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Changes in the company name of Polyplastics-Evonik

Daicel Hüls was established in 1970 as a joint venture between Daicel Corporation and Hüls AG ,now Evonik AG of Germany, and later changed its name to Polyplastics-Evonik as the parent companies changed their names.
With more than 50 years of history and growth, the company has developed a full portfolio of high-performance and value-added products, including polyamide 12, rubber and polyamide composite sheets, transparent polyamides, transparent polyamide-based polarizing sheets, PEEK, monomers, separation membranes, and rigid foams.

  • 1970
    Daicel Hüls

  • 2001
    Daicel Degusa

  • 2008
    Daicel-Evonik

  • April 2022~
    Polyplastics-Evonik

July 1970 Daicel Hüls was established as a joint venture between Daicel Corporation and Hüls AG, now Evonik Industries AG, of Germany.
May 1988 Establishment of the Aboshi Technical Center
July 1998 Acquired ISO9002 certification at Aboshi Plant
December 2000 Acquired ISO14001 at Aboshi Plant
June 2001 With the change of the name of the German parent company, the company name was changed from Daicel Hüls to Daicel Degusa
March 2002 Japan Water Works Association (JWWA) certified diamid coating powder for "nylon coated powder resin paint for steel pipes"
July 2002 One compounding line will be completely renewed at the Aboshi Plant to strengthen the facility
Import and sales of C12 & C8 compounds inherited from Degusa Japan, now Evonik Japan
February 2003 Update from ISO9002 to ISO9001
December 2003 Shares are transferred from the German parent company Degusa to the company's Japan subsidiary Degusa JapanAs a result, we became a joint venture between Daicel Chemical Industry (50%) and Degusa Japan (50%)
April 2007 Started full-scale sales of PEEK resin VESTAKEEP®
January 2008 With the name change of Evonik Degussa, the company name was changed from Daicel Degusa to Daicel-Evonik.
January 2010 Inherited the film & foam business from Evonik Degusa Japan
April 2019 Introduction of a multi-layer tube extruder at the Aboshi plant
December 2021 Daicel Corporation transferred its share interest to its wholly-owned subsidiary, Polyplastics Co., Ltd.
April 2022 Changed the company name from Daicel-Evonik to Polyplastics-Evonik.
December 2023 PEEK resin VESTAKEEP® Dental Grade for use in molars was covered by insurance.