Since our establishment in 1938, we have been developing our business as a chemical manufacturer that specializes in producing red organic pigments. The available variety of red pigments is much greater than that of other pigments, such as black and white pigments. Furthermore, manufacturing of red pigments typically requires diversified, small-quantity production. To date, we have been able to grow because we have successfully met our customers’ needs. We have also actively ventured into new markets to meet the needs of the times with innovative thinking.

Specifically, in order to continue to provide products that satisfy customer needs, we are actively developing products in new fields. For example, in the field of electronics, we were the first in Japan to undertake the research and development of liquid crystals, and we greatly contributed to the advent of the era of liquid crystals. We have also conducted research and development in the area of magnetic recording materials and have made significant breakthroughs. Furthermore, we have entered markets for the application of sol-gel processes, technologies for dispersing nanosize particles of pigments, photosensitizers, etc.

In the color materials market, we have applied our particle dispersion technology to produce nanosize particle pigment dispersions as replacements for dye materials, which has resulted in production of numerous processed pigments products, such as inks for writing materials typified by whiteboard markers and roller ball pens, inks for porous rubbers used in stamps that do not require ink pads, inks for printer ribbons and inkjet printing, and inks for color filters used in various electronic displays, television sets, etc. In recent years, we have been developing and commercializing not only products in the field of color materials but also those in the field of nanosize particle dispersion. The latter is applied for the manufacturing of products such as antibacterial chemicals, materials for UV-screening, cosmetics, electroconductive inks for transfer printing, and electroconductive paste materials. In order to tackle global environmental challenges, we are working towards furthering the research, development, and commercialization of materials used in ecofriendly electronic devices, such as solar cells, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, various types of capacitors, and LEDs.

We will continue the worldwide promotion of our technologies in the fields of optics, electronic devices, and environmental devices in order to facilitate human endeavors and mitigate global environmental problems.