▁company ▁developed ▁vin yl ▁ch lor ide ▁res in ▁paste ▁named ▁" K ane vin yl ▁paste ", ▁which ▁began ▁producing ▁in ▁Os aka ▁factory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁the ▁company ▁established ▁offices ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁New ▁York . ▁Production ▁of ▁extr ud ed ▁pol yst y rene ▁fo am ▁board ▁named ▁" K anel ite ▁Fo am " ▁began ▁in ▁K ane ka ▁Belg ium . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁K ane ka ▁Amer icas ▁founded ▁" K ane pe ar l " ▁plant . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁the ▁company ▁developed ▁sty ro fo am ▁paper , ▁while ▁development ▁and ▁commercial ization ▁of ▁production ▁for ▁fl ame - ret ard ant ▁A BS ▁res in ▁" En p ure kk us u " ▁started ▁in ▁Os aka ▁factory . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁K ane ka ▁Singapore ▁was ▁founded . ▁The ▁production ▁of ▁modified ▁sil ic one ▁polym er ▁named ▁ ▁" K ane ka ▁MS ▁polym er " ▁started ▁in ▁K ane pe ar l , ▁now ▁K ane ka ▁Ken . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁the ▁company ▁market ed ▁reaction ▁intermediate ▁H PG . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁the ▁company ▁developed ▁and ▁market ed ▁AM MP A ▁K ane ka , ▁intermediate ▁for ▁anti hy pert ensive ▁drug , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ac ry lic ▁sil ic one ▁polym er , ▁K ane ka ▁Gem lac . ▁In