21 April 2015
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will expand annual production capacity at
the Mizushima Plant for thermoplastic elastomers
(product name: Quintac™), used as
a main raw material for adhesives,
from 42,000 tons to 60,000 tons.
The Quintac™ series of styrene isoprene (SIS) block polymers
consists primarily of high purity isoprene monomers
extracted from the C5 fraction using
the GPI process (Geon Process of Isoprene),
Zeon’s unique proprietary technology.
The latest decision is in response to
recent growth in the adhesives market as well as
Zeon’s prospects for developing new applications
by leveraging its proprietary molecular design.
Zeon plans to complete the expansion in production capacity
by May 2016.
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