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Interview With Zeon—Update on Singapore Plant

on December 14, 2015 in Materials

Hiroyuki Hirakawa, director and senior corporate officer, head of Elastomers and Chemicals Business Headquarters, and division manager–Synthetic Rubber of Zeon Corp. (TYO:4205), commented on the recent state of Zeon Chemicals Singapore Pte. Ltd. He said that the company’s production facilities will be in full operation while addressing the necessary mechanical and equipment issues until the plant is fully ramped up. Hirakawa...

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Zeon to Halt NBR Rubber Production in UK

on December 2, 2015 in Industry, Materials

Zeon Corp. will halt its synthetic rubber production in the U.K. The company plans to break up and liquidate Zeon Chemicals Europe Ltd. (ZCEL), a consolidated subsidiary that produces and sells nitrile rubber (NBR). The reasons for the decision are uncertainty about securing procurements of primary materials over the long-term in the U.K., as well as the changing market environment....

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Rubber Companies Post Higher Revenues, Profits in First Half

on November 26, 2015 in Industry

The 25 listed rubber companies (including the two synthetic rubber manufacturers JSR Corp. and Zeon Corp.) have reported their earnings for the first six months (April-September) of fiscal 2015. Twenty of the 25 companies reported higher revenues, while 21 increased operating profits, 19 had higher ordinary income, and 20 increased net income. Seventeen increased both revenues and profits (sales, ordinary...

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Kohei Arakawa, Zeon Corp.

Zeon to Mass-Produce Super-Growth Carbon Nanotubes

on November 16, 2015 in Innovation, Materials

Zeon Corp., the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) held a completion ceremony at Zeon’s plant for the world’s first mass-production of carbon nanotubes using the super-growth method developed by AIST. The plant goes online in November 2015. The super-growth method offers the benefits of high-speed and...

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