This article showcases our top picks for the best Tokyo based Chemical companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Chemical industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top Tokyo Chemical Startups
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ASM
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ASM is a material science company that commercializes slide-ring materials, a polymeric material with movable cross-links.
Ac-Planta
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Ac-Planta provides research, development, manufacture, and sales of agrochemicals.
Asahi Kasei
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Asahi Kasei provides solutions based in chemistry and materials science to a range of markets, including fibers, chemicals,
TRINUS Japan
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TRINUS is a Daiwa Securities, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Accenture, and Linkers Corporation’s CSO & CFO.
Teijin
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Teijin is a chemical, pharmaceutical and information technology company.
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
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Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation.
Idemitsu Kosan
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Idemitsu Kosan is a petroleum company that operates oil platforms, refineries and produces petroleum, oils, and petrochemical products.
Kao Corporation
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Kao Corporation is a chemical and cosmetics company, developing consumer product business that targets general consumers.
Sumitomo Chemical
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Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that produces and markets various types of chemicals.
WOTA
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WOTA is developing small-scale decentralized water recycling systems and autonomous control system for water treatment.
Shin-Etsu Chemical
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Shin-Etsu Chemical provides key materials and technologies people’s daily lives as well as to the advance of industry and society.
Nagase & Co
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Nagase & Co engages in the manufacture, sale of chemicals, plastics, electronics, materials, and cosmetics.
Mitsui Chemicals
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Mitsui Chemicals provides various technologies and materials for automotive, electronics and information, life, and packaging industries.
Takasago International Corporation
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Takasago International Corporation is a chemical company located in Kamata.
Kuraray
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Kuraray offers commercializing synthetic rayon and produce synthetic fiber-based on original Japanese technologies.
Kaneka
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Kaneka is a Japanese international chemical manufacturing company.
Tosoh
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Tosoh engages in the manufacture and sale of basic chemicals, petrochemicals, fine chemicals, and specialty products.
Ube Industries
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Ube is group made up of some 140 companies that cover a diverse range of business activities, including many companies that are industries.
Nippon Shokubai
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Nippon Shokubai is a chemical manufacturing company.
Adeka
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Adeka is a manufacturer of chemical and food products.
Taiyo Holdings Co.
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Taiyo Holdings manufactures and distributes solder resist chemicals for printed wiring boards (PWBs) and others.
ITOCHU Chemical Frontier
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ITOCHU Chemical Frontier is a chemical manufacturing company.
SEIBU OIL
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Seibu Oil is primarily engaged in producing gasoline, kerosene, distillate fuel oils, and straight distillation of crude oil.
Central Tank Terminal
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Central Tank Terminal offers cargo handling, warehousing, shipping equipment, and freight for petroleum and chemical storage facilities.
Lintec Corp.
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Lintec Corp. develops, manufactures, and sells pressure-sensitive adhesive materials in Japan and internationally.
DFC
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The conventional organic synthesis method uses a plurality of solutions in a container to adjust the temperature and agitate, but has
Sekisui Plastics
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Sekisui Plastics is a plastics solution company that manufactures the expanded plastic particles.
Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals
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Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals is a chemical manufacturing company.
Mitsubishi Rayon
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Mitsubishi Rayon is a Japanese textile company that manufactures chemicals, plastics, and fibers.
SDS Biotech
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SDS Biotech is a manufacturer of agricultural chemicals, industrial biocides and public health products.
Tokuyama
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Tokuyama Group leverages its highly advanced chemical technologies to provide society with a wide range of materials for products.
Hodogaya Chemical
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Hodogaya Chemical is a chemical manufacturing company such as dyes, intermediates, and resins.
NOF CORPORATION
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NOF CORPORATION is a chemicals company based out of 4-20-3, EBISU, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Central Glass
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Central Glass is a manufacturer of glass products and chemical products.
Toagosei
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Toagosei is a chemical company produces in the cyanoacrylate adhesives.
Kumiai Chemical Industry Co
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Kumiai Chemical Industry is a chemical manufacturing company.
SMC Laboratories, Inc.
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SMC is the Global Specialty CRO focuses on Non-clinical trial in Inflammation and Fibrosis
Shell Japan
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Shell Japan is establishing business opportunities in the areas of liquid natural gas, new energies, chemicals and technology.
SunAllomer
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SunAllomer specializes in the manufacturing and sales of general-purpose resin polypropylene.
Nippon Chemical Industrial
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Nippon Chemical Industrial is a production and export of electronic materials, organic chemicals and agricultural chemicals.
Chisso
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Chisso Corporation is a Japanese chemical company that aims to contribute to society’s progress through superior technology.
Hokko Chemical Industry
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Hokko Chemical Industry engages in crop protection products business.
Nihon Parkerizing
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Nihon Parkerizing is a technology based company in the field of surface modification technology.
Nihon Tokushu Toryo
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Nihon Tokushu Toryo manufactures automobile components and paints.
Nippon Kayaku
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Nippon Kayaku is an industrial explosives manufacturer.
Nippon Steel & Sumikin
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Nippon Steel & Sumikin is a manufacturer and seller of steel drums mainly producing containers for filling and transport systems.
Kh Neochem
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KH Neochem is a petrochemical products manufacturing company.
Nippon Soda
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Nippon Soda is a chemical company whose products include chemicals, agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals.
Asahi Kasei Pharma
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Asahi Kasei Pharma is a specialty pharmaceutical firm with a global presence by focusing on the development of new world-class drugs.
Fumakilla
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Fumakilla engages in the manufacture and sale of insecticide products, household items, gardening items, and business items.
Ikeda Rika
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Ikeda Rika is a provider of systems, equipment, and electronic testing products for the medicine, chemistry, labs, and research fields.
Agro Kanesho
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Agro Kanesho engages in production and sale of agrochemicals, home and garden-use chemicals and fertilizers.
Sumitomo Shoji Chemicals
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Sumitomo Shoji Chemicals manufactures plastic, chemical, and electronics materials.
Mitsubishi Chemical Research
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Mitsubishi Chemical Research is a think tank that conducts information retrieval, information processing and research analysis.
Hitachi SC
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Hitachi SC is an IT solution provider specializes in the chemical, process and materials industries.
Chugoku Marine Paints
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Chugoku Marine Paints engages in manufacturing and sales of marine paints, industrial paints and container paints and its equipment.
Japan Pest Control Association
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Japan Pest Control Association is a non-profit organization that provides health, labor and welfare services.
Kanto Denka Kogyo
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Kanto Denka Kogyo is a manufacturer of chemicals, special gas and battery materials.
Asahi Sangyo Kaisha
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Asahi Sangyo Kaisha is a nonferrous metal products, chemical products and metal processing products company.
Iwaki kk
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Iwaki is a fine chemical and industrial chemicals manufacturing company.
BP Castrol KK
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BP Castrol KK part of the BP group is an oil manufacturing wholesaler which caters mainly to use of the oil in vehicles.
National Institute of Technology and Evaluation
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National Institute of Technology and Evaluation is a government organization that inspects textile, mechanical and chemical products.
Japan Pure Chemical
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Japan Pure Chemical engages in development, sales and manufacture of noble metal plating chemicals for electronic devices.
Nisshinbo Chemical
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Nisshinbo Chemical specializes in fuel cell parts, polyurethane foam, carbon-related materials, and bio carrier for wastewater treatment.
Nippon Pigment Company
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Nippon Pigment Company is a chemical manufacturing company.
JCU
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JCU engages in production and sales of chemicals, machines, and auxiliary equipment for surface treatment.
N.E.CHEMCAT
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N.E.CHEMCAT is a manufacturing company that creates catalysts for automotive exhaust, chemical, and fuel cell applications.
Sojitz Building Materials
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Sojitz Building Materials offers construction materials and related products trading services.
Nikko Chemicals
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Nikko Chemicals provides ingredient manufacturing, product R&D, raw material, and final product safety and efficacy testing.
Kantho Chemical
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Kantho Chemical is a full-service reagent company that manufactures and provides a wide range of safe organic and inorganic reagents.
Sanko
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Sanko CO Ltd is a chemical company that produces a range of chemicals including Phenol derivatives, cyclic phosphorous compounds etc.
Lion Specialty Chemicals
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Lion Specialty Chemicals is a manufacturer of chemical products.
BM Equipment
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BM Equipment mainly sells consumables and equipment products for bio-research, mainly sells research reagents and clinical test reagents.
HighChem
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HighChem is a supplier of functional materials and chemicals.
OAT Agrio
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OAT Agrio provides research and development, manufacture and sale of agrochemicals and fertilizers.
CERI
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CERI is involved in chemical-related operations, such as experiments, testing, analysis, evaluations, and research and development.
Newstone International
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Newstone International specializes in supplying and distributing an array of absorbent polymers, mineral stones, and odor control products.
Kohjin Film & Chemicals
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KOHJIN Film & Chemicals are into manufacturing, production and sales of plastic films and related products.
Harima Chemicals Group
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Harima Chemicals Group is a chemical manufacturing company.
S.T. Corporation
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S.T. Corporation is a manufacturer of deodorizers and air fresheners, mothproofing agents, gloves, dehumidifiers and other products.
Japan Metals & Chemicals
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Japan Metals & Chemicals is the manufacturer of chemicals.
Toyo Gosei
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Toyo Gosei is a manufacturer and seller of chemical products.
SEIKO PMC
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SEIKO PMC provides various functional chemicals that provide value-added properties to customers.
Nippon Surfactant Industries
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Nippon Surfactant Industries is a manufacturer of raw materials for cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, food, and other industries.
Japan Carlit
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Japan Carlit is a provider of chemicals, life science, electronic materials, and ceramic products.
Tokyo Sangyo
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Tokyo Sangyo sells machinery, plant facilities, materials, tools and chemicals.
Koei Chemical
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Koei Chemical is a chemical products company.
Soken Chemical & Engineering
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Soken Chemical & Engineering is a company that engaged in the manufacture & sales of acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives.
ILS
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ILS delivers safe and high-quality pharmaceutical and functional food products for human health through global business activities.
Fujimori Sangyo
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Fujimori Sangyo is a chemical products business.
Grafton Laboratories
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graftonlab is a high-performance chemical reaction type adsorption technology that applies the radiation graft polymerization method.
Nikki Universal
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Nikki Universal manufactures petrochemical products, custom catalysts, enzyme filters and petroleum refining solutions.
Shoko
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Shoko is a chemical, synthetic resins, and metals manufacturing company.
Floric
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Floric is a manufacturer of chemical admixtures for concrete and industrial chemicals.
Kuramoto Sangyo
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Kuramoto Sangyo manufactures self-adhesive labels, stickers, protective clothing, traffic safety equipment, and marking products.
Kyowa Pharma Chemical
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Kyowa Pharma Chemical produces pharmaceutical ingredients, food additives, cosmetic goods, and intermediates for the medical drug sector.
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