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R&D

We are engaged in product development and technological support using the features of glycerin and its derivatives. We are developing materials and new technologies for the next-generation in various fields based on organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and physical chemistry, etc.

Basic Policies

Diversified glycerin studies

We continue to diversify our study of glycerin to create new materials from, and new applications of, glycerin as a material for the next generation taking advantage of our specialized knowledge accumulated over more than half of a century.

Research and development that is friendly to natural environment and human

Technologies using plant-derived glycerin have widely spread in our daily lives. To connect nature and scientific technologies with glycerin is the goal of our R&D.

Creating technological synergies

We create synergies of a variety of technologies, from life sciences to electronics, through of our diverse network, from our technological partners to our innovative internal team.

Basic technology

Molecular design technology

We produce polymerized glycerin and its derivatives. Through polymerization of glycerin, we produce polyglycerol with precise molecular weight control, and through derivatization of glycerin with esterification, we produce unique functional materials.

Evaluation and analysis technology

We are equipped with evaluation models that can address various products from life sciences to electronics. We also have analytical technology to pursue the nature of functional materials. Our evaluation and analysis continue to evolve by introducing state-of-the-art analytical technology.

<Evaluation Models for Diverse Products>

: Food

: Cosmetics

: Capacitor

: Ink

<Example of evaluation and analysis flow in the case of whipped cream>

Evaluation model

A sample to be used for evaluation is prepared.

Method

The analysis is conducted using technology such as structural observation with electron microscope.

Experimental data

Visualizing microstructure leads new discoveries.

Process technology

We possess process technologies to design and meet the customer’s diverse needs with enhanced specific functions at the industrial level, such as high safety products for food applications, high-quality products that are colorless and odorless for cosmetic applications, and high-purity products for electronics applications.

R&D