NZE fundamentals

ZEON Corp. engages in the production and sale of synthetic rubbers and specialty plastics. It operates through the following segments: Elastomer Materials Business, High Performance Materials Business, and Others. The Elastomer Materials Business segment includes synthetic rubbers used in automobile tires and conveyer belts; synthetic lattices used in tires and adhesives; and chemical products such as resins and inks. The High Performance Materials Business segment produces and sells high performance resins, high-performance components, electronic materials, battery materials, toner, chemicals, medical equipment and others. The Others segment consists of paints, butadiene extraction technology, and reaction injection molding (RIM) formulations and products. The company was founded on April 12, 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.