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Daicel to Absorb Polyplastics’ Operating Business and Rename Subsidiary HPP Holdings

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  • Daicel will absorb Polyplastics’ operating business into the parent entity on April 1, 2026.
  • Polyplastics will be renamed HPP Holdings as Daicel consolidates engineering plastics to boost corporate value.
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Daicel to Absorb Polyplastics’ Operating Business and Rename Subsidiary HPP Holdings

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Daicel ( (JP:4202) ) has shared an announcement.

Daicel Corporation will integrate all operating businesses of its wholly owned subsidiary Polyplastics Co., Ltd. into the parent company via a simplified absorption-type company split effective April 1, 2026, while excluding Polyplastics’ shareholding and asset-management functions. As part of this reorganization, Polyplastics will be renamed HPP Holdings Co., Ltd., and the names of its domestic and overseas affiliates will also be changed, as Daicel seeks to create a “New Daicel” by consolidating engineering plastics operations, sharing technical service and solution capabilities, strengthening collaboration with its other businesses, optimizing group-wide human resources and improving corporate function efficiency, with the aim of enhancing corporate value and further reinforcing its position in the high-performance plastics market.

The most recent analyst rating on (JP:4202) stock is a Hold with a Yen1380.00 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Daicel stock, see the JP:4202 Stock Forecast page.

More about Daicel

Daicel Corporation is a diversified Japanese chemical manufacturer engaged in the production and sale of cellulose, organic chemicals, synthetic resins, engineering plastics and pyrotechnic products. Through its consolidated subsidiary Polyplastics Co., Ltd., Daicel has built a strong position in engineering plastics, supplying polymers and plastics for industrial applications with a growing focus on overseas manufacturing and high-performance materials.

Average Trading Volume: 913,966

Technical Sentiment Signal: Buy

Current Market Cap: Yen378.4B

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