Type Public KK Headquarters Japan Subsidiaries POLATECHNO CO LTD | Traded as TYO: 4272 Founded 5 June 1916 | |
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Industry Chemicals, Pharmaceuticals Key people Masanobu Suzuki
(President) Products Agrochemicals
Airbag inflators
Dyes
Explosives
Functional films
Pharmaceuticals
Synthetic resins Revenue JPY 161.8 billion (FY 2014)
(US$ 1.34 billion) (FY 2014) Stock price 4272 (TYO) JP¥ 1,556 +31.00 (+2.03%)28 Mar, 11:21 AM GMT+9 - Disclaimer | ||
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Nippon Kayaku (日本化薬株式会社, Nihon Kayaku Kabushiki-gaisha) (Japan Pharmaceuticals) is a Japanese company that was founded in 1916 as the first industrial explosives manufacturer in Japan under the company name Nippon Kayaku Seizo Co., Ltd.. Its main business areas are functional chemicals, pharmaceuticals, safety systems and agrochemicals. It has 8 plants and 4 laboratories in Japan. It also has subsidiaries in different countries around the world. It is listed on the Nikkei 225.
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2014 nippon kayaku co ltd detailed analysis
History
The company was established in 1916 to produce explosives for the construction sector. The firm then diversified into chemical dyes and pharmaceuticals in the interwar period.
By 1950, Nippon Kayaku had established itself as the ninth leading pharmaceutical firm in Japan. The launch of its anticancer drug, bleomycin, strengthened the firm's pharmaceutical business.
Products
Major products made by Nippon Kayaku are: epoxy resins, UV-curing type resins, functional films, colors for inkjet printers, catalysts, dyes pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical API and intermediates, diagnostics, airbag inflators, micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners, squibs, agrochemicals.