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2009 |
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November 9 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Chemical  |
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June 30 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Chemical |
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2008 |
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November 6 |
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ZEON Develops a new COP for Blue Laser Disc Optical Pickup Lenses |
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September 9 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Chemical |
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July 8 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Chemical |
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June 23 |
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ZEONOR Film® for Organic EL Lighting on Display at G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit |
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June 4 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes Construction of Integrated Production Center (IPC) at Mizushima Plant |
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May 23 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Chemical |
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March 26 |
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ZEON decides not to appeal to the Court of First Instance against the decision by the European Commission. |
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January 23 |
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Receiving decision from the European Commission with respect to NBR investigation |
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2007 |
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October 15 |
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ZEON Launches a brand-new Retardation Film with Innovative, Industry-Leading Technology |
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September 4 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes Construction of Himi Manufacturing Division of Toyama Plant for Optes Inc. and Decides to Increase Production Capacity of New ZEONOR Film® Used for Optical Applications |
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August 6 |
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ZEON Receives from METI Minister's Prize of the second Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Award for Optical Films for LCDs Produced through Sheet Extrusion Process |
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July 20 |
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ZEON Corporation Advances its Environmental Safety Efforts at Kawasaki Plant Adjacent to the Tokyo Metropolitan Area |
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July 19 |
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ZEON Corporation Adds Production Facility for High Functional COP Resin at Mizushima Plant (Okayama Prefecture) |
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June 11 |
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RIMTEC starts full-scale sales of R-PENTAM |
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May 23 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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January 31 |
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Summary of FY2006 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Results and Business Performance |
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2006 |
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July 28 |
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Summary of FY2006 First Quarter Consolidated Financial Results and Business Performance |
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July 25 |
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ZEON Corporation Announces Build a New Plant in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture for Zeonor Film® Used in Optical Applications |
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May 29 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Specialty chemicals |
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May 29 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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May 29 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes Construction of Additional Synthetic Aroma Chemicals Facility |
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May 26 |
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ZEON Corporation Announces Completion of Next-Generation R&D Building No. 10 |
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May 25 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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May 22 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Chemical |
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February 2 |
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Summary of FY2005 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Results and Business Performance |
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2005 |
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October 28 |
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ZEON closed the Consigned Manufacturing for Specialty PVC Resins |
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October 21 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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October 19 |
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ZEON Corporation Constructs New Manufacturing Facility and Launches Sales of New Ether Solvent |
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October 12 |
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ZEON Corporation Reinforces the Productivity of ZeonorFilm® for Large LCD Televisions |
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September 28 |
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ZEON Medical Develops and Releases New Large-Diameter Balloon Catheter for Extracting Biliary Calculus |
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September 26 |
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Revised Forecast of Consolidated Financial Results for First Half of FY2005 |
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September 22 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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September 13 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Chemical |
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September 7 |
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Settlement Agreement Of Class Action Concerning NBR (acrylonitrile butadiene rubber) |
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August 5 |
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Summary of FY2005 First Quarter Consolidated Financial Results and Business Performance |
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June 29 |
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ZEON Medical Develops and Releases of a New Series of Guide Wires for PTCA |
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June 16 |
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ZEON Corporation Sells Shares of Subsidiary and Licenses Technology for Genetically Modified Vaccine |
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May 17 |
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ZEON Logistical Materials Begins Sale of Newly Developed, Lightweight, Folding Containers Incorporating Innovative Assembly Mechanism |
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May 13 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Chemicals |
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May 12 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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April 18 |
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ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd. starts to sell a newly developed Container for Large-size Canister's transportation |
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March 24 |
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Announcement of Revised Forecast for FY2004 Dividends |
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February 28 |
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ZEON Corporation to Move Head Office |
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February 23 |
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Shanghai ZEON Co., Ltd. Establishes New Company for Silicon Rubber Compound Business in Shanghai, China |
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February 4 |
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Summary of FY2004 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Results and Business Performance |
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February 2 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes Construction of Precision Optics Laboratory and ZeonorFilm® Complex No. 5 at Takaoka Plant |
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January 13 |
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ZEON Chemicals L.P. reaches agreement in NBR (acrylonitrile butadiene rubber) investigation |
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2004 |
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December 24 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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December 24 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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December 20 |
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ZEON Corporation Announces Decision to Construct Next-Generation R&D Building No. 10 |
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December 8 |
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ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd. Develops and Begins Sales of Adjustable Rack for Rolled Products |
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December 1 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Chemicals |
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November 17 |
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ZEON Kasei Co., Ltd. and Maeda Road Co., Ltd. Jointly Develop Asphalt Road |
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November 17 |
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ZEON Logistical Materials Co., Ltd. Begins Nationwide Sales of Resin Seat Skid Made by Large-size RIM |
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November 5 |
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ZEON Corporation Develops New ZEONEX® Product (ZEONEX 340R) Compatible with Blue Laser Technology |
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November 5 |
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ZEON Corporation Boosts Production Capacity of Cyclo-Olefin Polymer (COP) to 15,000 Tons |
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October 26 |
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ZEON Corporation Announces Upward Revision of Consolidated Financial Results for First Half of FY2004 |
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October 7 |
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ZEON Corporation Develops a New Generation ZEONOR Film®for Large LCD Televisions |
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October 7 |
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ZEON Corporation Develops an Innovative New Low-Dielectric Constant Inter-Layer Insulation Film (Low-k) Material |
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August 31 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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August 26 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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August 26 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Chemicals |
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August 25 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes Construction of CMB Plant in Guangzhou, China |
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August 24 |
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Summary of FY2004 First Quarter Consolidated Financial Results and Business Performance |
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August 3 |
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ZEON Kasei Co., Ltd. Acquires ISO 14001 Certification |
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July 22 |
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ZEON Logistical Materials Releases a Lightweight, Folding Returnable Container Made of Corrugated Plastic |
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July 14 |
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ZEON’s Specialty Plastics Division Acquires ISO 9001:2000 Certification |
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June 16 |
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ZEON Corporation Begins Construction on its Precision Optics Laboratory and Initiates Construction for a Second Boost in Production Capacity of ZEONOR FILM in Takaoka |
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June 1 |
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ZEON Corporation Doubles Production Capacity of Cyclo-Olefin Polymer to 10,000 Tons |
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May 21 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes New Specialty Chemical Synthesis Plant in Yonezawa City |
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May 20 |
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ZEON Medical Acquires Certification for Both ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 13485:2003 |
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April 14 |
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ZEON Corporation Completes Facility for LCD Diffusion Plates Made with Cyclo-Olefin Polymer |
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April 13 |
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ZEON Corporation Begins Construction of Polymerized Color Toner Facility |
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April 1 |
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Welcoming Speech for New Recruits 2004 (Excerpt) |
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March 31 |
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ZEON Medical Acquires Exclusive Sales Rights in Japan Concerning Treatment System for Lesions Related to Coronary Artery Blockage |
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March 29 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Latex |
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March 25 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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March 11 |
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Notification of Product Price Increase |
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February 25 |
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ZEON Information Systems Co., Ltd. Acquires BS 7799, the Standard for Information Security Management Systems, and ISMS Conformity Assessment Scheme Certification |
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January 28 |
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Summary of FY2003 Third Quarter Consolidated Financial Results |
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2003 |
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December 5 |
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Operation Resume at our Tokuyama Plant and Mizushima Plant |
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November 21 |
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An Apology for Our Inadequate Safety Inspections Under the High-Pressure Gas Safety Law Resulting in Sanctions by the Japanese Government |
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September 24 |
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Announcement of Financial Results Revisions |
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August 11 |
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Summary of FY2003 First Quarter Consolidated Financial Results |
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July 24 |
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ZEON Corporation set to establish a new company for the production and sale of CMB (carbon masterbatch) in Guangzhou, China |
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July 1 |
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ZEON Corporation establishes a new company for the manufacture and sales of logistical materials |
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May 28 |
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ZEON Medical Inc. launches sales of medical devices for removing polyps |
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May 6 |
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ZEON Corporation Announces Upward Revision of Financial Results for FY2002 |
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April 21 |
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Cyclo-olefin Polymer (COP) Used for Super Audio CDs |
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April 18 |
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Effect of the tentative decision on anti-dumping measures for SBR exported to China |
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April 1 |
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New joint venture company established by ZEON Corporation and Fujitsu Social Science Laboratory Limited, to provide CRM solutions focused on Sales Force Automation (SFA). |
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April 1 |
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Welcoming Speech for New Recruits 2003 (Excerpt) |
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March 19 |
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Notification of Price Increase for Synthetic Rubber |
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March 17 |
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ZEON receives GSC, Minister of the Environment Award for development of ZEORORA |
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March 5 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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February 20 |
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Notification of Product Price Increase |
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January 6 |
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Outlook for 2003 |
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2002 |
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October 23 |
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LCD optical films manufactured with an epoch-making new technology now in market |
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October 4 |
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Publication of the Responsible Care Activity Report |
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August 2 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Latex |
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June 4 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Hydrocarbon Resins and Thermoplastic Elastomers |
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May 31 |
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Notification of Price Increases for Synthetic Rubber |
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April 4 |
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ZEON Corporation completes new plant and integrates medical related divisions into single subsidiary to strengthen medical equipment products business. |
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April 4 |
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ZEON Corporation Polymer Business Unit acquires ISO 9001:2000. |
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March 28 |
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Welcoming Speech for New Recruits 2002 |
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February 4 |
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JOMED Japan and ZEON Medical announce medical equipment sales collaboration, including biliary stent. |
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January 4 |
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Outlook for 2002 |
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2001 |
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December 13 |
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ZEON Corporation completes a new COP processing plant. |
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December 7 |
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ZEON Corporation moves to quickly adopt SAP ERP system through |
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November 26 |
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ZEON Corporation develops high-safety plastic feeding bottles for practical use in collaboration with a feeding bottle manufacturer. |
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November 13 |
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ZEON convenes 10th Technology Exchange Conference with butadiene technology licensees. |
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June 21 |
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ZEON breaks ground with a new COP processing plant. |
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May 23 |
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ZEON successfully develops a new production process for cyclopentanone. |
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May 17 |
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ZEON Corporation moves to establish COP as a de facto standard of light guide plate materials for large LCDs. |
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May 14 |
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ZEON specialty material sales affiliate in Taiwan is launched and begins full-scale operation |
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March 26 |
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ZEON receives The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan, for development and industrialization of polymerized toner. |
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March 21 |
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ZEON starts import and sale of artificial lungs. |
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March 7 |
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ZEON develops extremely safe plastic tableware with leading companies for practical use. |
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March 1 |
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ZEON promotes RIM techniques for improved housing equipment manufacturing and materials. |
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2000 |
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July 10 |
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ZEON adopts new logo and English corporate name—Commemorating its 50th anniversary and a renewed vision for the 21st century |
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June 26 |
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ZEON consolidates two ZEON Group trading companies, Tokyo Zairyo and ZEON Trading |
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May 29 |
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ZEON's development of next-generation fluorine chemicals for practical use receives dual awards: JCIA (Japan Chemical Industry Association) Award for Technological Excellence and the Prize for Chemical and Bio-Technology, Tsukuba. |
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March 13 |
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ZEON achieves enhanced capability with development of new applications of a high functional COP resin |
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February 10 |
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Notification of subsidiary dissolution and liquidation |
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January 24 |
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ZEON to boost its production capacity of polymerized toner |
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1999 |
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December 29 |
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Tokyo District Court grants ruling for ZEON in trademark infringement suit |
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September 30 |
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ZEON consolidates trading business in the group The merger of Tokyo Zairyo and ZEON Trading |
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September 27 |
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ZEON acquires ISO 14001 certification for all of its plants |
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September 10 |
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ZEON purchases Goodyear's NBR business |
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May 19 |
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ZEON acquires ISO 14001 certification for Tokuyama Plant |
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March 23 |
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ZEON establishes core trading company for ZEON group |
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February 1 |
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Japan Lifeline and ZEON to market PTCA catheters this spring |
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1998 |
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December 10 |
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ZEON begins sales of new fluorine solvent and etching gas used in the making of next-generation semiconductors |
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December 10 |
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ZEON purchases DSM Copolymer's NBR business Acquisition assures ZEON's position as global leader in oil-resistant rubber products |
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December 2 |
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ZEON begins sales of high-performance etching gas for next-generation semiconductors, enables fine detail work for next-generation logic circuits and giga-bit memory chip |
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November 12 |
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The agency of Industrial Science and Technology at the Ministry of International Trade and Industry and ZEON receive the 1998 Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. |
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September 21 |
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ZEON launches new cyclo-olefin polymers |
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September 10 |
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Completion of synthetic rubber plant at BST Elastomers Co., Ltd., Thailand |
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August 4 |
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ZEON establishes plastic recycling company |
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June 18 |
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ZEON completes construction and begins production at hydrocarbon resin plant in Thailand |
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May 28 |
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ZEON concludes license agreement with Buna Sow Leuna Olefinverbund |
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April 20 |
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ZEON completes construction of RIM molding products plant in Yonezawa City |
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March 31 |
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ZEON doubles production capacity of synthetic aroma chemicals |
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March 18 |
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ZEON successfully develops ideal low-temperature fixing toner for expanding polymerized toner business |
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March 17 |
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Ciba Specialty Chemicals signs agreement with ZEON |
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1997 |
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December 1 |
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ZEON promotes commercialization of environmentally friendly next-generation fluoric compound |
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December 1 |
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ZEON making aggressive advances in development of next-generation sensitive materials for semiconductors |
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September 29 |
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ZEON Chemicals, a U.S. subsidiary of ZEON, purchases acrylic rubber trade rights from ENICHEM in Italy |
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September 11 |
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ZEON to establish pilot plant to promote development of cyclo-olefin plastics business |
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July 28 |
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ZEON establishes company to sell electronic materials in South Korea |
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June 23 |
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ZEON, Rohm and Haas link up on hollow particle emulsion sales |
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June 9 |
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ZEON to establish RIM molding products plant in Yonezawa City |
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May 19 |
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ZEON reinforces production capacity for nitrile rubber |
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May 8 |
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ZEON expands RIM business with completion of manufacturing facilities for RIM molding materials |
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April 14 |
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ZEON establishes new specialty chemicals plant in Yonezawa City |
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March 7 |
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ZEON and Du Pont link up on water-processable flexographic plate |
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1996 |
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December 19 |
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ZEON dramatically boosts prodution capacity of hydrogenated cyclo-olefine polymer |
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November 27 |
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ZEON establishes new company to manufacture carbon resins in Thailand |
