# Daicel merges Polyplastics into itself effective April 1, 2026

Daicel merged its subsidiary Polyplastics Co., Inc. into itself via an absorption-type split, effective April 1, 2026. Polyplastics' engineering plastics business becomes Daicel's High Performance Polymers SBU.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-04-01
- Where: Japan
- Status: completed
- Products: engineering plastics
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [Polyplastics Co.](https://endata.com/companies/23089.md) (target)
- [Daicel Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/23091.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [topas.com](https://topas.com/company/news/daicel-merger/), 2026-04-01: "Polyplastics will be merged with its parent company Daicel effective April 1, 2026."

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