en.Wedoany.com Reported - Zeon Corporation has approved a new investment to expand its dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) production capacity at the GPI facility in its Mizushima Plant, Kurashiki City, by approximately 20%. This move aims to enhance the competitiveness of the company's rapidly growing C5 chemicals business.

DCPD is a key raw material for producing cycloolefin polymers (COP) and COP optical films, which are core growth drivers in Zeon's product portfolio. Additionally, DCPD is crucial for high-value applications such as reaction injection molding (RIM) composites and is designated as a strategic core in Zeon's "STAGE30" medium-term management plan.

The company stated that this expansion is intended to ensure a stable supply of DCPD without increasing the production of general chemical raw materials such as piperylene, while also improving environmental performance. The new facility will utilize previously unused components, contributing to reduced carbon emissions. Zeon noted that the new process is expected to reduce CO2 emissions more effectively compared to extracting raw materials from C5 fractions, thereby contributing to carbon neutrality.

Construction for the expansion is scheduled to begin in the second half of fiscal year 2026, with a target completion date of September 2028.

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