NEDO backs Tosoh cellulose-nanofibre rubber project

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JAPAN:Tosoh Corp.has attracted funding in japan for a programme to develop cellulose nanofibre(CNF)reinforced chloroprene rubber materials,the company has announced.The'low-cost manufacturing'project proposal was submitted as a joint proposal with Bando Kagaku Co.Ltd,according to a 28 Aug Tosoh statement.Targeted initially at power transmission-belt applications',the project is being backed by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization(NEDO).