Taoka Chemical Company, Limited (4113.T) JPX

Currency In JPY

Key Executives

Name	Title	Year Born
Shunji Matsuo	MD, GM of Sales, Tokyo Branch of Sales, GM of Fine Chemicals & Functional Materials & Director	1965
Akira Iwasaki	President, Executive Vice President, GM of Business Support Office & Director	1964
Motoyuki Ise	Director & GM of Production Headquarters	1962
Katsuharu Imi	Director, GM of Technology Headquarters & GM of Research Laboratories	1963
Ken Okajima	Director, GM of General Affairs & Human Resources and GM of Internal Control & Audit Department	1965

Name

Title

Pay

Year Born

Shunji Matsuo

MD, GM of Sales, Tokyo Branch of Sales, GM of Fine Chemicals & Functional Materials & Director

1965

Akira Iwasaki

President, Executive Vice President, GM of Business Support Office & Director

1964

Motoyuki Ise

Director & GM of Production Headquarters

1962

Katsuharu Imi

Director, GM of Technology Headquarters & GM of Research Laboratories

1963

Ken Okajima

Director, GM of General Affairs & Human Resources and GM of Internal Control & Audit Department

1965

Description

Operating both domestically in Japan and across global markets, Taoka Chemical Company, Limited specializes in the production and distribution of a diverse array of chemical products. Its extensive portfolio includes essential ingredients for photoresists; diverse adhesives, such as single-component epoxy formulations for various bonding applications and fast-acting cyanoacrylate glues; specialized constituents for electronic devices; and an assortment of varnishes including amide, ester imide, nylon, polyester, and polyimide-based types. The company also provides resins and water-soluble polymers for paper processing; precursor chemicals vital for pharmaceutical and diagnostic applications; and a suite of rubber additives, encompassing cross-linking agents, tackifiers, and specialized kneading-type vulcanizing adhesives. Furthermore, it supplies plasticizers used in food packaging films, flooring, footwear, hoses, inks, rubber gloves, and food cans. Taoka Chemical offers methyl esters, serving as foundational components for industrial detergents, shell molds, and fine chemical intermediates, including aromatic compounds. The firm also produces an array of dyes for textiles, paper, leather, and plastics. Additionally, Taoka Chemical develops and manufactures advanced chemical entities, such as bisphenol derivatives, TBIS (an epoxy derivative), TBIS (an acid dianhydride), episulfide derivatives, and indole derivatives, which find utility as intermediate compounds in medical and agrochemical sectors. Established in 1919, the company initially operated as Taoka Dystuffs Manufacturing Co., Ltd. before adopting its current name, Taoka Chemical Company, Limited, in 1972. It maintains its corporate headquarters in Osaka, Japan, and functions as a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited.