Zeon Corp.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1950 | Zeon Corporation, founded in 1950, is a Japanese chemical company known for producing synthetic rubber and other specialty chemicals. |
| 1956 | The company began producing PVC (polyvinyl chloride) at its Takaoka Plant to diversify its product lineup beyond synthetic rubber. |
| 2009 | Zeon Corporation acquired Optes Inc. to enhance its capabilities in advanced materials and expand its product offerings in the optical and electronic sectors. |
| 2017 | Zeon Corporation and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. formed a joint venture called ZS Elastomers Co., Ltd. in 2017 to consolidate their solution styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) businesses. |
| 2022 | The company entered into a memorandum of understanding with Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd to supply biomass-derived butadiene for use in ZCS’s solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) production. |
| 2022 | The company collaborated with Waseda University to establish technology for visualizing separators to test the safety of Lithium-Ion rechargeable batteries. |
| 2023 | The company acquired a U.S. company that manufactures and sells prototypes for microfluidic devices for the development of healthcare and life sciences businesses. |
| 2023 | The company established joint research with Osaka University to research and develop advanced catalyst technology as the foundation for next-generation chemical processes, thereby promoting manufacturing to achieve carbon neutrality. |
| 2024 | Zeon Corporation invested in Coreshell Technologies, Inc., a U.S. developer of materials for enhancing Lithium-ion batteries, to solve the degradation issue and enable better performance for electric vehicles. |
| 2024 | The company invested in Inkbit Corporation, a U.S. startup developing high-precision, multi-material 3D inkjet printing systems to create new applications for its products and new materials. |
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