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Mitsui & Co and Hyflux, the leading provider of integrated water management and environmental solutions headquartered in Singapore, have signed a joint venture agreement on August 2, 2010, to deploy large scale water infrastructure business in China.

Marubeni and Kawasaki Plant Systems, a group company of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, are to supply a Waste Heat Power Generation system for cement plant to Cimsa Cimento Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S., a private cement manufacturer in Turkey.

Nippon Steel (NSC) and BlueScope Steel (BSL) have signed a comprehensive and long-term technical collaboration agreement to develop next-generation coated steel products for the global building and construction market.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, or NTT, and Mitsubishi Electric have developed a new advanced encryption scheme expected to become a potential solution to the security risks in cloud computing.

SOFTBANK and Zynga today announced a joint venture that will develop and distribute social games across Japan.

Mitsubishi Materials' Precious Metals Division has announced development of a new precious metal clay product ("PMC PRO").

NTT Communications Corp. will open premium data centers in Vietnam and Singapore and launch a new service that enables enterprise customers to quickly establish seamless connectivity between core data centers.

NTT has had an agreement to acquire Dimension Data for US$3.2 billion. The deal is the largest acquisition for NTT since it bought a 26 percent stake in India's Tata Teleservices in 2008.

JFE Steel Corporation announced today that it has agreed with Pancheng Yihong Pipe Co. (PYP), a Sichuan, China-based processor of high-quality seamless pipes for oilfields, to acquire a 24% stake in the company by purchasing newly issued shares.

Kobe Steel has completed the construction of a 10,000-metric-ton forging press line at its Takasago Works in Hyogo Prefecture in western Japan. Kobe Steel invested about 22 billion yen to enlarge the Forging Section's South Plant to house an entire production line.

Itochu Corporation recently concluded an agreement to enter into a capital and business alliance with THINK Holdings AS, a Norwegian manufacturer dedicated to electric vehicles (EVs).

Fuji Xerox (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a sales company of Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., won the Green Products and Service Company Award organized by the Thai Environment Institute under the Federation of Thai Industries, for continuous efforts to reduce the environmental impact in its business activities.

Kobelco Cranes Co., Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Kobe Steel, Ltd., will construct a plant in India to produce crawler cranes. This initiative will strengthen Kobelco's involvement in the Indian market, which is anticipated to grow rapidly in the future.

Bridgestone Corporation announced today that it will increase its production capacity of EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate) film, which is used as an adhesive film for solar modules.

Dai Nippon Printing and Toppan Printing have announced July plans to establish the Association for E-publishing Business Solution, based on close cooperation with the publishing industry and targeting the development of an environment for the growth and healthy development of the Japanese E-publishing business.

Osaka Gas Co. Ltd and Shell Eastern Trading Pte. Ltd. (Shell) signed today a binding Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) for the long-term supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

Teijin Chemicals Limited, the core company of the Teijin Group's plastics business, has begun manufacturing and selling transparent conductive films that are expected to be used in new versions of electronic paper that are lighter and thinner than conventional products on the market.

Fujifilm has made its first overseas introduction of the "Fujifilm 3D Print System", which offers an instant printout of high-quality and natural 3D photographs, to the "Universal Studios Singapore" theme park that soft-opened at Sentosa Island, Singapore, on March 18, 2010.

Panasonic Electric Works and Teijin announced their joint development of a highly heat-resistant polylactide (PLA) molding compound made 80% from plant-based renewable feedstock and providing significantly reduced molding cycle time of around half that of conventional PLA compounds.

Tokio Marine Life Insurance Malaysia Bhd. ("TMLM"), a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings ("TMHD")), has reached an Exclusive Bancassurance Agreement with RHB Bank Bhd., one of the largest commercial banks in Malaysia.