Oct 9 (Reuters) -
* MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP & ASAHI KASEI AMONG JAPANESE COS
INCREASING PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS THAT ALLOW ELECTRIC VEHICLES
TO TRAVEL FARTHER - NIKKEI
* MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL WILL INCREASE PRODUCTION OF SUBSTRATES
FOR
NEXT-GENERATION POWER SEMICONDUCTORS MADE FROM GALLIUM NITRIDE -
NIKKEI
* MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL WILL SUPPLY RAW MATERIALS AND
OUTSOURCE
SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING TO JAPAN STEEL WORKS PLANT IN HOKKAIDO -
NIKKEI
* MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL AIMS TO QUINTUPLE ITS PRODUCTION
CAPACITY
FROM THE 2022 LEVEL BY 2025 - NIKKEI
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