Industrial Products (Industrial Products Company)

For inquiries about material, processing technology and/or applications, contact:

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For detailed information on foams, visit:

Foam Products
Business Division

For functional components relating to information equipment, visit:

Fine Tech Business Division

For diversified rubber products and functionally sophisticated components, visit:

Elastomer Business Division

For cosmetics containers and puffs, visit:

Cosmetic Packaging Group

For self-adhesive packaging materials and various cold-insulation materials, visit:

Packaging Group

For various industrial rubber sponges, visit:

GOMSPOR

For jacketed polyurethane foam packing materials, visit:

Tomerunder

For high-function urethane foams PORON and heat-resistant flame-retardant foams NanNex, visit:

Rogers INOAC Corporation

Aiming at leading the world's material market

About half a century has passed since INOAC began to produce polyurethane foam, leading the industry in Japan. We have expanded material and product businesses based on various foam materials, including polyurethane foam, rubber and elastomer materials, plastic, and resin. As a comprehensive chemical manufacturer, INOAC intends further commitment to the research and development of environment-friendly new materials and to the creation of new values by providing various solutions and services, thereby contributing to the realization of more comfortable living. In addition, to enable uniform quality production worldwide, INOAC intends to develop an overseas procurement and production system and strengthen business ties with other Asian countries, while strengthening in-house connection within its plants and offices.

Major products

Automobile and other transportation means
Electric and electronic equipment
Construction and housing
Cosmetic and medical applications
Everyday goods
Civil engineering and infrastructure materials
Transportation and packaging materials

Automobile and other transportation means

	INOAC's urethane-blending technology has been introduced to manufacture the seats of Shinkansen bullet trains. Fully realizing the advantages of the material, INOAC provides functionally sophisticated, high-performance products to manufacture tractor mats, door seals, ship floatation and hatch steps. Vehicle seat cushions and sound absorption materials for automobile and sealing materials Mattresses for industrial equipment

INOAC's urethane-blending technology has been introduced to manufacture the seats of Shinkansen bullet trains. Fully realizing the advantages of the material, INOAC provides functionally sophisticated, high-performance products to manufacture tractor mats, door seals, ship floatation and hatch steps.

Vehicle seat cushions and sound absorption materials for automobile and sealing materials Mattresses for industrial equipment

Electric and electronic equipment

	In the information equipment and precision-molded products that support the society, INOAC's latest polymer technologies are used to satisfy the needs of the times. Using EMI-prevention technologies and precision-molding technologies, as well as the advantages of individual materials, such as rubber, urethane, resin and synthetic materials, INOAC has developed various products, including rollers for office-automation equipment and personal computer packaging. Hard disk dampers Personal computer packaging and rollers for office-automation equipment Radiators for electronic components LCD packing

In the information equipment and precision-molded products that support the society, INOAC's latest polymer technologies are used to satisfy the needs of the times. Using EMI-prevention technologies and precision-molding technologies, as well as the advantages of individual materials, such as rubber, urethane, resin and synthetic materials, INOAC has developed various products, including rollers for office-automation equipment and personal computer packaging.

Hard disk dampers Personal computer packaging and rollers for office-automation equipment Radiators for electronic components LCD packing

Construction and housing

	INOAC develops new products by expertly identifying customers' potential needs and provides environment-friendly products, for more comfortable living. Gaskets for use in constructions, various water-sealing packing products and floating valves for washrooms Sound-absorption materials for bay windows and ceilings; insulation materials for window sashes

INOAC develops new products by expertly identifying customers' potential needs and provides environment-friendly products, for more comfortable living.

Gaskets for use in constructions, various water-sealing packing products and floating valves for washrooms Sound-absorption materials for bay windows and ceilings; insulation materials for window sashes

Cosmetic and medical applications

	INOAC supplies materials for cosmetic products, which are highly sophisticated in design and decoration, such as cosmetics bottles and puffs. Produced using INOAC's very delicate molding technologies and fine printing technologies, these products are bought by the world's prestigious brands. With strictly controlled production systems, INOAC supplies foam for medical uses, satisfying extremely severe evaluation criteria. Cosmetic bottles and foundation puffs Eye shadow chips, body-washing sponges, spotting pads for chemicals, medical pads

INOAC supplies materials for cosmetic products, which are highly sophisticated in design and decoration, such as cosmetics bottles and puffs. Produced using INOAC's very delicate molding technologies and fine printing technologies, these products are bought by the world's prestigious brands. With strictly controlled production systems, INOAC supplies foam for medical uses, satisfying extremely severe evaluation criteria.

Cosmetic bottles and foundation puffs Eye shadow chips, body-washing sponges, spotting pads for chemicals, medical pads

Everyday goods

	INOAC is the first developer of urethane mattresses in Japan, using polymer technologies and creative ideas. Since we developed the urethane mattresses, we have increased applications to furniture, house interior goods and household goods. INOAC's technologies are used in many applications in daily life, including the gathers of paper diapers and sofa cushions. Car-washing sponges and brassiere pads, as well as thin guards and under-wrap tape products for soccer players Shoes insoles

INOAC is the first developer of urethane mattresses in Japan, using polymer technologies and creative ideas. Since we developed the urethane mattresses, we have increased applications to furniture, house interior goods and household goods. INOAC's technologies are used in many applications in daily life, including the gathers of paper diapers and sofa cushions.

Car-washing sponges and brassiere pads, as well as thin guards and under-wrap tape products for soccer players Shoes insoles

Civil engineering and infrastructure materials

	For water supply and sewage system pipes, cable ducts buried underground and highways supporting mass transportation, components must be extremely high in quality and in endurance. Our products are produced by advanced technologies and strict quality control, supporting the basis of people's life. Contraction fillers for roads Packing for tap-water systems and rubber rings for water supply and sewage system pipes Carriers for purification tanks

For water supply and sewage system pipes, cable ducts buried underground and highways supporting mass transportation, components must be extremely high in quality and in endurance. Our products are produced by advanced technologies and strict quality control, supporting the basis of people's life.

Contraction fillers for roads Packing for tap-water systems and rubber rings for water supply and sewage system pipes Carriers for purification tanks

Transportation and packaging materials

	These products are produced in pursuit of the four functions required for transportation and packaging: protection, wrapping, preservation and prevention. They satisfy logistics industry needs. Our special adhesive packaging system Cro-nel contributes to simplified packaging and cost reduction. Energy-saving cold-insulator materials and recyclable polyethylene sheets contribute to environmental conservation. Cold-insulator materials, refrigeration boxes for home delivery, large transportation containers and self-adhesive packaging materials Shock elimination materials

These products are produced in pursuit of the four functions required for transportation and packaging: protection, wrapping, preservation and prevention. They satisfy logistics industry needs. Our special adhesive packaging system Cro-nel contributes to simplified packaging and cost reduction. Energy-saving cold-insulator materials and recyclable polyethylene sheets contribute to environmental conservation.

Cold-insulator materials, refrigeration boxes for home delivery, large transportation containers and self-adhesive packaging materials Shock elimination materials

Detailed sponge information for technicians

Our sponge-specialized web site explains a variety of sponges from three aspects: function, characteristics and raw materials. Please use this web site as a sponge information source, since it includes a list of terminologies and sponge-processing methods.

To Sponge 21 web site (Japanese)

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