Zeon has established a new company, Zeon Chemicals Kurashiki, on July 23 to take over the acrylic rubber business of its subsidiary, Tohpe Corporation. The company said in May that it would sell Tohpe’s paint business to Natoco, a manufacturer and seller of coatings, synthetic resins, and other products. However, it determined that the acrylic rubber business, another of Tohpe’s…

