HistoryAbout Us
1960s
Jun.
1962
Established Polyplastics Co., Ltd. as an import and sales company (Anniversary of foundation is June 26th) Began import and sale of polyacetal (POM)
May.
1964
The current Polyplastics Co., Ltd. was established as a joint venture of Dainippon Celluloid Co., Ltd. of Japan (now Daicel Corporation) and Celanese Corporation of the U.S. (capital: ¥1.6 billion, head office: Osaka )
Sep.
1968
Fuji Plant completed Japan’s first POM plant (7,500 tons annual production)
1970s
Oct.
1970
Began import and sale of polybutylene terephthalate (PBT)
Jan.
1971
Plastics Service Center completed in Fuji (renamed Technical Service Center in April 1975)
1979
Began production of special grade POM / PBT compounds
1980s
May.
1984
Technical Service Center annex completed at the Fuji Plant
Nov.
1984
PBT polymer plant constructed within Fuji Plant site (capacity: 10,000 tons/yr.)
Dec.
1985
Began import and sale of liquid crystal polymer (LCP)
Oct.
1986
Entered into a business alliance with Kureha Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (now Kureha Corporation) and began development and sale of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) resin Began production of PPS/LCP compounds
Aug.
1987
Research & Development Center was constructed at the Fuji Plant
Jun.
1988
Established Taiwan Engineering Plastics Co., Ltd. (TEPCO) as a joint venture together with the Hoechst Group and the Changchun Group in Taipei
Dec.
1988
Changed the Tokyo branch office to the Tokyo head office and adopted both the Osaka and Tokyo head office systems
1990s
Mar.
1992
Began production and sale of POM resin at the TEPCO Dafa Plant (capacity: 20,000 tons/yr.)
Sep.
1992
Singapore Representative Office was established
Oct.
1993
Hong Kong Representative Office was established
Aug.
1994
Polyplastics China Ltd. (PCL) was established in Hong Kong
Jan.
1995
Acquired exclusive sales rights and exclusive trademark usage rights for engineering plastics in the Asia-Pacific region owned by Hoechst Group
Oct.
1995
Production capacity of the POM plant at the Fuji Plant was expanded to 100,000 tons/yr.
Feb.
1996
LCP polymerization plant was constructed at the Fuji Plant (capacity: 2,800 tons/yr.)
Oct.
1996
Polyplastics Marketing (T) Ltd. (PMT) was established in Bangkok, Thailand Polyplastics (Shanghai) Ltd. (PSL) was established in Shanghai, China
Mar.
1997
Polyplastics Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. (PAP) was established in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Jul.
1997
Polyplastics Asia Pacific Singapore Pte. Ltd. (PAPS) was established in Singapore
Feb.
1999
Moved all head office functions to Tokyo
2000s
Mar.
2000
Began production and sale of POM at the PAP Kuantan Plant in Malaysia (capacity: 30,000 tons/yr.)
Jul.
2000
WinTech Polymer Ltd. was established in a joint venture with Teijin Ltd.
Jan.
2001
TEPCO changed the company name into Polyplastics Taiwan Co., Ltd. (PTW)
Jul.
2001
Polyplastics Trading (Shanghai) Ltd. (PTSL) was established in Shanghai, China
Sep.
2002
Polyplastics, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical, Korea Engineering Plastics, and Ticona signed general agreement for investment in POM plant in China (capacity: 60,000 tons/yr.)
Jan.
2003
Launched PLAMOS, a plastic parts development assistance business, in cooperation with the Daicel Group
May.
2005
Polyplastics (Shanghai) Ltd. (PSL) was re-established in Shanghai, China
Oct.
2005
Began production of POM at the PTM Engineering Plastics (PTM) Nantong Plant (capacity: 60,000 tons/yr.)
Jan.
2006
Acquired cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) business from Ticona GmbH jointly with Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. (now Daicel Corporation) to establish TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH
May.
2007
PSL Chongqing Branch was established
Jun.
2007
PSL Guangzhou Branch was establishedPSL Shenzhen Branch was established
Dec.
2007
China TSC was established in Shanghai, China
Feb.
2008
Polyplastics Marketing (India) Private Ltd. (PMI) was established in Mumbai, India
May.
2008
Expanded the polymerization plant facility at the Fuji Plant to increase LCP production capacity to 8,200 tons/yr.
Nov.
2008
ASEAN TSC was established at Polyplastics Marketing (T) Ltd. in Pathumthani, Thailand Expanded LCP production capacity of the polymerization plant at the Fuji Plant to 10,000 tons/yr.
2010s
Nov.
2011
Polyplastics Korea Ltd. (PKL) was established in Seoul, Korea
Nov.
2011
Expansion of the LCP polymerization plant at the Fuji Plant was completed (capacity: 15,000 tons/yr.) Compound production capacity at the PTW Dafa Plant was increased to 35,000 tons/yr.
Mar.
2012
Polyplastics (Nantong) Ltd. (PNL) was established in Nantong (Jiangsu Province), China
Apr.
2012
Polyplastics USA, Inc. (PolyUS) was established in Michigan, USA Branch offices of Polyplastics Marketing (India) Private Ltd. were established in Delhi and Chenna
Jun.
2012
Announced worldwide launch of PPS and change of trademark to "DURAFIDE" 50th anniversary of foundation (June 26th)
Sep.
2012
Polyplastics acquired LCP Leuna Carboxylation Plant GmbH (LCPG), a German manufacturer of a monomer for LCP
Nov.
2012
Polyplastics Europe GmbH (PolyEU) was established in Frankfurt, Germany
May.
2013
Representative Office was established in Jakarta, Indonesia
Aug.
2013
Polyplastics Marketing Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (PolyMX) was established in Mexico City, Mexico
Oct.
2013
Compound plant started up production at the PNL Nantong Plant
Feb.
2014
Announced to change LCP trademark to "LAPEROS"
Mar.
2014
ASEAN TSC expanded and reopened
Sep.
2016
Wintec Polymer Ltd. made a 100% subsidiary of Polyplastics Co., Ltd. upon acquisition of stock from TEIJIN LIMITED
Dec.
2016
Polyplastics Asia Pacific Sdn. Bhd. Kuantan Plant compound facility annual production capacity expanded by 9,000 tons (to 35,000 tons/yr.)
Apr.
2017
Equity share in TOPAS Advanced Polymers GmbH (joint venture with Daicel Corporation) raised from 45% to 51%
Sep.
2017
Representative Office was established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Apr.
2018
PolyUS and TOPAS Advanced Polymers, Inc. were merged into PolyUS
Apr.
2019
Polyplastics Co., Ltd. merged WinTech Polymer Ltd. Americas TSC was established in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
Jul.
2019
PolyEU and TAP have moved to Raunheim, Germany.
Aug.
2019
Representative Office was established in Hanoi, Vietnam
2020s
Sep.
2020
Polyplastics decided to expand production capacity of TOPAS® Cyclic Olefin Copolymer (COC) in Germany
Oct.
2020
Daicel completed acquisition of Polyplastics’ shares from Celanese
Jan.
2021
Fuji plant completes F-BASE, a new base for productivity enhancement, and starts operations
Apr.
2021
EU TSC was established in Raunheim, Germany.