September 27, 2022
NAGASE & CO., LTD.
Nagase Information Development, Ltd.
Japan Chemical Database Ltd.

Chemical Documentation Management Platform
Developed by NAGASE Group and Japan Chemical Database Ltd.
Sales to Start in February 2023
NAGASE & CO., LTD. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Kenji Asakura;“NAGASE”), Nagase Information Development, Ltd. (Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director andPresident: Natsuki Imamura; “NID”), and Japan Chemical Database Ltd. (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo;
Representative Director and President: Takae Aoki; “JCDB”) will begin sales in February 2023 of a cloudservice combining a tool for creating safety data sheets (SDS), necessary when transferring or providing
chemicals, and a tool for distribution management of chemical documentation. It will be exhibited at
Chemical Materials Japan 2022-ONLINE this October (Monday, October 17 to Friday, October 28).
JCDB is contributing an SDS creation tool, a tool for searching relevant laws and regulations, and a toolfor notifications on revisions to regulations on included chemicals (ChemValue), which NAGASE iscombining with a newly developed chemical documentation distribution management tool (DocuValue) toprovide as a platform service. NID, which performs software development and maintenance, will operateand sell the service.

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■Background
Danger comes with handling and using chemical products. SDSs and other documentation are used tocommunicate important safety information throughout the supply chain. Therefore, in addition to properly
making an SDS covering all the materials in a chemical, systematic management of the delivery, receipt,
and storage of chemical documentation is also necessary to lower the risk of accidents or violating
regulations.
However, with existing SDS software, it takes time to adopt the software, or it has a variety of functions
included for chemicals manufacturers, making the price enough that SMEs are reluctant to pay.
For chemical documentation such as SDSs, there is a vast number of documents, and with information
being updated due to changes in project specifications or laws being revised, distribution management
can be time-consuming and complicated. Distribution management relying on communication between
staff at each company, without being managed systemically, is a problem.
The Chemical Documentation Management Platform is a cloud service which will solve these problems,
combining SDS creation and distribution management of chemical documentation. This service willcontribute to increased responsible care and productivity in the chemical industry.
■ ChemValue Service Website (https://cdpf.jp)

ChemValue is a set of tools provided through the Chemical Documentation Management Platform,
primarily to support compliance in transactions involving chemicals. Providing tools that can support
chemical documentation creation and updating will contribute to safe chemical transactions.
ChemValue mainly consists of the following three tools:
1) AUTHOR (SDS, etc. document creation tool)・Function to determine legal regulations for mixtures (covering 29 main Japanese laws)
・GHS classification function
・Updates after revisions to laws or JIS
・Auto-suggestion of appropriate phrases for each SDS section
・Save function for company product data and material data
*Creation functions for documents other than SDS planned to be added through updates2) SEARCH (Tool for searching relevant laws and regulations)・33 main Japanese laws and regulations on chemicals included
・Laws and regulations publicly available through NITE-CHRIP included
・chemSHERPA data and recommended values for allowable concentrations included
・Independent data for approximately 17000 materials included
・Wide variety of search functions, including material name, alternative name, English name, andCAS Number23) NOTIFY (Tool for notifications on revisions to regulations on included chemicals)
・By specifying chemical materials, can receive notifications of changes to relevant regulations
・Notification of whether chemical materials or their content percentage have issues with applicableregulations, if the function to determine legal regulations for mixtures was used
・Covers 33 main chemical laws and regulations, NITE GHS classification, and Japan Society for
Occupational Health exposure limits■ DocuValue Service Website (https://cdpf.jp/docuvalue/)

DocuValue is a specialized distribution management system for chemical documentation available as a
cloud service, with delivery, receipt, and storage functions. By sending and receiving documents through
DocuValue, systematic document management with visualizations of documents sent and received
between companies becomes possible. DocuValue’s connective system will contribute to increased
responsible care and productivity in the chemical industry.
<DocuValue Features>・Can be used by all players in the supply chain
・Sending and receiving documents connects businesses and documents, in a system that becomes moreconvenient the more businesses use it
・Convenient functions for responsible care such as version management, receipt confirmation, andupdated version distribution alerts
・Using Fujitsu Limited’s trust service, recipient information for businesses using the service (names ofrecipient companies, recipient email addresses, etc.) is kept secret even from Nagase Information
Development, the operating company
・Since management is carried out with the internal product codes of a business, simple to use alongsideinternal systems
・Pricing system that makes it easy to use, due to being a cloud service
Developer: NAGASE & CO., LTD.
Operator: Nagase Information Development, Ltd.
■About NAGASE & CO., LTD.
Since its founding in 1832, in addition to its functions as a trading firm operating in a wide range ofbusiness areas with a large global network, the NAGASE Group has expanded functions such as
manufacturing and research, and strengthened functions with DX, developing into a business groupwhich creates diverse value. Combining these functions, NAGASE will engage in unique businessdevelopment different from other companies as a Business Designer, providing society and its
customers with diverse value.
For details, see NAGASE’s website (https://www.nagase.co.jp).
■ About Nagase Information Development, Ltd.

A NAGASE Group information systems company with NAGASE & CO., LTD. as its core business.
After having separated from NAGASE’s information systems department and forming an independent
business in 1987, NID worked to learn ICT skills and cultivate knowhow, always providing the NAGASE
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Group with optimal ICT solutions, mainly for the Group’s core systems and network security. Now, they
provide ERP systems, communication systems, and network security for approximately 60 Group
companies in Japan and overseas, supporting the Group’s activities in a wide range of areas.
For details, see Nagase Information Development’s website (https://www.nid.nagase.co.jp).
■ About Japan Chemical Database Ltd.

Japan Chemical Database Ltd., part of the Emori Infotech Group, provides chemical data (materials data,regulations data) as well as building and selling systems using chemical databases. In 1984, the former
Ministry of International Trade and Industry and volunteer chemical companies created the Chemical
Industry Informatization Research Group, beginning efforts to create a Japanese database for chemicals,and in 1988 Chemical Database Co. was established, creating chemical databases for the chemicalindustry. In 1996, JCDB took over Chemical Database Co.’s contents, and succeeded at significant
downsizing. They have developed databases meeting market needs and built new system environments.
With the recent diversification of chemical materials management in Japan and internationally, JCDB
began providing solutions for chemical compliance activities, providing a variety of services with highadded value. For SDSs in particular, JCDB provides solutions using its years of knowhow, internal dataon legal regulations, and collaborations with domestic and global partners to continue to help customers.
For details, see JCDB’s website (http://www.jcdb.co.jp/).
<Inquiries About Business>
Nagase Information Development, Ltd.
+81-3-3665-3750
Chemical Documentation Management Platform Support Center
Please use the contact form (https://cdpf.jp/docuvalue/contact/).
<Inquiries About Press Release>
Public Relations & Branding Office, Corporate Sustainability Dept., NAGASE & CO., LTD.
+81-3-3665-3640
Japan Chemical Database Ltd.
+81-3-3830-6530

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