Kraton completed IPO on December 17, 2009 and became publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol KRA.

New Innovation Center in Belpre opened in 2014 with a semi-works manufacturing facility.

Arizona Chemical, a global specialty chemicals company and the largest global provider in the pine chemicals industry, was acquired in 2016.
Company changed name from Kraton Performance Polymers to Kraton Corporation in 2016.

HSBC plant in Mailiao, Taiwan opened in 2017.