About Us

Overview

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Established in 1946, Nikko Chemicals is engaged in the R&D and manufacturing of ingredients for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and industrial applications.

We originally began with a focus on interface and colloid chemistry, but we have since become a leader in the field of specialty chemicals by incorporating the best and latest technology in dermatology, molecular biology, and biotechnology into our products and services.

Our group strives to contribute to the enrichment of human life through a wide variety of business services including the manufacture of high-quality raw materials and surfactants, the development of product formulations, and the evaluation of safety and efficacy of ingredients and final products.

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Company Name	Nikko Chemicals Co., Ltd.
CEO	Hideyuki Nakahara
Establishment	1946
Capital	100,000,000 yen
Employees	127 as of July 2020

Our Strengths

Products

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The following are our main product categories.

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By Function:

• Active ingredients for skincare (anti-pigmentation, anti-aging, moisturization, anti-inflammatory).
• Emulsifiers, solubilizers, dispersants, and detergents.
• Specialty emulsifying blends with various functions.
• Emollient ingredients.
• Viscosity and texture modifiers.

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By Function:

• Vitamin derivatives (esters, ethers, and salts), plant extracts
• Oily materials, vegetable oils, fatty acid esters
• Lecithin derivatives, polyglyceryl fatty acid esters, nonionic polyoxyethylene surfactants
• N-acylamino acids, N-acyl taurates, alkyl phosphates
• Amidoamine, quaternary ammonium chlorides
• Microemulsions, emulsion bases manufactured using new emulsifying technology (NET)

Our Products

Offices

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Head Office

1-4-8 Nihonbashi-Bakurocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0002, JapanMap

• Osaka Branch
• Nagoya Branch
• Kyushu Sales Office

Distributor

• India: Our distributor ha s locations in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi. The office in Mumbai has a laboratory providing consultation regarding formulations.
• Global: Our network of 45 distributors in 41 countries enables us to provide you with the latest information on trends around the world.

Philosophy

We are committed to the continuous fostering of creativity and innovation. This inspires the development of new products and technologies for the enrichment of people’s lives.

We recognize that the conservation of the global environment is the most important issue facing the human race, both now and in the future. Our GCS+E (Green, Clean, Sustainable + Economy) strategy puts environmental concern at the heart of all of our business activities.

Through GCS+E, we work to reduce emissions and waste by using environmentally-friendly raw materials in the design and manufacture of sustainable, economical, and high-quality products. The whole NIKKOL GROUP promotes GCS+E not only for our main fields of expertise, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, but also for other businesses including foods, detergents, inks/paints, oil-based materials, and general industrial applications.

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CSR Activities

Our group was founded long before the term CSR (corporate social responsibility) became widely known. However, since the very beginning, we have maintained a future-oriented sense of responsibility in our way of working. Each of our people pays close attention to what is coming and is proactive.

Fulfilling our responsibilities is, of course, our job. Our founder, Masami Sekine, recognized that the word, “Responsibility” is a combination of “respond” and “ability.” This means not waiting until after a problem has occurred. But, paying close attention to the issues first and foremost. Thus, building on our achievements to date, NIKKOL GROUP will continue to initiate new CSR activities.

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Our Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

We go beyond the boundaries of our existing business and challenge ourselves to contribute to the progress of humanity through the following initiatives.

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1. EDDI Project

We contribute to the EDDI (Emulsion Dynamics and Droplets Interface) Project, working to elucidate the mechanism of emulsification under microgravity environments to improve living conditions in outer space.

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2. Restoration of Cultural Assets

We are contributing our deep expertise in surfactants to help Italian researchers restore cultural assets such as antique artworks.

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3. Sustainable Development Goals

Through our CSR activities, we at NIKKOL GROUP are working towards achieving nine of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations Development Programme.

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