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4-chōme-5-33 Kitahama, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 541-0041, Japan
+81 6-6220-8541
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Overview
- Summary
- SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS COMPANY, LIMITED. is a global chemical company established in 1944, providing unique and superior products in super absorbent polymers, functional chemicals, and gases & engineering. The company continuously strives for value creation by leveraging a diverse portfolio of world-class technologies. It aims to contribute to social welfare and foster pride and accomplishment among its employees. Its products are integral to various industries, including daily life, medical, electronics, and automotive sectors.SUMITOMO SEIKA CHEMICALS COMPANY, LIMITED. is a global chemical company established in 1944, providing unique and superior products in super absorbent polymers, functional chemicals, and gases & engineering. The company continuously strives for value creation by leveraging a diverse portfolio of world-class technologies. It aims to contribute to social welfare and foster pride and accomplishment among its employees. Its products are integral to various industries, including daily life, medical, electronics, and automotive sectors.
- Key Products/Technologies
- Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP): AQUA KEEP™ is a flagship product capable of absorbing and retaining hundreds to 1,000 times its dry weight in water. It features controlled absorption rate, high gel strength, high gel stability, and extremely low monomer residue. Applications include disposable diapers, sanitary products, pet sheets, and water repellent materials for power and optical cables.Super Absorbent Polymers (SAP): AQUA KEEP™ is a flagship product capable of absorbing and retaining hundreds to 1,000 times its dry weight in water. It features controlled absorption rate, high gel strength, high gel stability, and extremely low monomer residue. Applications include disposable diapers, sanitary products, pet sheets, and water repellent materials for power and optical cables.
- Functional Chemicals: This segment includes water-soluble polymers (e.g., PEO-15, PEO-18, PEO-27, PEO-29 for rheology, viscosity, and texture modification), emulsions (e.g., SEPOLEX™, SEPOLSION™, ZAIKTHENE™), fine-particulate polymers, latex, powdered plastics, and organic synthetic chemicals. These products serve a wide range of applications such as high-performance adhesives, rubber products, battery materials, pharmaceutical intermediates, and various additives for photosensitive materials and thermoplastic resins. The company's core synthetic technology for organic sulfur compounds is a key strength in fine chemicals.Functional Chemicals: This segment includes water-soluble polymers (e.g., PEO-15, PEO-18, PEO-27, PEO-29 for rheology, viscosity, and texture modification), emulsions (e.g., SEPOLEX™, SEPOLSION™, ZAIKTHENE™), fine-particulate polymers, latex, powdered plastics, and organic synthetic chemicals. These products serve a wide range of applications such as high-performance adhesives, rubber products, battery materials, pharmaceutical intermediates, and various additives for photosensitive materials and thermoplastic resins. The company's core synthetic technology for organic sulfur compounds is a key strength in fine chemicals.
- Gases & Engineering: The company manufactures and sells medical gases (e.g., nitrous oxide, FUMIGATE for sterilization), chemical gases, standard gases, electronics gases (for LCD, LED, and semiconductor fabrication processes), and industrial gases. Its engineering capabilities include the design, manufacture, and sale of oxygen/nitrogen/hydrogen gas generators (PSA method), as well as gas purification and separation facilities and general chemical engineering equipment.Gases & Engineering: The company manufactures and sells medical gases (e.g., nitrous oxide, FUMIGATE for sterilization), chemical gases, standard gases, electronics gases (for LCD, LED, and semiconductor fabrication processes), and industrial gases. Its engineering capabilities include the design, manufacture, and sale of oxygen/nitrogen/hydrogen gas generators (PSA method), as well as gas purification and separation facilities and general chemical engineering equipment.
- Core Technologies: A diverse portfolio of world-class technologies encompasses advanced polymerization, fine particulate technology, organic synthesis (especially organic sulfur compounds), emulsification, and the PSA (pressure swing adsorption) method. The company expands its business based on key technical strengths in "thickening" and "binding" functions, alongside "polymerization," "organic synthesis," and "fine particle" technologies.Core Technologies: A diverse portfolio of world-class technologies encompasses advanced polymerization, fine particulate technology, organic synthesis (especially organic sulfur compounds), emulsification, and the PSA (pressure swing adsorption) method. The company expands its business based on key technical strengths in "thickening" and "binding" functions, alongside "polymerization," "organic synthesis," and "fine particle" technologies.
- Core Advantages
- World-Class Technological Prowess: Possessing a diverse portfolio of core technologies including polymerization, organic synthesis, fine particle, thickening, and binding, enabling the development of innovative products. AQUA KEEP™'s superior absorption performance and chemically synthesized gases represent distinct competitive advantages.World-Class Technological Prowess: Possessing a diverse portfolio of core technologies including polymerization, organic synthesis, fine particle, thickening, and binding, enabling the development of innovative products. AQUA KEEP™'s superior absorption performance and chemically synthesized gases represent distinct competitive advantages.
- Global Production and Supply System: Operating production bases in Japan (Himeji, Befu, Chiba), Singapore, France (toll manufacture by Arkema), and South Korea, ensuring a stable supply chain to meet global demand.Global Production and Supply System: Operating production bases in Japan (Himeji, Befu, Chiba), Singapore, France (toll manufacture by Arkema), and South Korea, ensuring a stable supply chain to meet global demand.
- Continuous R&D and Innovation: Dedicated to pioneering R&D efforts, including advanced super absorbent polymer recycling technology and high-purity CO2 recovery technology, contributing to environmental and social value creation. Active pursuit of intellectual property related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Continuous R&D and Innovation: Dedicated to pioneering R&D efforts, including advanced super absorbent polymer recycling technology and high-purity CO2 recovery technology, contributing to environmental and social value creation. Active pursuit of intellectual property related to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
- High-Quality Products and Robust Quality Management: Implementation of ISO9001 quality management system certification across its headquarters and all manufacturing sites, ensuring company-wide quality assurance activities. Operation of a cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)-compliant quality control system for pharmaceutical intermediates production.High-Quality Products and Robust Quality Management: Implementation of ISO9001 quality management system certification across its headquarters and all manufacturing sites, ensuring company-wide quality assurance activities. Operation of a cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)-compliant quality control system for pharmaceutical intermediates production.
- Broad Application Across Diverse Industries: Supplying products to a wide array of sectors including daily necessities, cosmetics, medical, electronics, automotive, agriculture, and environmental fields, ensuring market diversification and stable revenue streams.Broad Application Across Diverse Industries: Supplying products to a wide array of sectors including daily necessities, cosmetics, medical, electronics, automotive, agriculture, and environmental fields, ensuring market diversification and stable revenue streams.
- Customer-Centric Product Design and Responsiveness: Ability to precisely design AQUA KEEP™'s absorption capabilities to meet diverse user needs and a flexible, short-lead-time production system for rapid customer response.Customer-Centric Product Design and Responsiveness: Ability to precisely design AQUA KEEP™'s absorption capabilities to meet diverse user needs and a flexible, short-lead-time production system for rapid customer response.
- Target Industries
- Daily Necessities: Disposable diapers, sanitary products, pet sheets, hair gels, tissues, etc..Daily Necessities: Disposable diapers, sanitary products, pet sheets, hair gels, tissues, etc..
- Cosmetics: Skincare, hair care, foundations, thickeners, emulsifiers, texture modifiers, etc..Cosmetics: Skincare, hair care, foundations, thickeners, emulsifiers, texture modifiers, etc..
- Medical and Pharmaceutical Items: Medical gases (anesthetics, sterilizers), pharmaceutical intermediates, bulk substances for hypnotics and sedatives, etc..Medical and Pharmaceutical Items: Medical gases (anesthetics, sterilizers), pharmaceutical intermediates, bulk substances for hypnotics and sedatives, etc..
- IT/Electronics: Electronics gases for LCDs, LEDs, and semiconductor manufacturing processes, lithium-ion secondary battery materials, personal computer components, etc..IT/Electronics: Electronics gases for LCDs, LEDs, and semiconductor manufacturing processes, lithium-ion secondary battery materials, personal computer components, etc..
- Automotive: Lithium-ion secondary batteries (for electric vehicles), airbags, etc..Automotive: Lithium-ion secondary batteries (for electric vehicles), airbags, etc..
- Agriculture: Agricultural chemicals.Agriculture: Agricultural chemicals.
- Environmental and Energy: Analytical standard gases for environmental monitoring, coagulants for wastewater treatment, water repellent materials for power and optical cables, electricity storage devices, etc..Environmental and Energy: Analytical standard gases for environmental monitoring, coagulants for wastewater treatment, water repellent materials for power and optical cables, electricity storage devices, etc..
- Industrial Materials: High-performance adhesives, rubber products, coating agents for fences and shopping carts, etc..Industrial Materials: High-performance adhesives, rubber products, coating agents for fences and shopping carts, etc..
- Major Markets
- Japan, Singapore, South Korea, ChinaJapan, Singapore, South Korea, China
- FranceFrance
- Certifications/Patents
- ISO9001 Certification: The company's headquarters and all manufacturing sites have obtained ISO9001 certification, an international standard for quality management systems.ISO9001 Certification: The company's headquarters and all manufacturing sites have obtained ISO9001 certification, an international standard for quality management systems.
- JCSS Accreditation Program: The Chiba Quality Assurance Section holds accreditation under the JCSS Accreditation Program.JCSS Accreditation Program: The Chiba Quality Assurance Section holds accreditation under the JCSS Accreditation Program.
- cGMP Compliance: Operates a cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)-compliant quality control system for the production of pharmaceutical intermediates.cGMP Compliance: Operates a cGMP (Current Good Manufacturing Practice)-compliant quality control system for the production of pharmaceutical intermediates.
- Responsible Care Activities: Participation in Responsible Care activities since 1995, demonstrating commitment to environmental, safety, and health protection throughout the chemical product lifecycle.Responsible Care Activities: Participation in Responsible Care activities since 1995, demonstrating commitment to environmental, safety, and health protection throughout the chemical product lifecycle.
- Patents: Holds numerous patents, including those related to methods for producing water-absorbent resin particles and their characteristics (e.g., US12359028, US12533658), corrosive-gas-mixture-filled containers (US12535185), and deodorant compositions for absorbents (US12427223).Patents: Holds numerous patents, including those related to methods for producing water-absorbent resin particles and their characteristics (e.g., US12359028, US12533658), corrosive-gas-mixture-filled containers (US12535185), and deodorant compositions for absorbents (US12427223).
- Sustainability-Related IP: Actively pursuing intellectual property in new areas such as super absorbent polymer recycling and high-purity CO2 recovery technologies, aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Sustainability-Related IP: Actively pursuing intellectual property in new areas such as super absorbent polymer recycling and high-purity CO2 recovery technologies, aligning with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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4-chōme-5-33 Kitahama, Chuo Ward, Osaka, 541-0041, Japan
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