Osaka Gas Chemicals

Osaka Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company headquartered in Osaka, founded in 1931 and beginning operations in 1949. It manufactures and sells carbon fiber and carbon fiber applied products, activated carbon and adsorption materials, fine chemical materials, wood protective coatings, termite control agents, and industrial preservatives. The company is a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd. and operates as part of the Osaka Gas Chemicals Group, which provides high-performance material solutions and adsorption separation solutions worldwide.

The company was established in September 1931. In 1937, it began manufacturing and selling activated carbon under the Shirakagi brand. In 1947, Kansai Tar Products Co., Ltd. was established to begin benzene and tar product sales. In 1949, the company changed its name to Kinki Coke Sales Co., Ltd. and began coke sales. In 1969, it began import and sales of the termite control agent Xylamon. In 1971, it began import and sales of the wood protective coating Xyladecor. In 1991, the coke, chemical products, and carbon materials businesses were integrated to form Osaka Gas Chemicals Co., Ltd. In 1992, the Hirakata Manufacturing Center was opened for fibrous activated carbon processed products. In 1996, the electrode materials business began. In 2001, the fine chemical materials business began. In 2003, Nippon Enviro Chemicals Co., Ltd. was established as a 100% subsidiary of Takeda Pharmaceutical. In 2004, the Nara Surface Processing Center was opened. In 2005, the Donac Center (now CF Materials Manufacturing Center) was opened, and Nippon Enviro Chemicals became a group company. In 2009, the company withdrew from the chemical products business. In 2012, the Frontier Material Research Institute was opened. In 2014, activated carbon manufacturer Jacobi Carbons AB and its 19 affiliated companies became group companies. In 2015, Osaka Gas Chemicals and Nippon Enviro Chemicals merged.

A corporate group with top-class technology and share in various business areas of the functional materials market, providing high-performance material solutions and adsorption separation solutions worldwide.

• Carbon fiber and carbon fiber applied products (carbon fiber felt, molded insulation, lightweight insulation, etc.)

• Activated carbon, fibrous activated carbon, adsorbents (air conditioning filters, water purifier cartridges, etc.)

• Fine chemical materials (liquid crystal, optical, electronic materials)

• Wood protective coatings, termite control agents, industrial preservatives

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