Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals. It operates through the following segments: Life and Health Industry, Petroleum and Transportation Industry, Plastics and Textile Industry, Information, Electrical and Electronics Industry, and Environment, Housing and Construction Industry. The Life and Health Industry segment manufactures and supplies surfactants for detergents, cleaning agents, and toiletries; pharmaceutical additives; and superabsorbent polymers. The Petroleum and Transportation Industry segment develops and distributes thermoplastic polyurethane beads (TUB) for the interior parts of automobiles, raw materials for polyurethane foams, and lubricating oil additives. The Plastics and Textile Industry segment offers permanent antistatic agents, and carbon fiber and fiberglass agents. The Information, Electrical and Electronics Industry segment includes polymerization toners, toner binders, and electrolytes for aluminum electrolytic capacitors. The Environment, Housing and Construction Industry segment manufactures and distributes polymer flocculants for wastewater treatment, and polyurethane insulation raw materials. The company was founded on November 1, 1949 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.