Sanyo Chemical Industries

Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. manufactures and sells chemical products in Japan. It offers industrial agents for pulp and paper, paints, latex, ceramics, and electronics; raw materials for polyurethane foams and polyethylene glycols; super base compounds, urethane catalysts, curing accelerators for epoxy resins, photo-acid generators, and water soluble rust inhibitors; lubricating additives; diagnostic agents and related ancillary products; ethylidene norbornene; textile chemicals, surfactants, papermaking chemicals, paint and ink resins, and resin additives; and thermoplastic polyurethane beads. The company is also involved in warehousing, forwarding, and cargo work in the factories and trucking businesses, as well as import and export activities. It serves car, housing, cosmetics, electronic, medical care, and life style, as well as electrics, semiconductors, and optical components industries. The company was formerly known as Sanyo Chemical Industry Co. and changed its name to Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. in 1966. Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.