Founded 1985 | ||
Parent organizations JSR CORPORATION, Kumho Petrochemical | ||
Kumho Polychem is Asia’s largest EPDM maker, located in the Yeosu National Petrochemical Industry Complex. It is a subsidiary of Kumho Petrochemical Group.
It was founded in 1985 and is currently the 3rd largest producer of EPDM in the world (220,000 tonnes per year.)
The company currently supplies its products for various uses including automobiles, hoses, seals and wire insulation.
Also it developed thermoplastic rubber, Innoprene, which has the elasticity of thermosetting rubber and the compatibility of thermoplastic, based on our 20 years’ experience in the production and research technology of EP rubber.
Current products' capacity: EP(D)M – 220,000 MT, TPV / KEPA 7,000 MT (as of January 1. 2016)
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