Leading Companies
Global Polyimide Films Market: Key Developments
- In November 2021, Kaneka Corporation declared an increase in the sales price of polyimide films, reflecting an increase in the cost of raw materials and transportation, resulting in a 15% increase in the price per square meter for shipping on and subsequent to January 1, 2022.
- In January 2022, DuPont completed an expansion project at its Interconnect Solutions production site in Circleville, Ohio, U.S. The US$ 250 million investment will help DuPont meet the rising global demand for Kapton polyimide.
- In November 2021, Kaneka Corporation announced a change in the polyimide film sales price in response to increase raw material and transportation costs.
- In February 2022, PI Advanced Materials, a South Korea-based manufacturer of the majority of the polyimide films used to package electric vehicle batteries and other Information Technology (IT) components, was reportedly put up for sale in a deal worth more than US$ 1 trillion.
Global Polyimide Films Market: Key Companies
The key companies operating in the global polyimide films market are Arakawa Chemicals Industries Ltd, Du Pont-Toray Co. Ltd, DuPont, Flexcon Company Inc., IST Corporation, Kaneka Corporation, Liyang Huajing Electronic Material Co. Ltd, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Shinmax Technology Ltd, PI Advanced Materials Co. Ltd, Suzhou Kying Industrial Materials Co. Ltd, Taimide Tech Inc., Tianjin Hengji International Trade Co. Ltd, UBE Industries Ltd, Yunda Electronic Materials Co. Ltd, and Zhejiang Hecheng Electric Technology Co., Ltd.