Nippon Shokubai Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial chemicals and catalysts. It operates through the following segments: Basic Chemicals, Functional Chemicals, and Environment & Catalysts. The Basic Chemicals segment offers acrylic acid, acrylic ester, ethylene oxide, glycol, ethanolamine, higher alcohol surfactant, and glycol ether. The Functional Chemicals segment covers super-absorbent polymers, pharmaceutical intermediates, polymers for concrete admixture, electronic and information materials, iodine, maleic anhydride, resins for paints and adhesives, plastic molded products, and processed adhesive materials. The Environment & Catalysts segment deals with exhaust gas treatment equipment, fuel cell materials, and catalysts. The company was founded on August 21, 1941 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
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