Kobayashi Perfumery Co., Ltd.

Kobayashi Perfumery Co., Ltd. (小林香料株式会社) is a Japanese manufacturer of fragrances, flavors and fine chemicals headquartered in Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo. According to its corporate profile, the business was founded in January of Meiji 33 (1900) and was incorporated as a stock company in July of Showa 22 (1947). Its stated capital is 50,020 thousand yen, and its main banking relationships are with the Nihonbashi branch of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, the Kanda-Chuo branch of Kiraboshi Bank, and the Yonezawa branch of Yamagata Bank. The company describes its mission as creating value connected to the future through taste, health and well-being, with fragrance as its axis. It operates across three business segments: a fragrance/cosmetics division (香粧品部門) that designs scents for everyday products; a food division (食品部門) supplying food flavors and food ingredients; and a chemical products division (化成品部門) supplying original functional food materials and pharmaceutical intermediates. Its declared scope of business covers the manufacture and sale of cosmetic fragrances, food flavors, cosmetic raw materials, food raw materials, pharmaceutical intermediates and general chemical products. Beyond flavor and fragrance ingredients, Kobayashi Perfumery markets a number of branded functional ingredients. These include Kobayashi HMBCa, a calcium material produced consistently from refining to filling at an FSSC 22000-certified plant; Assist NMN, a high-purity NMN ingredient for health maintenance; Pinorich Collagen (ピノリッチコラーゲン), a patented collagen peptide; and Kobayashi Zein DP-N (小林ツェインDP-N), a hydrophobic, water-resistant, plant-derived coating agent extracted from non-GMO corn. The company also lists fragrance raw materials and flavor raw materials among its product lines. Manufacturing and research are carried out at a Yonezawa Plant in Yamagata Prefecture (fragrance/cosmetics, food and chemical products) and an Ichikawa Research Laboratory in Chiba Prefecture (food and chemical products). The company maintains an overseas agency in Seoul, South Korea, under the name KP KOREA. It publishes CSR reports covering environmental protection, labor practices and social contribution, framed around the idea of "shihō-yoshi" (good for all four sides). Recent notices on its website include recognition as a health-promotion "Silver" certified company and as a Youth Yell certified enterprise, as well as a warning about fraudulent emails impersonating the company and its representative.

Kobayashi Perfumery Co., Ltd. traces its origins to January of Meiji 33 (1900), when the business was founded, according to the company's own corporate profile. It was formally established as a stock company in July of Showa 22 (1947), in the post-war period when many Japanese ingredient and chemical businesses were reorganizing into incorporated entities. The company is headquartered in Nihonbashi Honcho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, an area long associated with Japan's traditional wholesale and ingredient trades. Over the decades the company built its business around fragrance as a core technology, expanding from fragrance and cosmetic ingredients into food flavors and, later, fine chemicals and functional food materials. Its registered scope of business now spans cosmetic fragrances, food flavors, cosmetic raw materials, food raw materials, pharmaceutical intermediates and general chemical products, reflecting a diversification from scent into adjacent ingredient categories. To support manufacturing and development, the company established a Yonezawa Plant in Yamagata Prefecture, handling fragrance/cosmetics, food and chemical products, and an Ichikawa Research Laboratory in Chiba Prefecture focused on food and chemical products. It also set up an overseas agency presence in Seoul, South Korea, operating as KP KOREA, to serve the Korean market. In recent years the company has emphasized original, branded functional ingredients rather than only custom fragrance and flavor supply. Its product pages highlight Kobayashi HMBCa, produced consistently from refining to filling at an FSSC 22000-certified plant; Assist NMN, a high-purity NMN ingredient; Pinorich Collagen, a patented collagen peptide; and Kobayashi Zein DP-N, a water-resistant plant-derived coating agent made from non-GMO corn. Alongside these, it continues to supply fragrance raw materials and flavor raw materials. The company also frames its sustainability and governance efforts through CSR reports, describing activities in environmental protection, labor practices and social contribution under the concept of "shihō-yoshi" (good for all four sides). Its recent public notices include obtaining a health-promotion "Silver" certification, being recognized as a Youth Yell certified enterprise for FY2025, and issuing a warning about fraudulent emails impersonating the company and its representative.

• 2026

  Obtained health-promotion "Silver" certification (announced August 18, 2026).

• 2025

  Certified as a Youth Yell certified enterprise for FY2025 (announced August 21, 2025).

• 1947

  Established as a stock company in July of Showa 22.

• 1900

  Business founded in January of Meiji 33.

A fragrance-centered Japanese ingredient manufacturer combining flavor, fragrance and fine-chemical technologies, emphasizing research-to-manufacturing capability and original functional ingredients.

• Kobayashi HMBCa

  A calcium material produced consistently from refining to filling at an FSSC 22000-certified plant; positioned to support muscle-building and muscle-protecting ability.

• Assist NMN

  A high-purity NMN ingredient produced with proprietary technology, positioned to assist aging care and basic health.

• Pinorich Collagen (ピノリッチコラーゲン)

  A patented collagen peptide focused on a collagen-specific component, described as 20 times more efficient.

• Kobayashi Zein DP-N (小林ツェインDP-N)

  A hydrophobic, poorly digestible protein extracted from non-GMO corn, used as a plant-derived coating agent with excellent water resistance.

• Fragrance raw materials

  Fragrance ingredients supplied through the company's fragrance/cosmetics division.

• Flavor raw materials

  Food flavor ingredients supplied through the company's food division.

1. 1トップ - 小林香料株式会社kobayashikoryo.co.jp
2. 2会社概要 - 小林香料株式会社kobayashikoryo.co.jp
3. 3事業紹介 - 小林香料株式会社kobayashikoryo.co.jp
4. 4製品 - 小林香料株式会社kobayashikoryo.co.jp
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