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.