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Zeon starts construction of multi-product research and pilot facility in Kawasaki

Zeon CorporationKawasaki, KanagawaPublished
InvestmentNot disclosed
PhaseUnder construction
StartOct 16, 2026
CompletionJan 2028
Construction
Today
20272028

About 15 months to scheduled completion.

Zeon has begun construction of a multi-product research and pilot facility at its Kawasaki Innovation Frontier Port in Kawasaki, Kanagawa. The facility will incorporate polymer processing steps including polymerization, hydrogenation, coagulation and drying, and is scheduled to begin operations in January 2028 to accelerate scale-up from laboratory development to mass production.

Project facts

Owner
Zeon Corporation
Listing
4205 Tokyo
Facility
Factory/Plant
Sector
Materials & chemicals
Location
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Investment
Not disclosed
Scale / capacity
Pilot-scale production from laboratory to medium-volume samples
Construction start
Oct 16, 2026
Completion
Jan 2028
Announced
Oct 19, 2026

Figures and schedules are as announced by the company or the public body concerned; plans can change. Amounts that were not disclosed are recorded as not disclosed, never estimated.

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