cyclo-olefin polymer

Zeon Completes Construction of New Production Line for Retardation Film at Tsuruga Plant

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently held a ceremony to mark the end of construction for a new manufacturing line at its optical film plant in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture. Set to produce ZeonorFilm retardation film for use in large-screen televisions, the line is slated to begin full-scale operations in April. The ceremony was held at the Tsuruga base of Zeon production subsidiary...

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Zeon Splits up COP Processing Subsidiary to Expand in Bio

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) announced on April 1 that it has spun off the Sano plant that performs injection molding for Optes Inc., a cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) processing and manufacturing subsidiary. In establishing the new Zeon Opto Bio Lab Co. Ltd. as a result of this, Zeon plans to grow by strengthening its prototyping business in the optics, medical and bio...

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Zeon Targets Self-Driving Vehicles With New Resin for Sensor Lenses

Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205) recently launched Zeonex T62R, a new heat-resistant cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) resin. The product is intended for use in the lenses of automotive sensing cameras, for which heat-resistant materials are in high demand, and is expected to be adopted as a replacement for glass. While sensing cameras are used in high temperature environments for long periods of time,...

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