MUMBAI, India, June 13 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517038018 A) filed by Kao Corporation, Tokyo, on April 21, for 'binder composition for casting mold.'

Inventor(s) include Matsuo, Toshiki; and Yamaguchi, Daisuke.

The application for the patent was published on June 13, under issue no. 24/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention is a binder composition for a casting mold, which contains furfuryl alcohol, a furan resin, water, and a phosphate, and which satisfies conditions (1) to (4). Condition (1): the content of furfuryl alcohol in the binder composition for a casting mold is more than 0 mass% and not more than 30 mass%. Condition (2): ...