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. |