Research and Development

ADEKA Corporation is committed to the plastics industry in the entire value chain, focusing on plastic's stabilization and plastic's quality improvement by developing highly sophisticated products in accordance with market trends and needs and in accordance with environmental requirements.

ADEKA has a dedicated and dynamic Research & Development group provided with the latest equipment and infrastructure for testing and evaluating the performance of additives allow to offer tailormade and innovative solutions to today's evolving plastics market. 

Since the 1960’s, ADEKA’s R & D group for polymer additives, which is located in Urawa, Saitama-city, close to Tokyo, has made major discoveries in all additives classes.

• - Antioxidants : ADK STAB PEP-36, ADK STAB AO-26 and ADK STAB AO-412S
• - HALS / UVA : ADK STAB LA-402AF, LA-52, LA-502, LA-81 and ADK STAB LA-31
• - Nucleating and Clarifying Agents : ADK STAB NA-11, ADK STAB NA-21 and ADK STAB NA-71
• - Halogen-free Flame Retardants : ADK STAB FP-2XXX series

The innovative approach of ADEKA’s R & D group has led to the launch of many other high performance, functional and unique products which are used in a broad range of applications and polymers, including polyolefins, polyesters, polycarbonates, polyamides, styrenics, rubbers, biopolymers, PVC and other resins.

ADEKA’s know-how and expertise ensure a highly qualified Technical Service, which is close to our customers and markets. ADEKA offers support and tailor-made solutions that are adapted to today's challenges for plastics and the increasing performance requirements, meeting the needs of our customers.

For more details about ADEKA Corporation such as history, profile, etc., please visit http://www.adk.co.jp/en/index.html