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Changes in the company name of Daicel-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 Daicel-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.
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1970
Daicel-Hüls -
2001
Daicel-Degussa -
2008
Daicel-Evonik -
April 2022
Polyplastics-Evonik -
April 2026～
Daicel-Evonik
| July 1970 | Daicel-Hüls was established as a joint venture between Daicel Corporation and Hüls AG, now Evonik Industries AG, of Germany. |
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| 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-Degussa |
| March 2002 | Japan Water Works Association (JWWA) certified DAIAMID® 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 Degussa Japan, now Evonik Japan |
| February 2003 | Update from ISO9002 to ISO9001 |
| December 2003 | Shares are transferred from the German parent company Degussa to the company's Japan subsidiary Degussa Japan. As a result, we became a joint venture between Daicel Chemical Industry (50%) and Degussa 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-Degussa to Daicel-Evonik. |
| January 2010 | Inherited the film & foam business from Evonik Degussa Japan, now Evonik 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 | With the new reimbursement category for CAD/CAM crown materials (Category V), PEEK block products using PEEK material have become eligible for insurance coverage for single molar crown restorations. Our PEEK resin, VESTAKEEP®, has a proven track record as a high-performance material for such dental applications. |
| December 2025 | New Aboshi Plant completed. |
| April 2026 | Changed the company name from Polyplastics-Evonik to Daicel-Evonik. |