Eco-conscious human-friendly chemicals for essential items for daily life, including hair care products, paper products, and clothing, are provided as main ingredients, additives for auxiliary functions, and process agents for product manufacturing.
Cosmetics and toiletry
As more diverse, differentiated needs arise in the cosmetics and toiletry markets in recent years,new functions are always required for the ingredients.We will continuously create new products with research and development for proposals to meet customers’ needs.
- Surfactants for hair shampoos and body soaps and face wash
- Surfactants for hair conditioners and hair treatment
- Cationized cellulose, cationized polysaccharide and synthetic polymers for hair shampoo/ body soap / face wash
- Surfactants and polymers for makeup cleansing / skin care / cosmetics
Ingredients for house-keeping and detergents
As ingredients for house-keepings, we have had in stock various products for the versatile items to achieve customers’ cost saving to for the functional products with new properties.
We also provide resin emulsions that do not contain organic solvents.
- Surfactants for cloth and dish washing detergents
- Surfactants for sterilizing,disinfection and anti-corrosion
- Surfactants for cleansing
- Durability and glossiness agent for floor polish
Chemical agents for pulp and paper industry
As a comprehensive manufacturer of industrial chemicals for paper and pulp, we offer all kinds of papermaking chemicals from pulp making to paper making, processing and drainage processes, contributing to quality improvement of paper products and improvement of productivity in the manufacturing process.
- De-foamers
- De-inking agents
- De-inking auxiliary agents
- Sizing agents
- Water repellent agents
- Lubricants
- Surface coating agents
- Wet-strength Resins
- Releasing agents
- Pitch control agents
- Score cracking preventive agent
Chemical agents for textiles
Different kinds of auxiliaries are used in the textile industry. The chemical agents of TOHO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY for synthetic textiles, including dyeing auxiliaries for polyester, gain a high reputation both domestically and internationally.
- Dyeing agents / Dispersing agents / Leveling agents
- Scouring, cleaning agents / Penetrating agents
- Softening agents / Antistatic agents
- Hydrophilizing agents for nonwoven fabric
- Softening agents / Sizing agents / Antistatic agents / Lubricants for glass fiber
Chemical agents for agricultural pesticide
We provide the surfactants for agricultural pesticides that are used to grow grain, vegetables, and fruits ．Research and development is carried out to realize products equipped with both functions and safety.
- Surfactants for emulsifiable concentrates
- Surfactants for wettable powders
- Surfactants for granules
- Surfactants for concentrated emulsions
- Surfactants for suspensions
- Spreader
- Stickers
Chemical agents for pharmaceutical formulations
We provide many reaction solvents for production of medicinal products and agricultural pesticides that are manufactured under thorough quality control.
- Glycol diether solvents
- Cyclic ether solvents
- Medical related polymers / monomers
Chemical agents for paint and ink
By providing the multi-functional surfactants, including dispersion, emulsification, cleansing and the special solvents that are compatible with not only water but also various catalysts, we have met with customer needs.
- Solvents for paint and ink
- Acrylate monomers for paint
- Dispersants
- Emulsifiers
- De-foamers
The chemical agents of Toho Chemical Industry for concrete present excellent performance that can be applied to high-rises and receive a good reputation from customers.
The products for asphalt contribute to safety and the environment and those for building materials lead to energy savings. There is a wide range of items for civil engineering and construction industries.
Concrete-related chemical agents
The chemical agents of TOHO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY for concrete works contribute to improvements in the quality of concrete materials and workability from casting to completion of construction, such as better fluidity and easy handling of concrete, early expression of intensity, prevention of freezing damage in cold places, and reduction in shrinkage.
- Polymeric dispersants
- Foaming agents
- Surface modifiers
- Thickeners
- Shrinkage reduction agents
- De-foamers
Asphalt-related chemical agents
The TOHO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY products supporting asphalt pavement take an active role in the sites of construction and maintenance of roads.
- Resins for pavement
- Anti-peeling agents for asphalt
- Asphalt emulsifiers
- Emulsifiers for special asphalt emulsifiable concentrates
- Anti-adhesive agents for asphalt mixtures (EcoMark-certified product)
Chemical agents for building materials
We provide a wide variety of chemical agents to increase yield in the manufacturing process of exterior and interior boards applied for residences and public facilities and to add values on the final board products.
- Liquid ingredients for rigid polyurethane foam for residences
- Liquid ingredients for thermal insulation polyurethane foam for refrigerators
- Water resistance agents for cement ceramics / wooden boards and rock wool boards
- Dispersants
- Anti-blocking agents
- Foaming agents
- Shrinkage reducing agents
Chemical agents for water cutoff
Because it has high hydrophilicity and solidifies when directly contact with water, it is used as an immediate effect waterstopping agent for large volume leakage in tunnel, sewer, and dam construction, etc. In addition, it is widely used as ground stabilizer and slope coating material.
- Hydrophilic urethane pre-polymers
- Hydrophobic urethane pre-polymers
We provide the disproportionate rosin used for production of synthetic rubber and plastics, as well as other functional items, to give plastic materials an anti-static or anti-fogging property and have earned the great esteem of the markets.
Anti-static and anti-fogging agents for plastics
We are developing products with consideration for safety in order to add antistatic / anti-fogging functions to plastic products such as food containers, packaging films, and agricultural houses, etc. In addition, our products have been developed for industrial applications such as automobile instrument panels, and our technology is widely and actively used for countermeasures against static electricity damage in applications other than plastics such as FPD glass substrates.
- Antistatic / anti-fogging agents for plastic containers and packaging
- Anti-fogging agents for agricultural films
- Antistatic agents for automotive parts
- Antistatic agents for FPD glass substrates
Emulsifiers for emulsion polymerization
Our emulsifier for emulsion polymerization, which makes full use of our surfactant technology, plays an important role in the polymerization process of tire rubber and latex for optical parts. In addition, our antifoaming agents that eliminate problems related to foaming contribute to the stable production of latex.
- Emulsifiers for synthetic rubber latex (SBR, NBR, CR)
- mulsifiers for synthetic resins (ABS, PVC, etc.)
- De-foamers for production of synthetic rubber latex
Modifiers for high performance plastics
In the plastics market, where advanced functions and diversification are progressing, the demand for plastic reforming is increasing year by year. We will respond to our customer’s needs with stable quality and a stable supply system.
- Polyol for engineering plastics
- Releasing agent for rubber sheets
- Acrylic monomers for resin modification
- Phase transfer catalysts for production of chloroprene
Our distinctive quality products with high performance support production sites of machine, vehicle, and energy industries.
Brake fluid base
We provide high-quality products that meet customers’ demands in the brake-fluid base field using synthesis and distillation techniques developed over long years of experience, and passing them through rigorous quality control.
- Glycol ethers
- Boric acid esters of glycol ethers
Metal working fl uid
Our metalworking fluids, which we have marketed since our foundation in 1938, utilize our surfactant technology, enabling us to supply distinctive products to the market. In the field of cutting oil and plastic working oils, we are working on product development that takes the environment into consideration in addition to improving processing accuracy.
- Water insoluble cutting oils
- Water soluble cutting oils
- Metal degreasing cleaners
- Metal surface treatment agents
- Plastic working oils
Energy-related chemical agents
We supply high-performance products manufactured utilizing our accumulated know-how which we have acquired over many years and a lot of additives according to the purpose of use for both domestic and foreign oil-related industries such as crude oil mining, oil refining, and lubricant oil manufacturing.
- Crude oil demulsifiers and crude desalting agents
- Dewaxing aids
- Antifoulants
- Flow improvers for crude and fuel oils
- Combustion improvers
- Viscosity index improvers and pour-point depressants for lubricants
Our unique, high value added products and tailored research and production meet the needs of customers leading on the cutting edge.
Chemical agents for electronic information device materials
High performance products, such as photoresist chemicals used for production of electronic devices, including semiconductors and liquid crystals are provided. We also propose diverse, unique, original research technologies and production techniques for UV-cured resins to meet customers’ needs.
- Resins for semiconductor microfabrication
- Functional materials for semiconductors
- Acrylate monomers and polymers for print materials
- Acrylate monomers for electronic materials
- Acrylate monomers for adhesives
Fine cleaning agents
As a manufacturer of surfactants, special solvents and industrial detergents, our detergents for the electronic information industry that we are applying to based on these technologies have been optimized according to use, and are highly regarded by customers.
- Cleaning agents for hard disks
- Cleaning agents for electronic circuit boards
- Cleaning agents for LCDs
- Cleaning agents for printing ink
Solvents for electronic materials
The TOHO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY solvents for electronic materials are excellent in solubility and compatibility and used as reaction and resin dissolving solvents for a wide range of applications in the semiconductor and liquid crystal fields. In addition, we positively deploy the recycling business in accordance with growing consciousness toward the environment.
- Glycol diether solvents
- Cyclic ether solvents
Additives for photocopier toner
The bases for both milled and polymerized toners are lined. We make effort to develop products that meet customers’ needs.
- Dispersant
- Glycol solvents
- Resin emulsions
