Akiko Kurokouchi

Honshu Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals used as raw materials for synthetic resins, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, rubber chemicals and electronic-related materials. It operates through the following segments: Chemicals, Functional Materials, Industrial Materials and Others. The Chemicals segment manufactures and sells biphenol, bisphenol F, and cresol derivatives. The Functional Materials segment handles manufacture and sale of special bisphenol and photoresist materials. The Industrial Materials segment involves in the consignment of special bisphenol. The Others segment acts as a sales channel. The company was founded by Asajiro Yura on November 13, 1914 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.