Zeon breaks ground on second cyclo-olefin polymer plant in Japan

Zeon held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new cyclo-olefin polymer (COP) plant at its Yuka Town complex in Shunan City, Japan. The facility will increase COP capacity by 30% from 42,000 tonnes per year, with completion scheduled for the first half of 2028.

“The investment will raise the company’s COP production capacity by 30% from the current 42,000 tonnes per year, in response to growing demand from the medical, semiconductor and optics sectors.”polimericanews.com

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• polimericanews.comZeon breaks ground on second COP plantCarlo LatorreFeb 18, 2026
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