API-Kolon Engineered Plastics

Established in 1995 and based in the Chicago land area, API-KOLON is the sales liaison for Kolon Industries Inc. A pioneer in the engineering plastics field, Kolon Industries continues to play a major role in the chemical industry, competing with international chemical companies for market share, they are leading the way in the recently opened Korean market.   Listed with the Underwriters Laboratory and since the commercialization of PA6 resin in 1980, Kolon Industry operates Korea's first commercial PBT resin plant. Turning out 60,000 tons annually of more than 300 varieties of Polyacetal, Nylon, PBT, and TPE resin is the product of our forty years of accumulated polymer technology. We continue to expand our product scope, participating actively in the Polyacetal business in a joint venture with Toray of Japan. Another key field at Kolon Industries is special engineering plastics, represented by TPE (thermoplastic elastomer), alloy resin, PET resin, PEN-PET copolymer, and various special and high-function resins - all have been developed by Kolon Industries