Business
Chemicals & Additives
Business Unit
The Chemicals & Additives Business Unit handles catalysts and raw materials for PP/PE manufacturing, various resin additives mainly for PVC, Polyolefin, etc., as well as a range of inorganic and organic fine chemical products such as surfactants and silicones as modification and functionalization agents for Polymer. We contribute to the development of environmentally-friendly plastics and synthetic rubber-related industries by providing the latest technologies worldwide through our network, with a panoramic view of the value chain from resin manufacturing to the end materials.
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Coating Materials Business
We handle a wide range of additives to meet various needs in paints, inks, and coatings, such as coating resins, pigments, dispersants, defoamers, lubricants, surface conditioners, rheology conditioners, film foaming agents, light stabilizers, and ultraviolet absorbers.
Sales representative for Acronal®, Joncryl®, Efka®, Dispex®, Hydropalat®, Foamaster®, FoamStar®, Rheovis®, Loxanol®, and Sterocoll® manufactured by BASF.
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PO Catalysts Business
Plastics are indispensable in our everyday lives, with uses including food packaging and other daily necessities. We sell catalysts and promoters needed to manufacture (polymerize) polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP), which are the most widely produced and used plastics in the world, and their constituent raw materials. We supply not only customers in Japan, but also around the world, i.e. Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and the US via Mitsui & Co.’s global network.
With the recent increase in the need for environmentally-friendly plastics, we also focus on the development of cutting-edge products, such as phthalate-free catalysts.
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Processing Additives Business
We handle a wide variety of additives to meet our customers’ needs, such as foaming agents, stabilizers, colorants, reinforcing agents, processing aids, and extender pigments. We have established an inventory and JIT delivery system through sales of these additives over the years, and participates in product development by providing “added value” to customers by handling various processes, such as surface treatment, classification, crushing, and mixing.
Sales representative for Uniform AZ® manufactured by Otsuka Chemical Co.
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Functional Additive Business
We handle various additives that are indispensable for manufacturing and processing synthetic resins and synthetic rubbers, such as antioxidants, ultraviolet absorbers, light stabilizers, surfactants, lubricants, antistatic agents, and anti-blocking agents, as well as various additives and modifiers that provide added value. We also propose solutions using additives suited to market needs, and promote their application and expansion to advanced materials areas by applying the know-how we accumulated from handling these functional chemicals.
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Industrial Chemicals Business
We supply materials that help to ensure our lives are comfortable, such as detergents and softeners, cosmetics materials, and materials with high added value in terms of environmental measures (water treatment/VOC). We also strive to meet our customers’ needs through the import and distribution of safe natural products and an outsourcing service to process powders, etc.
- Sales of detergents and cosmetics materials, silicone, activated carbon, metal soaps, polyvinyl chloride stabilizer, wax, and various organic and inorganic materials in Japan
- Import and sales of natural products made in China (activated carbon, alcohol derived from corn)
- Outsourcing services for powder granulation processing.
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Industrial Gases/Inorganic Chemicals Business
We handle the domestic sales, imports, and three-country trade for industrial gas that is environmentally friendly and contributes to a circular society, and inorganic chemicals (including carbon bisulfide, chloralkaline products, sulfur and sulfuric acid, and titanium oxide, etc.) centered on mirabilite. We strive to meet our customers’ expectations in the area of inorganic chemicals overall, by providing functions of trading, mainly in industrial gases at the hub of diverse industries, sales of equipment/devices, and engineering.
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Inorganic Minerals Business
We handle foreign and domestic trade in a variety of inorganic fillers and raw mineral materials, such as Kaolin clay, attapulgite, bentonite, borax, boracic acid, talc, and mica, and powder processing (various surface treatments, silicone/silane coupling treatment, grinding, size classification, pulverization, sieving, magnetic separation, etc.) We proactively support entry into new markets and business expansion by utilizing our global sales and logistics network. Please use the following form to contact us to request samples or reference materials, etc.
Sales representative in Japan for Kaolin Satintone®, Translink®, Ultrex®, ASP®, Mattex®, MetaMax®, Buca®, and Attapulgite Attagel® manufactured by BASF
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AdBlue Business
AdBlue® high-grade aqueous urea solution is a JIS-compliant chemical product used to reduce nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the exhaust gases of diesel engine vehicles. By applying more than a decade’s worth of experience since launching this business, we can provide unique services not offered by others and will respond to ever-stricter environmental regulations.
The name “AdBlue®” derives from a combination of two English words, namely “advance” and “blue”, which conjures up images of blue skies.
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