Recently, industrial olefin polymerization has shifted from Mg-supported Ziegler–Natta catalysts to Kaminsky catalysts that use zirconium or titanium metallocene complexes. Although not possible with conventional synthetic techniques, Kaminsky catalysts have allowed the synthesis of syndiotactic and isotactic polypropylenes, and considerably narrow molar mass distributions have become achievable.

Our focus on polymerization catalysts, beginning with ligand synthesis, has resulted in several achievements with respect to homogeneous transition metal catalysts.

With our rich knowledge and experience in organic chemistry, we synthesize not just known metal complexes but also a wide range of newly designed metal catalysts, next-generation rare-earth metal catalysts, and non-metallocene transition metal catalysts.