{"id":3157,"date":"2025-11-26T17:09:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:09:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/?page_id=3157"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:23:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T22:23:34","slug":"settlement-with-ii-hair-corporation-over-unverified-and-speculative-posting-lawsuit-regarding-kanekalon-synthetic-fiber-for-hair-accessories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/press-releases\/settlement-with-ii-hair-corporation-over-unverified-and-speculative-posting-lawsuit-regarding-kanekalon-synthetic-fiber-for-hair-accessories\/","title":{"rendered":"Settlement with I&amp;I Hair Corporation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"learn-more\" class=\"wp-block-getwid-section alignfull getwid-section-content-custom-width\" style=\"margin-top:\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__wrapper getwid-padding-left-large getwid-padding-right-large getwid-padding-mobile-left-medium getwid-padding-mobile-right-medium\" style=\"padding-top:;padding-bottom:50px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-wrapper\" style=\"max-width:1130px\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background-holder\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__background\" style=\"background-image:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(255,255,255) 0%,rgba(247,251,254) 100%)\"><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__foreground\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__content\"><div class=\"wp-block-getwid-section__inner-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-row alignfull  root-eb-row-ujott\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-row-ujott \"><div class=\"eb-row-root-container eb-row-ujott\" data-id=\"eb-row-ujott\"><div class=\"eb-row-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-row-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-iyuud\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-iyuud \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-iyuud\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading kane-ace-mx has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-1\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#0066a6\">Kane Ace MX<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2\" style=\"color:#003cff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/kaneace-mx-product-guide\/\" title=\"\">Product Guide<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3\" style=\"color:#003cff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/kaneace-mx\/coatings\/\" title=\"Coatings\">Coatings<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4\" style=\"color:#003cff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/kaneace-mx\/adhesives\/\" title=\"Adhesives\">Adhesives<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" style=\"color:#003cff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/kaneace-mx\/composites\/\" title=\"Composites\">Composites<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"color:#003cff\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaneka.com\/kaneka-americas\/kaneace-mx\/comparison\/\" title=\"Comparison\">Comparison<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading kane-ace-mx has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-7\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#0066a6\">Contact Us<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#393939\"><span style=\"color:#003cff;\">Request Info<\/span><br><br>Phone: 1-800-526-3223<br>Fax: 281-447-0757<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-background contact-line is-style-wide\" style=\"background-color:#0065a5;color:#0065a5\"\/>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-essential-blocks-column  root-eb-column-sn5vw\"><div class=\"eb-parent-wrapper eb-parent-eb-column-sn5vw \"><div class=\"eb-column-wrapper eb-column-sn5vw\"><div class=\"eb-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-68756c34 product-guide\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Settlement with I&amp;I Hair Corporation over unverified and speculative posting lawsuit regarding Kanekalon\u2122 synthetic fiber for hair accessories<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">by Kaneka Corporation | Aug 03, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Minoru Tanaka) had filed a lawsuit at the US federal court in Dallas, Texas against hair product wholesaler I&amp;I Hair Corporation (Headquarters: the State of Texas, US) requesting that they cease posting unverified information on social media regarding Kanekalon\u2122 synthetic fiber for hair accessories (referred to below as \u201cKanekalon\u2122\u201d). On May 22, a settlement was reached between the two companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2020, I&amp;I Hair Corporation posted unverified and speculative information concerning the safety of Kanekalon\u2122 on their social media. The content of the post was unverified and, based on this settlement, I&amp;I Hair Corporation removed the post and published a retraction on their social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kaneka has consistently conducted safety tests on its Kanekalon\u2122 product for over many years and continues to do so today. 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