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Zeon Establishes New Research Facility in Japan

on June 18, 2025 in Innovation

Zeon has established a new research facility at its Zeon Chemicals Yonezawa site in Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture, to develop manufacturing processes for plant-based raw materials. The two-story building has a total floor area of 590.34 square meters. The facility will advance biotechnology development for producing butadiene and isoprene, key raw materials for synthetic rubber, directly from plant sources, aiming...

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Zeon to Begin Production of High-Performance S-SBR in Singapore

on June 9, 2025 in Materials

Zeon has introduced new production facilities for high-performance grades of S-SBR, primarily used in fuel-efficient tires, at its subsidiary Zeon Chemicals Singapore (ZCS) located on Jurong Island. Together with its Tokuyama Plant in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, the company aims to strengthen its dual production and supply system. Construction of the new facilities for high-performance grades at ZCS has been...

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Synthetic Rubber Sales and Profit Up on Forex Impact and Price Revisions: Zeon FY 2024 Results

on May 16, 2025 in Materials

Zeon’s performance for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, showed sales of 420.65 billion yen ($2.89 billion), up 10% from the prior year, operating profit of 29.32 billion yen, up 43%, ordinary profit of 33.05 billion yen, up 22.8%, and net profit of 26.20 billion yen, down 15.8%. The elastomer materials division reported sales of 236.56 billion yen, up...

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Zeon to Increase Production of Retardation Film for Large-Screen LCD TVs

on May 14, 2025 in Products

Chemical company and synthetic rubber manufacturer Zeon has decided to expand its production line for retardation films used in large-screen LCD TVs at its Himi Futagami Plant in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture. The expansion will increase the company’s production capacity for TV retardation films by approximately 20%, reaching 264 million square meters annually. Construction of the new line will begin...

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Zeon and Visolis Complete Commercialization Study for Bio-Isoprene Monomers and Sustainable Aviation Fuel

on April 24, 2025 in Industry

Zeon and U.S.-based Visolis have completed a feasibility study for the commercialization of bio-isoprene monomers and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), as outlined in their March 2024 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The companies have decided to move to the next stage, preparing for the construction of production facilities. The production facilities will use intermediate products from Visolis’ fermentation process as raw...

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Zeon Launches Kawasaki Innovation Frontier Port

on April 17, 2025 in Materials

Zeon has designated its Kawasaki Factory and Comprehensive Development Center, located in the Kawasaki coastal area of Kanagawa Prefecture, as the Kawasaki Innovation Frontier Port (KIFP) and has begun operations. By integrating the two organizations and gradually unifying management functions for seamless collaboration, KIFP aims to accelerate the creation of new value. The adjacent Kawasaki Factory and Comprehensive Development Center...

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