Find the Sakai Chemical Groupin Your Daily Life

Environment-friendly

Our products support your life in every corner.

879People-friendly

1 House6 Cosmetics● Ultra-weather-resistant titanium dioxide for exterior walls● UV-ray-blocking materials for building material coatings● Various stabilizers for PVC window frames, guttersand downspouts● Various stabilizers for wallpaper and flooring materials● Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide for sunscreen● Flake-shaped barium sulfate for foundation● Fluorescent ingredients for cosmetics

1 Home medicines and health food

● Barium X-ray contrast agents● Peptic ulcer agents● Endoscope sterilizers● Active pharmaceutical ingredients andintermediates● Cold medicines● Digestive medicines● Health food (such as designated health food andcough drops)

2 Disposable diapers andhygiene materials

1● Nonwoven fabric● Breathable film
● Highly absorbent plastic● Nickel catalysts for adhesive production

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7 Hospital

8 Waste incineration facility● DeNOx catalysts (NOx removal catalysts)● Dioxin decomposition catalysts

3 Bath salts
9244 Food
11● UV-ray-blocking materials for food packages

5 Eyeglasses● Zirconia-based dispersing elements for optical materials● Materials for plastic lenses

Electronic materials● Dielectric materials for multilayer ceramic capacitors● Plastic flame retardants● Silica for semiconductor sealing materials and functional film
● Ink materials for printed circuit boards● Zirconia-based dispersing elements for optical materials● Adhesives for flexible printed circuit boards● Materials for LCD film

10 Automobile● Titanium dioxide and barium sulfate for coatings● Zinc oxide for tires (rubber)● Barium sulfate for brake friction pads
● Dielectric materials for multilayer ceramic capacitors● Lubricating oil additives● Adhesives for flexible printed circuit boards● Masterbatch for headlight extensions● Dispersing elements for bath salts

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9 Digital devices and home
appliances, such as computers,mobile devices (smartphones, mobilephones, etc.), and flat-screen TVs● Road markingmaterials● Braille sheets forpeople with visual
impairments

Organic chemicals

Catalysts

Sakai Chemical Industry was founded as a manufacturer of zincoxide, which was a material for white powder. After that, in
pursuit of quality white pigment, our predecessors reachedtitanium dioxide. This substance is now used as the most stable
pigment in a wide variety of applications, including paint, ink andfiber, and supports people’s lives in many aspects. We focus
especially on the manufacture of cosmetic materials, which wasSakai Chemical Industry’s initial business. Microfine titanium
dioxide and ultrafine zinc oxide produced through ourproprietary powder processing technology block harmful UV
rays and help make your skin more beautiful and healthier.

β-Mercaptopropionic acid, an organic sulfur compound that
only Sakai Chemical Industry manufactures in Japan, is used toincrease the refractive indices of plastic eyeglasses, nowadays
contributing to improving the vision of people in emerging
countries. We are also engaged in the contract-based
manufacturing and development of active pharmaceuticalingredients and intermediates according to the client company’s
development stage, from process development to commercialproduction, to help provide patients with reliable drugs as earlyas possible.

DeNOx catalysts contribute to protecting the global environment
by removing nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from waste
incineration facilities and thermal power plants. Processcatalysts (nickel catalysts) are used for petroleum resinhydrogeneration in the process of manufacturing optical film andadhesives for disposable diapers. We are also working todevelop heavy-metal-free polyester polymerization catalysts andother novel catalysts that help resolve energy issues.

Plastic additives

Hygiene materials

Healthcare

PVC stabilizers are used in a wide variety of products, such aspipes, window frames, and insulating coatings for wires, to make
PVC easier to shape and process and prevent it fromdeteriorating. These days, environment- and health-friendly
non-lead stabilizers contribute to improving the lives of people inemerging economies in Southeast Asia and other regions, where
the construction of infrastructure, including water supply andsewerage systems, is in progress.

The use of disposable diapers has now spread widely in parallelwith the economic growth of developing countries and theprogress of population aging, and demand for them is growing
globally. We manufacture breathable film used in disposable
diapers and sanitary napkins and sell a wide lineup of hygienematerials, including nonwoven fabric.

In the healthcare area in general, our strength lies in the digestive
field. We have long provided barium X-ray contrast agents, inwhich we have a large share of the market, as well as ulcer
agents. We also sell endoscope sterilizers, thereby supporting
the medical field. To capture needs in an age of self-medication
while providing OTC drugs, including the Kaigen cold remedy
and health food, we have recently been entering into new fields,
including the joint production of fillers for artificial bones, the fieldof cosmetic medicine (supplements and sunscreen), and clinicalcancer examinations based on blood and saliva.

The multilayer ceramic capacitor is an indispensable part ofelectronic devices, such as smartphones. Barium titanate andhigh-purity barium carbonate are used in the capacitor to enable
the part to store and discharge a larger amount of electricity. Our
high-quality, minute products help capacitors be not only of large
capacity but also highly reliable (trouble-free), as required amid
the recent development of electric vehicles, the IoT and 5G.*
* IoT: Internet of things
5G: 5th-generation mobile communication system

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Titanium dioxide and zinc oxide products

11 RoadResearch and development
By leveraging our proprietary inorganic powder technology andorganic synthesis technology, we have been developing
materials that society needs.
We will continue to take on the challenge of developing highly
functional materials and composite technologies, thereby
contributing to the fulfilling and secure lives of people in a wide rangeof fields, including automobiles, electronic devices, and cosmetics.
Furthermore, in preparation for the arrival of a hydrogen society, atheme related to the SDGs, we are developing technologies forlowering the cost of hydrogen and carbon neutral technologies,
which will help solve energy and global warming issues. By doing
so, we aim to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.
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