Company profile
| Name |
HIGASHI KAGAKU Co., Ltd. |
| Address |
3-9, Wakabayashi-cho, Yao, Osaka 5810038, Japan  |
| TEL |
+81 (72) 9490991 |
| FAX |
+81 (72) 9496615 |
| URL |
http://www.higashikagaku.co.jp |
| E-mail |
eco@higashikagaku.co.jp |
| Founded |
September 1946 |
| Incorporated |
November 1962 |
| Capital |
30 milion yen |
| Business |
Manufacturing of latex compounds and PVC sol emulsions |
| ISO |
ISO9001:QMJ0059
ISO14001:EMJ0025 |
Board of Directors |
| Chairman |
Shigeo Kishi |
| Managing Director |
Takayuki Iioka |
| Accounting Advisor |
Tax Accountant Corporation MO Kyodo Kaikei |
|
| Number of Employees |
41(Including Directors) |
| Main Bank |
MUFG Bank, Ltd. (Fujiidera Branch) |
Factory Area
| Site |
8,300m2 (approx. 2 acres) |
| Buildings |
3,200m2 |
Interior Application
| Residential |
Carpets, Wallpaper, curtains, finished material for ceilings, etc. |
| Automotive |
Compounds for seats, doors, trunks and floor mats |
| Aviation |
Compounds for interior flooring and seats |
| Sports |
Components for golf and tennis facilities, non-slip tape for tennis and badminton racket grips,
Parts for drysuits, artificial turf
|
Industrial Application
| Textiles |
Coating, dip, binder, flocking, rubber gloves |
| Ceramics |
Forming binder sands and tubes |
| Electric |
Antiscattering in capacitor, Electromagnetic shielding material, Semiconductor tape |
| Buildings |
PVC compounds for tile carpets and mats in offices |
| Paper |
Compounds for albums and masking paper |
Other Application
| Medical |
Medical adhesives |
| Science |
Compounds based on specifications provided by research institutes |
History
| Sep. 1946 |
Higashi Kagaku Shinko founded at 4-15-8 Tajima, Ikuno-ku in Osaka. Manufacture and sales of rubber balloons started. |
| Apr. 1958 |
Manufacture and sales of natural and synthetic latex compounds started under the brand name of Raditex(R). |
| Nov. 1962 |
Company name and organization changed to Higashi Kagaku Company Limited |
| Feb. 1968 |
Rubber balloon manufacturing department split off and moved to Tokushima Prefecture. Yamacho Kako Company Limited established. |
| Aug. 1975 |
Higashi Kagaku moved to current place for growth and expansion. |
| Sep. 1980 |
Building of facilities for the manufacture of PVC sol emulsions started. |
| Jan. 1981 |
Manufacture and sales of PVC sol emulsions started. |
| Sep. 1991 |
Etsumi Company Limited established. |
| Jan. 1992 |
Annex built as an automated manufacturing facility PVC sol emulsion manufacturing line expanded. |
| Jun. 2000 |
ISO9001 accreditation received |
| Jun. 2002 |
ISO14001 accreditation received |
| Feb. 2003 |
Operations at Yamacho Kako Co., Ltd. terminated |
Affiliates
| Iioka Co., Ltd. |
Real estate leasing agency |
| Latec Co., Ltd. |
Trading agent |
| Etsumi Co.,Ltd. |
Measurement Certification by Weigh Station |
