Performance Polymers Solutions

Kaneka’s Vinyls and Chlor-Alkali Solutions Vehicle is home to a wide range of products. Its integrated production system includes monomers, polymers, and vinyl chloride globally supplied from production plants in Japan, Malaysia, and the USA.

Kaneka has positioned four business domains to implement its research and business development strategy: Materials, Quality of Life, Health Care, and Nutrition. Within these domains, we further innovate our technologies, expand business models, and create new ones. We set the purpose of our research and business development activities from the perspective of markets and customers.

The cyclic lipopeptide structure, consisting of seven amino acids, contributes to unique, distinguishing properties. KANEKA Surfactin can create D-phase, emulsion, a bi-continuous phase that incorporates both oil and water, using a very low dosage (3 ppm). The D-phase KANEKA Surfactin can be used to formulate cleansing oil gel and small particle emulsion, and many other skincare and cosmetics products.

The sustainable innovation spirit of this material is indisputable. No matter where this material ends up, it will degrade into water, CO2, and biomass by the microorganisms available in nature. It allows producing innovative packaging, entirely in line with the circular economy, integrating the added value of compostability as end-of-life, and opens up new perspectives in waste management systems.