKYO, Dec 10, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Silicon carbide epitaxial wafers (SiC epi-wafers), the main material for power semiconductors, with a diameter of six inches (150mm) and manufactured by Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004), have been adopted by DENSO Corporation for their latest booster power modules for fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). SDK’s SiC... » read more
HONG KONG, Nov 30, 2020 – (ACN Newswire) – TIME Interconnect Technology Limited (“TIME Interconnect”, Stock Code: 1729.HK, with its subsidiaries collectively referred to as the “Group”) is pleased to announce its interim results for the six-month period ended 30 September 2020 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, the pace of global economic growth... » read more