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Press Releases and News information for Zeonex and Zeonor

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Zeonex®/Zeonor®

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ZEON to Expand Production Capacity for Monomers Used as Raw Material for High- Transparency Thermoplastic Resin Cyclo-olefin Polymers

June 11, 2013 — ZEON CORPORATION (Head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Naozumi Furukawa) will expand production capacity at the Mizushima Plant (Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture) for monomers used as raw material for cyclo-olefin polymers (COP), a high-transparency thermoplastic resin.
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NEW CYCLO-OLEFIN POLYMER APPROVED FOR USE WITH LPKF LASER DIRECT STRUCTURING (LDS) TECHNOLOGY FOR LOW LOSS, DIELECTRIC APPLICATIONS

Louisville, KY – (October 23, 2012) – Newly available from Zeon, low dielectric loss, thermoplastic resin may significantly improve mobile device antenna performance and allow greater antenna design freedom.
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ZEON develops ZEONEX® K26R, a high transparency thermoplastic resin for smartphone and tablet camera lens applications

Tokyo, JAPAN – (August 31, 2012) – ZEON CORPORATION has developed ZEONEX® K26R, a high transparency thermoplastic resin which is specially developed for use in smartphone and tablet camera lenses.
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ZEON Corporation to Invest in New Production Line of Diagonally-Stretched Retardation Film Suitable for 3D-LCD TV Application

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (August 9, 2010) - ZEON CORPORATION (President and CEO: Naozumi Furukawa) has announced it will invest in a new production line of the world’s first diagonally-stretched retardation film suitable for large-screen displays and based on the company’s proprietary technology.
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K 2010 INJECTION BLOW-MOLDING DEMO TO SHOWCASE COP RESINS - Benefits of ZEONEX® and ZEONOR® COPs on Display

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 8, 2010) - The world's leading cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) resins will be used to demonstrate new compact injection blow-molding equipment from Jomar Corporation at the K2010 trade show in Düsseldorf, Germany October 27 - November 3, 2010.
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NEW CYCLO OLEFIN POLYMER DEVELOPED TO INCREASE PRODUCTION, POPULARITY OF BLUE LASER EQUIPMENT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Newly available from Zeon Chemicals, a transparent, thermoplastic resin may dramatically reduce the time and cost of producing high-performance optical lenses for Blu-ray® equipment.
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ZEONORFILM® OPTICAL FILM OFFERS IMPROVED TOUCHSCREEN APPLICATION PERFORMANCE

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (September 23, 2008) - With high transparency, reduced thickness and lower overall cost, ZeonorFilm® is ideal for touchscreen applications in mobile phone, portable gaming systems, personal computers and industrial, medical and retail settings.
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AURORA® BIOTECHNOLOGIES, INC. INTRODUCES A PATENTED MICROPLATE DESIGN USING ZEONOR® CYCLO OLEFIN POLYMER AND ZEONORFILM®

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (June 3, 2008) - A new, patented line of microplates constructed of ZEONOR® cyclo olefin polymer (COP) and ZeonorFilm® has been created for the life science research market.
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NEW ZEONEX® FOR BLUE LASER APPLICATIONS

August 2, 2007—ZEONEX®, Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP), has long been the standard for optical components, including pick-up lenses, used with red lasers.
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CREATE MORE ADVANCED PARENTERAL PACKAGING WITH ZEONEX CYCLO OLEFIN POLYMER (COP)

April 12, 2007—Using innovative ZEONEX® Cyclo Olefin Polymer (COP) offers a more advanced, breakage-resistant packaging for protein-based, peptide-based, and high-viscosity drugs, as well as contrast media.
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ZEON CORPORATION Announces New Plant for ZeonorFilm® Used in Optical Applications

August 9, 2006—ZEON CORPORATION has announced its decision to construct a new ZeonorFilm® plant for Optes Co., Ltd., its wholly owned subsidiary, in Himi City, Toyama Prefecture, Japan, in response to the rapidly expanding adoption of its Zeonor Film® (stretched film) for LCD TVs. The demand for large LCD TVs is expected to continue to expand at a brisk pace due to such factors as replacement TV purchases associated with the conversion to digital broadcasting.
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