Nippon Shokubai Co Ltd (Nippon Shokubai) is primarily engaged in the manufacturing and sales of chemical products including acrylic acid and derivative products, acrylates and superabsorbent polymers. It serves various sectors, including construction, pharmaceuticals, electronics, automotive, and environmental solutions.

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Nippon Shokubai is actively engaged in research and development activities to achieve its long-term vision, "TechnoAmenity for the future," with a goal for 2030 to provide materials and solutions needed by people and society. The company is focusing on bio-based core products and expanding its range of environmentally friendly products to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. Key initiatives include restructuring the research organization to strengthen new business creation, developing catalysts for chemical manufacturing, expanding GMP contract manufacturing of medium-molecule pharmaceuticals, and advancing technologies in various fields such as water treatment, battery materials, and environmental purification. As of March 2026, the company operated two R&D centers Himeji Research Center and Suita Research Center in Japan. These R&D centers focuses on acquiring elemental technologies and creating next-generation materials for new business opportunities, manages the effective utilization of intellectual property and supports business expansion through licensing and contracts, provides solutions to technical challenges by integrating analytical techniques and computer science, supports data-driven decision-making in materials research and production and formulates innovation strategies and promotes open innovation and industry-academia collaboration. In FY2026, the company incurred an expense of JPY15,457 million on its R&D activities, which grew 7.6%YoY and stood at 3.9% of the company’s total revenue.