Overview of Nankai Chemical
Founded in 1906
Traditional company with a history of 100 years, founded in Wakayama as Nankai Sulfur Fertilizer Co., Ltd.
The company merged with Nakayama Steel Works during World War II but became completely independent in 2013 and shifted from product-out to market-in management to meet customers’ needs flexibly.
The company merged with Nakayama Steel Works during World War II but became completely independent in 2013 and shifted from product-out to market-in management to meet customers’ needs flexibly.
5 business fields & 8 business domains
The company operates in five business fields, i.e., basic chemicals, functional chemicals, agriculture, environmental recycling, and salt and in eight business domains, i.e., “inorganic industrial chemicals,” “water treatment disinfectants,” “Water treatment agents,” “organic fine chemicals,” “pesticides,” “healthy foods,” “sulfuric acid recycling,” and “salt.”
11 business bases
The company has three domestic plants (Wakayama, Aogishi, and Tosa), three bases (headquarters & Tokyo and Kyoto branches), three domestic subsidiaries (NC Environmental Services Co., Ltd., NM Salt Co., Ltd., and Fuji Amide Chemical Co., Ltd.), and two overseas subsidiaries in China.
History of more than 50 years
Manufacturing products in niche domains
- 〇 High test bleaching powder
- Manufacturing food- and pharmaceutical-grade bleaching powder.
Only manufacturer of pharmaceutical grade bleaching powder in Japan - 〇 Chloropicrin
- Pesticides patronized by farmers for more than 80 years since the launch of production and distribution.
About 300 employees
Nankai Chemical makes strenuous efforts to create new corporate values in response to the environmental changes of a future society, while fulfilling a role as a chemical company with a select few employees.