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DKS Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of surfactants and other fine chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Surfactants, Amenity Materials, Urethane Materials, Electronic Device Materials, Functional Materials, and Life Science. The Surfactants segment deals with nonionic, anionic, cationic, and amphoteric surfactants. The Amenity Materials segment manufactures and sells sucrose fatty acid esters along with cellulose-based, vinyl-based, and acrylic-based polymer materials. The Urethane Materials segment offers polyether polyol, urethane prepolymer, and urethane systems. The Functional Materials segment consists of photo-curable monomers and oligomers, water-based urethane resins, flame retardants, and amide lubricants. The Electronic Device Materials segment provides conductive pastes for electronic parts, ionic liquids, and injection molding pellets. The Life Science sells health supplements. The company was founded by Kozaemon Ohno, Kakichiro Nakamura, and Mohei Ono in April 1909 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.