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Leading the Way with Pine Chemicals
Harima Chemicals Group is a chemical manufacturer
built on products developed using pine chemical resources
like rosin, fatty acids, turpentine and other materials
all obtained from pine trees.
We transform these key active ingredients into daily essentials.
Our products are used in a variety of fields,
as resins for printing inks, paints and adhesives,
emulsifiers for synthetic rubber, paper chemicals,
solders used in electronic devices,and flavor and fragrance ingredients.
Indispensable everyday products
derived in some way from pine trees
are all around us:
Printed items such as newspapers, books and catalogues
Paints used to coat buildings and cars
Adhesives used for glues and packing tapes
Synthetic rubber used in car tires
Paper goods including notebooks, books and cardboard
Electronic devices such as computers and mobile phones
Cosmetics and perfumes, etc.
And now with an international network of
manufacturing bases in 11 countries,
we meet the needs of our customers all over the world.

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Rosin (Refined)

Rosin

An Ageless Renewable Resource

Rosin is obtained by refining pine tree resin. Pine trees havebeen used by humans for a diverse range of activities over theages. The natural sticky property of rosin in rosin bags helps
baseball players grip the ball better and violin players creates
beautiful sound by stabilizing the bow on the stringed instrument. Anyone who has read the bible may recall how pine
resin was used to waterproof Noah’s Ark. And the ancient
Greeks used it for lighting and in religious ceremonies. Pine
resin has been integral to human life for more than two millennium and we continue to make use of rosin in a multitude ofmodern conveniences that include resin products, various
chemicals for papermaking, electronic materials and otheruseful everyday items.

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Pine Chemical Products
Methods for Pine Chemical Extraction

Pine Chemical Products

Pine Trees

Tall Oil Fatty Acids
Thinned TimberMill Ends

Wood Chips

Working with Pine Chemicals
Harima’s business was built on pine chemicals.

The term ‘pine chemicals’ refers to the rosin, fatty acids,

turpentine and other useful chemical resources obtained from the pine tree.

We regard the pine tree as a genuine gift from nature and thus, our valued partner.
As such, we seek to find a harmonious balance between technology andnature in efforts to maximize our utilization of the chemical resources it has to offer.

Pulp

Crude
Tall OilDistillation

Alkyd Resins
Surfactants
Dimer Acids

Tall Oil Rosin

Distillation

Crude Sulphate Turpentine

Paper
Crude GumDistillation

Pine Stumps

Distillation

Wood
Chips

Solvents

Pine Trees Are a Remarkable
Renewable Natural Resource
Unlike fossil fuels like oil and coal that will eventually runout, forestation makes the pine tree a truly renewable
resource with a life cycle of 20 to 30 years. Our businessinvolves taking the numerous chemical resources offered bypine trees and developing them into an array of products
ranging from resin products and the various chemicals used
for papermaking, to electronics materials and other usefuleveryday items.

Sulphate Turpentine
Gum Turpentine
Gum Rosin
Wood Turpentine
Wood Rosin

Turpentine
ResinsFragrances &Flavors
Synthetic
CamphorSolvents

Fortified
Rosin
Disproportionated
Rosin
Rosin
ModifiedResinsTypes of Rosin
Rosin is classified into three types based on the method of
extraction. Gum rosin is obtained from distilling crude gum
collected from live pine trees. Tall oil rosin is obtained fromdistilling crude tall oil* which is a by-product of the craft
pulp making process. Wood rosin is obtained by the solvent
extraction of wood chips from pine stumps that is thendistilled.
Gum rosin is the oldest and most consumed rosin in theworld today. Harima is the only commercial producer of tall
oil rosin in Japan and the leading manufacturer in the pinechemicals field based on the collective use of gum rosin andtall oil rosin. We effectively manage the use of the two typesof rosin depending on their specific properties and application, to produce and supply products of high quality.

*The term tall oil comes from the Swedish word Talloja which means pine oil.
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Company

20〜30 years

ercreating an extensive portfolio of items used in daily essentials.

Tall Oil
Fatty Acids

Effective Use of
Plant Resources

Harima Chemicals Group is a pine chemical manufacturer that utilizes naturaland renewable resources to their full potential,OilD

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Construction
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Nature-Born Green Chemistry

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We take pride in Green Chemistry (Green Sustainable Chemistry),

Forestation

the eco-friendly engineering technology we apply to create these products,

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Indeed, Harima has been born and bred as a truly green company

and will continue our mission to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

Creating Harmony Between People,
Nature and Technology
Our legacy dates back to 1958 when we began operations as
the first company in Japan to specialize in crude tall oil
refinery, further extending our value in 1973 by establishing
the world's first closed-loop tall oil distillation plant. In
2000, Kakogawa Plant, Harima’s main production facility inJapan, was certified with the international standard for environmental management (ISO 14001); this prompted a series
of initiatives to increase the number of eco-friendly products, while also reducing energy and waste at all our manufacturing plants.

Tall Oil Distillation Plant

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Going Even Greener
Kakogawa Plant has long used components resulted during
crude tall oil distillation, as fuel to power its steam turbine
generators. In Mar 2005, we established our very own biomass power plant here with the capacity to fulfill all steam
and power needs of the site, and any surplus power is supplied to local electricity companies as green energy so that
nothing goes to waste.

Biomass Power Plant

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Pioneering R&D Work
Creating New Value

Central Research Laboratory (Kakogawa city, Hyogo)

Harima's R&D puts a focus on creating new product value that

contributes to building the future, and on speedily transforming research results and

HARIMA UK LTD. (UK)Tsukuba Research Laboratory (Tsukuba city, Ibaraki)

LAWTER - Kallo (Belgium)

LAWTER - Maastricht (The Netherlands)

technologies into marketable products.

We will continue to meet ever-changing market needs,

always ready to challenge new and unexplored realms with an eye on the future.

LAWTER - Elgin (U.S.A.)

Creation of New Technology
through Human Resource
Development and Vitalization
We foster a research environment that encourages originality through talent development and corporate vitalization. A
number of educational training opportunities, international
exchanges and overseas dispatch programs are in place tostrengthen collaboration with prominent research institutes
around the world. We also have an award system that recognizes particularly remarkable company projects, as a way tostimulate innovation and motivation. In addition, we promote cross-industry and industry-academia-government
interaction in an effort to develop talent who lead the way to
the next generation of technologies.

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LAWTER - Concordia (Argentina)

R&D with an Eye on the Future
Harima actively incorporates leading-edge technology into
the development of new, eco-friendly products with energy
and resource-saving properties. Tireless research efforts bear
fruit in the form of a diverse product lineup for which we
receive widespread global recognition. Our Central ResearchLaboratory at Kakogawa, and Tsukuba Research Laboratory
in the heart of Tsukuba Science City form the backbone ofdomestic R&D activities. Using the latest equipment andanalytical tools, we conduct research that pushes the boundaries of our knowledge and business. With the significant
boost of R&D capability in 2011 with the addition of
LAWTER and its research facilities located worldwide, as
well as in 2022 with the acquisition of the solder materials
business of German manufacturer Henkel, the Group is fully
utilizing its diverse network to meet the ever-changing needsof the global market. The passion and dedication we put into
our unique technologies are the driving force behind what
enhances the quality of life for all.
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[Business and Products] Harima Technology is all around us

Contributing to a Safer andmore Beautiful Lifestyle
Harima’s resins and tall oil products businesstaps into its abundance of advanced technologies and know-how to satisfy the numerous
functional and performance-related demandsof the printing inks, paints, adhesives, synthetic rubbers and various other consumer
items. The addition of LAWTER to Harima
Chemicals Group in 2011 facilitated the organization of a broader global distribution
network for our core products in these fields：
printing ink resins, adhesive resins, and synthetic rubber emulsifiers. As a leading manufacturer of these products, we offer people
around the world a safer and more beautiful
lifestyle.

Printing Ink Resins

Paint Resins

Adhesive Resins

Synthetic Rubber Emulsifiers

Printing Ink Resins

Paint Resinsconsist of a variety of colored pigments, synthetic resins used
to uniformly disperse and adhere these pigments to media
such as paper, and solvents which regulate the ink’s fluidity.
By combining the rosin’s superb pigment dispersing property
with phenolic resin’s excellent adhesive property through ouruniquely developed technology, we have developed new rosin
modified phenolic resins. The resins in this series possess
such features as easy solubility, quick-set, stable emulsion of
printing ink as well as eco-frindliness. With these competitive
ink resins spread widely, we have gained a leading share of
the global market. We will continue to refine the rosin modification techniques we have cultivated since the company’s
beginning in pursuit of even higher quality printing ink resins
for the realization of innovative
eco-friendly printed material
that is safer, more vivid, andcapable of printing at higher
speed and lower cost.

of man-made objects ranging from automobiles, industrial
products and buildings, to small everyday items. Paints
comprise three main components: pigments which givecolors, synthetic resins which provide adhesion for thesepigments to the target substrate and doubles as a surface
protector, and solvents used to regulate the paint’s viscosity.
Harima offers an extensive lineup of fully customizablepurpose-specific paint resins designed to meet customers’
needs whether it be sealers for direct application to surfaces
such as metal, plastic and concrete, intermediate coating forrecoating, or top coating for weatherproofing and beautification. Recently, we are vigorously pursuing the development of
eco-friendly products with less Volatile Organic Compounds(VOC) such as high solid paintresins and water-based paintresins.

Adhesive Resins

Synthetic Rubber Emulsifiers

pressure sensitive tapes. By adjusting the type and quantity ofrosin derivatives (tackifiers), it is possible to give adhesives avariety of special properties. We offer customers around theworld a diverse range of rosin-based tackifier resins andtackifier dispersions to meet their every purpose and need.

involving the dispersion of insoluble substances in water,and rosin’s natural chemical structure makes it an ideal emulsifier. Our rosin-based synthetic rubber emulsifiers have contributed greatly to improvements in the performance of automobile tires, many of which commonly incorporate a synthetic rubber called SBR (styrene butadiene rubber). Rosin-based synthetic rubber emulsifiers are also vital in the
manufacture of CR (chloroprene rubber ), a synthetic rubber
boasting many characteristics
which are not seen in othernatural and synthetic rubbers,
such as low flammability. Applications of CR include electric wire, automobile parts,
driving belts, and adhesives.

inks used to display information and colors inare used to protect various objects from rust andP rintingP aints
newspapers, magazines, flyers and posters mainly
deterioration and to enhance the appearance of all kinds

stickiness of rosin makes rosin derivatives anof manufacturing synthetic rubber is emulN atural
O nesionmethod
ideal adhesion enhancer when added to adhesives andpolymerization. Emulsification is a technique

Overview of LAWTER
The pioneer of quick-set printing inks Daniel J.Terra and his financial partner J. Lawson founded Lawter Chemicals in Chicago in 1940, the name Lawter being a
combination of their last names Lawson and Terra. The company went on to expand its business in America and Europe as Lawter International Inc., eventually
establishing itself as a leading global manufacturer of printing ink resin. The name Lawter all but disappeared after successive acquisitions by Eastman Chemical
Company in 1999 and then Momentive Specialty Chemicals (previously Hexion Specialty Chemicals) in 2004 until Harima Chemicals acquired it in January 2011.
The well-known LAWTER brand was subsequently reestablished and the company was returned to its rightful position as a leading global player.

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[Business and Products] Harima Technology is all around us

Improving the Quality of
the Paper We Use Everyday
Harima products known as paper chemicals
are utilized in a large number of everyday
paper items. We offer a wide array of products including sizing agents for preventing(water-based) inks from bleeding, paper
strengthening agents for structural fortification, and coating agents for improving andreinforcing paper surfaces. Another priority
we are pursuing is engineering innovative
new chemicals such as those for reducing
what would have been wasted paper byincreasing the recycling rate of used paper.

Sizing Agents

Paper Strengthening Agents

Coating Agents & Chemical Specialties

Sizing Agents

Paper Strengthening Agentsformance and printability to the paper. The high water repellency property of rosin makes it a useful sizing agent in its
natural state. However, we use independently developed
techniques to further refine rosin and produce sizing agents
specifically customized to a diverse range of paper manufacturing processes. Rosin sizing agents are generally referred
to as internal sizing agents, something that is added to thepulp and water mixture (raw material) during the papermaking process. In addition to internal sizing agents, we also
engineer, manufacture and sell surface sizing agents applied
to surface of the finished paper.

recycled papers. Paperboard, which is to become corrugatedcardboard, and newspapers rank first and second of all paper
products in recycling ratio. However, repeated use reduces
the strength of recycled paper. Paper strengthening agents
have the important task of strengthening paper-based products containing a large percentage of used paper. The main
constituent of these agents are water-soluble polymers. We
have successfully applied our unique water polymerization
techniques acquired over many years to engineering highly
functional paper strengthening agents that improves thestrength of paperboard and newspapers. As is the case ofsizes, these agents can be added during the papermaking process or to the paper surface. We are proud to play a part in
improving the quality of paper products with our vast lineupof paper chemicals tailored for specialized manufacturing
processes.

Coating Agents・Barrier Coatings

Process Improvement Agents・Pitch Control Agents

extensive product portfolio can enhance paper strength, slip
resistance, water repellency and water resistance. Water-based barrier coatings are applied to paper surfaces, inlieu of plastic conventionally used to laminate paper, thereby
improving product sustainability.

and other unwanted elements, enhancing paper recyclability.
Pitch control agents inhibit pitch deposits which can appear
in the paper making process, which improves process productivity and quality of finished products.

paper has become a common ingredient in the raw
agents control the water absorbency of paper to
U sed
S izing
materials for newspapers and paperboard known as
prevent ink bleed and thus provide good writing per-agents are applied to the surface of finishedaids used for pulp deinking (DIP) applications
C oating
R etention
paper products to improve their performance. Our
are added to recycled paper to remove printing inks

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Making Safer, more Evolved
Electronic Devices
Harima’s electronic materials business covers
the development, manufacture and sale ofitems like solders and conductive pastes used
to mount microchips and form electronic
circuits for today’s increasingly compact
high-performance electronic devices.
Harima technology can be summed up as one
that is both Clean (eco-friendly) and Fine
(compact and highly functional). We conduct
our daily business activity with this philosophy in mind and bring value-added proposals
to customers. Whether it is the low-cost
micro soldering technologies that contributeto miniaturization, or independently developed multifunctional materials capable ofshortening the production time of electronic
devices, we offer the latest innovations.

Solder Materials

Materials for Printed Circuit Boards

Solder Materials

Brazing Materials for Heat Exchangers

Fine joint using SUPER SOLDERS

Silicon chipolder is a material used to form a joint between electronic parts and substrates during the manufacture ofelectronic devices such as mobile phones and computers.
One variety called solder paste is a creamy mixture of finemetal powder and other materials which include rosin. We
have applied the decomposing effect of rosin on metal oxides
to develop unique solder pastes by mixing metal powder
with rosin derivatives. We believe it is our duty to protect
the environment, and as such were one of the first to develop
lead-free solder pastes as a means to prevent the devastating
impact that lead has on the environment when it leaches
from old or discarded electronics due to acid rain. Ever since
our lead-free solder pastes were used to produce the world’s
very first lead-free MD player in 1998, it has become widelyadopted.

Solder coat

Example of SUPER SOLDER
coating（150μm pitch）on fine pattern

Substrate

Solder joint<SUPER SOLDER>‘SUPER SOLDER’ pastes excel atjoining extremely small parts. Our
unique solder precoating technologythat supplies SUPER SOLDER to finejoints is expected to play an increasi n gl y vi t a l r o l e i n m a nu fa c tu r i n gtomorrow’ s miniaturized electronic
devices.

Materials for Printed Circuit Boards

Brazing Materials for Heat Exchangers

acquired in the fields of coating and adhesion resins has
made it possible for us to create conductive pastes that, forexample, facilitate the release of heat generated by electronic
devices (thermal conductivity) to allow for higher density ofparts to be mounted. Also characterized by its high reliability
and compatibility with various printing methods, conductive
pastes have become an indispensable soldering material in
the parts assembly of next-generation electronics devices
such as solar cells and smart phones. Another of our conductive pastes is NanoPaste, a stable distribution of nano-sized*
metallic particles in ink-form that only needs to be appliedand heated to form a highly reliable metallic membrane for awide-range of joint and wiring applications. NanoPaste’s
applicability to various printing methods, including inkjet,has made it a prime candidate as a core material in the areaof printed electronics.

num brazing materials used in the manufacture of all kindsof aluminum products contribute to enhanced quality andreduced costs. Aluminum is commonly employed as aweight-saving measure in heat exchangers, which are an
essential part of engine cooling and air conditioning in automobiles, making it necessary to braze aluminum parts ofvarying shapes together. Conventional manufacturing methods involved spraying the materials needed for brazing on to
the entire surface of heat exchanger member and then heating. However, the aluminum brazing material we engineered
is an extension of our precoating technology and only
requires that a minima amount of brazing material be supplied just to the immediate brazing area, realizing drastic
cost reductions and higher quality.

paste is, as the name suggests, an electricaltechnology used to join aluminum is another
C onductive
B razing
ly conductive adhesive. Harima’s extensive knowledge
application of Harima’s extensive know-how. Alumi-*Nano-size denotes one billionth of one meter.

Flexible Circuit Printing

Heat exchanger

PET film

Harima Chemicals’
Silver Nano Particles

Fine circuitry patterncreated by inkjet printing

Stable distribution isachieved by controllingthe dispersion agents.

Silver NanoPaste

Inkjet printing with NanoPaste consisting of ultra-finenano-sized metal particles enables the on-demand creationof circuit patterns. Applicable to readily-available substratematerials like flexible PET film owing to its low 120℃ sintering temperature, NanoPaste is a technological catalyst in
the field of printed electronics.

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Normal Nano Particles
High surface activity
readily aggregates.

Joint (brazing)

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Harima USA, Inc./Harimatec Inc. Plasmine Technology, Inc.
Head Office

Plasmine Technology, Inc.
Bay Minette Plant

UK The Netherlands
Belgium
Czech Rep.
Harimatec Czech, s.r.o.

China

HARIMA UK LTD.

U.S.A.

Korea
TaiwanLAWTER - Baxley, GA

LAWTER - Elgin, IL

India
Malaysia

LAWTER - Kallo

LAWTER - Maastricht

BrazilHarima do Brasil Indústria Química Ltda. Harima do Brasil Indústria Química Ltda.
Head Office/Parana Plant
Sao Paulo Office

New ZealandHarimatec Malaysia Sdn.Bhd.

Argentina

LAWTER - Mt. Maunganui

LAWTER - Gunsan

LAWTER - Buenos Aires

Harima Chemicals (Shanghai) Harimatec Hangzhou Co., Ltd. Hangzhou Hanghua HarimaCo., Ltd./LAWTER - Shanghai
Chemicals Co., Ltd.

LAWTER - Concordia

Harimatec Malaysia Sdn.Bhd.

Dongguan Hanghua Harima
Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Shandong Hanghua Harima
Chemicals Co., Ltd.

LAWTER - Fengkai

LAWTER - Nanning

LAWTER - Nanping

Tokyo Head OfficeOsaka Head Office

Kakogawa Plant/
Central Research Laboratory

Companies outside Japan
E urope<Czech Rep.>
Harimatec Czech, s.r.o.
Head Office/Plant
Electronic Materials<UK>
HARIMA UK LTD.
Head Office/R&D<Belgium>
LAWTER - Kallo

R&D/Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products<The Netherlands>
LAWTER - Maastricht

R&D/Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products

A s ia<China>Harima Chemicals (Shanghai)Co., Ltd.

Head Office
Management and suppor t ofGroup companies in China

Harimatec Hangzhou Co., Ltd.
Head Office/Plant
Electronic Materials

LAWTER - Nanping

Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products

LAWTER - Fengkai

Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products

LAWTER - Nanning

Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products

Resins and Tall Oil Products

Oceania<New Zealand>
LAWTER - Mt. Maunganui
Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products

N o r t h Am e r i c a<U.S.A>
Harima USA, Inc.

Head Office/Plant
Electronic Materials

Shandong Hanghua Harima <Taiwan>
Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Harima Chemicals, Inc.
Head Office/Plant
Taipei Office
Paper Chemicals

Liaison Office

LAWTER - Shanghai<India>Asia Headquarters/Sales Office LAWTER - India
LAWTER Asia Headquarters and sales Liaison Office

So u t h Amer i ca

<Brazil>Harima do Brasil Indústria
Química Ltda.
Head Office/Parana Plant/
Sao Paulo Office
Resins and Tall Oil Products<Argentina>
LAWTER - Concordia

Head Office
R&D/Plant
Holding company of Plasmine
Resins and Tall Oil ProductsTechnology, Inc. and Harimatec Inc.

Harimatec Inc.

Head Office/Plant
Electronic Materials

Dongguan Hanghua Harima <Malaysia>
Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd. Harimatec Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. Plasmine Technology, Inc.
Head Office/Plant
Paper Chemicals

Ibaraki Plant

Tokyo Plant

Fuji Plant/Sales Office

Shikoku Plant

Tsukuba Research Laboratory

Harima M.I.D., Inc.

Iho Site

Harima Trading, Inc.

Nippon Filler Metals, Ltd.

Seven Rivers, Inc.

Harima Foods, Inc.

Companies in Japan<Korea>Hangzhou Hanghua Harima LAWTER - Gunsan
Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Plant
Head Office/Plant
Paper Chemicals

Sendai Plant/Sales Office

Head Office/Bay Minette Plant
Paper Chemicals

LAWTER - Elgin, IL
Head Office/R&D

LAWTER - Baxley, GA

Plant
Resins and Tall Oil Products

LAWTER - Buenos AiresSouth America Headquarters/
Sales Office
L AW TER South America
Headquar ters and sales

Harima Chemicals, Inc.
Tokyo Head Office

3-8-4 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027

Head Office

TEL +81-3-5205-3080 FAX +81-3-3241-3035

Sales

TEL +81-3-5205-3033 FAX +81-3-5205-3049

Osaka Head Office

Tsukuba Research Laboratory

5-9-3 Tokodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 300-2635
TEL +81-29-847-5080 FAX +81-29-847-5081

Sendai Plant/Sales Office
Paper Chemicals

1-2-1 Suehiro, Iwanuma, Miyagi 989-2426
TEL +81-223-22-1201 FAX +81-223-24-2790

Ibaraki Plant

Resins and Tall Oil Products

Head Office13-1 Kasuminosato, Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun,Ibaraki 300-0315
TEL +81-29-889-2911 FAX +81-29-889-2880

Sales

Tokyo Plant

4-4-7 Imabashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0042
TEL +81-6-6201-2461 FAX +81-6-6227-1030
TEL +81-6-6201-2464 FAX +81-6-6201-0391

Kakogawa Plant/
Central Research Laboratory
Resins and Tall Oil Products
Paper Chemicals
Electronic Materials

671-4 Mizuashi, Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa,
Hyogo 675-0019

Kakogawa Plant

TEL +81-79-422-3301 FAX +81-79-426-6008

Central Research Laboratory

TEL +81-79-422-3301 FAX +81-79-426-2650

Resins and Tall Oil Products

6-18-1 Inari, Soka, Saitama 340-0003
TEL +81-48-931-4311 FAX +81-48-935-0664

Fuji Plant/Sales Office

Paper Chemicals
Resins and Tall Oil Products

311-9 Hina, Fuji, Shizuoka 417-0847
TEL +81-545-38-2254 FAX +81-545-38-2151

Shikoku Plant

Paper Chemicals

365-1 Muramatsu-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime
799-0401
TEL +81-896-24-1001 FAX +81-896-24-1003

Harima M.I.D., Inc.

Resins and Tall Oil Products

Head Office

4-4-7 Imabashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0042
TEL +81-6-6201-2461 FAX +81-6-6227-1030

Kakogawa Plant

671-4 Mizuashi, Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa,
Hyogo 675-0019
TEL +81-79-424-2312 FAX +81-79-424-2118

Harima Trading, Inc.

Warehouse, hotel, golf course and realestate management

Head Office

4-4-7 Imabashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0042
TEL +81-6-6201-2461 FAX +81-6-6227-1030

Kakogawa Sales Office827-6 Mizuashi, Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa,
Hyogo 675-0019
TEL +81-79-425-0300 FAX +81-79-425-0100

Hotel Sakushu-Musashi/
Sakushu-Musashi Country Club

878 Omachi, Mimasaka, Okayama 707-0124

Hotel Sakushu-Musashi

TEL +81-868-77-1380 Fax +81-868-77-0939

Sakushu-Musashi Country ClubTEL +81-868-77-0153 FAX +81-868-77-1381

Nippon Filler Metals, Ltd.
Electronic Materials
Head Office/Sekiyado Plant

487, Sekiyadomotomachi, Noda, Chiba
270-0203
TEL +81-4-7196-2551 FAX +81-4-7196-2553

Seven Rivers, Inc.

Manufacture and sale of industrial
detergents and cleaning equipment
Head Office/Plant

3-5-1 Tomonishi, Asaminami-ku, Hiroshima 731-3169
TEL +81-82-848-9111 FAX +81-82-848-2218

Tokyo Branch

6-17-8 Inari, Soka, Saitama 340-0003
TEL +81-48-931-6468 FAX +81-48-935-1830

Harima Foods, Inc.

Manufacture and sale of business-use foods, andsale of health foods and functional ingredients
Osaka Head Office

1-4-22 Kyomachibori, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0003
TEL +81-6-6447-7711 FAX +81-6-6447-7811

Kakogawa Plant

179-12 Mizuashi, Noguchi-cho, Kakogawa,
Hyogo 675-0019

TEL +81-79-426-6462 FAX +81-79-426-8827

Tokyo Sales Office

3-8-4 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0027
TEL +81-3-3243-2555 FAX +81-3-3243-2556（■■■Products, business description）

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A Symphony of Future Prosperity Played by Humans and NatureThat is our Wish at Harima Chemicals■Company Overview
Company name

Harima Chemicals Group, Inc.

FoundedNovember 18, 1947

Representative

Yoshihiro Hasegawa, President

Tokyo Head Office

3-8-4 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, 103-0027, Japan TEL +81-3-5205-3080

Osaka Head Office

4-4-7 Imabashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-0042, Japan TEL +81-6-6201-2461

Capital Stock

10,000 million yen

Listing

Tokyo Stock Exchange

Harima Chemicals Group has consistently utilized its wealth of accumulated know-how toeffectively transform chemical resources obtained from the natural pine tree into value-added products for the enrichment of people and industry. Our innovative lineup, a result of
dedicated R&D since Harima’s foundation in 1947, has been the driving force behind ourconstant success as a world-renowned pine chemicals manufacturer. We will continue topromote global business development, both domestically and overseas, as an advanced
eco-friendly corporation who considers the earth to be one field. Furthermore, the establishment of the Shorai Foundation is the materialization of our wish to assist in the advancement of science and technology.

Business Description Manufacture and sale of products developed using pine chemical
resources such as rosin, fatty acids and turpentine.

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Established a myrcene plant (Kakogawa Plant)
Established a floating solar power plant (Kakogawa)Harima Foods, Inc. became a fully-owned subsidiary
Acquired solder materials business from Henkel (Germany)
Established HARIMA UK LTD.
Takasago International acquired shares in LAWTER
Shandong Hanghua Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
Acquired additional shares in SunPine (Sweden)
SunPine (Sweden) started full operation of a tall oil rosin plant, with an annual capacity of 20,000 tons
SunPine (Sweden) started trial operation of a tall oil rosin plant
Established a solar power plant (Takasago)
Established a nanoparticle plant (Kakogawa Plant)
LAWTER invested in a tall oil rosin business in Sweden
Company name changed to Harima Chemicals Group, Inc. (holding company),
with operations being carried out by newly established Harima Chemicals, Inc.
Harima Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established
Dongguan Hanghua Harima Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
Acquired ink adhesive resins division from Momentive Specialty Chemicals (U.S.A.) and established LAWTER
Nippon Filler Metals, Ltd. became a fully-owned subsidiary
Plasmine Technology (U.S.A.) acquired rosin sizing agents division from Georgia-Pacific Chemicals
Nanning Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd. (now LAWTER - Nanning) started operations (China)
Harimatec Czech, s.r.o. established
Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Ibaraki Plant)
Established a biomass power plant utilizing byproducts of CTO distillation,with an annual capacity of 4,000kW (Kakogawa Plant)
Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Tokyo Plant)
Harimatec Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. established
Harimatec Hangzhou Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
Harimatec Inc. established (U.S.A.)
Established an electronic materials plant (Kakogawa Plant)
Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Fuji Plant)
Acquired ISO 14001 certification (Kakogawa Plant)
Acquired ISO 9001 certification (company-wide)
Hangzhou Hanghua Harima Chemicals Co., Ltd. started operations (China)
50th anniversary of the founding
Plasmine Technology (U.S.A.) became a fully-owned subsidiary
Listed at Tokyo Stock Exchange 1 and Osaka Stock Exchange 1
Company name changed to Harima Chemicals, Inc.
Acquired shares in Plasmine Technology (U.S.A.)
Listed at Tokyo Stock Exchange 2
Listed at Osaka Stock Exchange 2
Shorai Foundation for Science and Technology established
Harima USA, Inc. established
Harima do Brasil Indústria Química Ltda. established (Brazil)
Established world's first closed loop CTO distillation plant
Harima M.I.D., Inc. establishedEstablished Japan's first CTO distillation plant
Started trial production of tall oil
Founded as Harima Chemicals industries, Inc.

Floating solar power plant (2023)

The essence of our work at Harima is summed up by our basic philosophy:“Live a better life with what nature provides.”It is our sincere hope that we can further enrich people's lives in harmony
with nature and technology while pursuing the creation of a more prosperous society.
With this firmly in mind, we will continue our endeavor
to become a global leader in the field of pine chemicals
by further deepening and maximizing the synergy between
all companies within the group.
President

Yoshihiro Hasegawa

Biomass power plant (2005)

Present tall oil distillation plant

Shorai Foundation for Science and Technology

First domestic tall oil distillation
plant (1958)

Distiller at Kakogawa Plant(around 1952)

The Shorai Foundation for Science and Technology was established in March 1983
following the receipt of an award granted to then-president and Harima founder,
Sueyoshi Hasegawa by the Japanese government for the company’s contributions to
the advancement of research and development on tall oil. Ever since, the foundation
has actively promoted the advancement of science and technology, through subsidizing and encouraging research, study and international exchange.
"Shorai" roughly translates as "the wind blowing through pine trees"; phoneticallysimilar to the word "shorai" which means "future" in Japanese, it symbolizes thefoundation’s orientation to the future of technology and development of society.
Among the winning researchers are two Nobel Prize Laureates:•1986 grant winner, Dr. Ryoji Noyori
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2001
•1991 grant winner, Dr. Akira Suzuki
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 201018