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Nitta Gelatin

Japanese company that manufactures gelatin and collagen-related products.

Last updated September 10, 2026

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Overview

Nitta Gelatin Inc. is a Japanese company whose history page states that in 1918 it began manufacturing gelatin and glue in Japan using a new Western-style industrial method. It was established as Nitta Kōshitsu Kōgyō Co., Ltd. in 1945 and changed its name to Nitta Gelatin Co., Ltd. in 1960. Its business covers gelatin, collagen peptides, food materials, and biomedical products, and it has group companies in India, the United States, Canada, China, and Vietnam.

History

According to the company's history page, in January 1918 it began manufacturing gelatin and glue in Japan, introducing a new Western-style industrial method for the first time in Japan. In February 1945 it was established as Nitta Kōshitsu Kōgyō Co., Ltd., and in April 1960 it changed its trade name to Nitta Gelatin Co., Ltd. The history page also records the construction of the Yao Plant (now the Osaka Plant) in 1935, the establishment of Hikone Gelatin Co., Ltd. in 1968, the launch of the adhesives division in 1971 and the food ingredients division in 1974, and the establishment of group companies including Nitta Gelatin India Ltd. in 1975, Nitta Gelatin NA, Inc. in 1979, Nitta Gelatin Canada, Inc. in 1990, Bamni Proteins Ltd. in 1998, Nitta Gelatin Holdings Inc. and Nitta Gelatin USA, Inc. in 2004, Guangdong Baiwei Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in 2010, Shanghai Nitta Gelatin Co., Ltd. in 2011, Nitta Gelatin Vietnam Co., Ltd. in 2013, Vyse Gelatin, LLC in 2016, and Guangdong Mingyang Gelatin Co., Ltd. in 2019. It was listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in December 2011, moved to the First Section in December 2012, and transitioned to the Standard Market in October 2023. It withdrew from the collagen casing business in December 2019, transferred its adhesives business to Bostik-Nitta Co., Ltd. in February 2021, absorbed Nitta Bio-Labo Co., Ltd. in April 2021, and completed the "Miraikan" new development and manufacturing base for gelatin and collagen in December 2022.

Products and positioning

  • Gelatin

  • Collagen peptide

  • Wellnex®

  • DI-PEPTIDE

  • Food materials

  • Biomedical products

  • Cellmatrix

  • Bematrix

  • LET Gelatin

  • MedGel II

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