Aion, as a pioneer of PVA sponges, has been providing cleaning, moisture-absorption, polishing, and wipe-up materials not just to electronics industry but also to other industrial sectors, in products that Aion continually strives to ensure will satisfy customers&＃39; needs and desires in numerous applications. Aion adopts the same principles for applications in connection with home consumer products. Aion&＃39;s history as a manufacturer of PVA sponges extends more than 60 years, including a period as the former Kanebo Inc.Corporate HistoryJuly 1951 Kanegafuchi Boseki Corp. patents PVA sponge production methods. Kanegafuchi Boseki later renamed Kanebo Corp.August 1952 A Kanegafuchi Boseki&＃39;s subsidiary commences business operations for PVA sponge production.August 1962 PVA-sponge producing subsidiary merges with its parent company, Kanegafuchi Boseki.August 1969 PVA-sponge production factory relocated, as the currently-named Kanto Plant, from area alongside Sumida River in Tokyo to its current location in Kitatone Kogyo-Danchi, Ibaraki Prefecture.September 1999 Kanebo acquires ISO9001 certification.December 1999 Aion Corp. takes over Kanebo&＃39;s chemical products division and is founded as a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOFT99 Corp.March 2006 Aion acquires ISO14001 certification.November 2013 Aion establishes regional office in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.