What are Advanced materials & Performance Chemicals?
What are Advanced materials & Performance Chemicals?
Basic Chemicals
It refers to petrochemicals with various functions that are produced through chemical reactions from raw materials that are made from
The Idemitsu Kosan Group is developing and selling Advanced materials & Performance Chemicals with excellent properties and functions, such as engineering plastics with features such as high transparency, high durability, and high heat resistance, solvents used in paints, and adhesive base materials used in paper diapers, etc., by making full use of its core technologies cultivated in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industries.
Relationship between petrochemistry and oil refining
petrochemicals such as Advanced materials & Performance Chemicals are manufactured in the following manner and are used in a variety of products in our daily lives. Our Advanced materials & Performance Chemicals business handles the products in the red frames.

Idemitsu Kosan's original engineering plastic
It is lightweight and has excellent heat resistance, hydrolysis resistance, dielectric properties, and chemical resistance. The world's first successful synthesis
SPS (syndiotactic polystyrene) resin
,
Established unique manufacturing technology using continuous solution method for the first time in the world
We are also focusing on research and development, such as developing PC (polycarbonate) resin
.
We are also focusing on research and development, such as developing
PC (polycarbonate) resin
.
Research and Development
At Performance Materials Laboratories , we conduct research and development and application development of Advanced materials & Performance Chemicals such as engineering plastics, adhesive base materials, liquid rubber, and functional materials for electronics. We provide solutions to various needs in the market and create new value for the next era.