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Corporate Profile
| Date of establishment | June 15, 1952 |
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| Name | Konan Chemical Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| Representative | Joji Otani, President |
| Addresses |
■Head office/Yokkaichi Factory
1515 Kita Gomizuka, Kusu-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie Prefecture Tel: +81-59-397-2612 (switchboard) / Fax: +81-59-397-2608 E-mail info@konanchemical.co.jp ■Konan Kogyo Co., Ltd.
1515 Kita Gomizuka, Kusu-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie Prefecture Tel: +81-59-397-4197 (switchboard) / Fax: +81-59-397-4186 ■Rhamnan Corporation
■Konan(USA) Inc.1515 Kita Gomizuka, Kusu-cho, Yokkaichi-shi, Mie Prefecture Tel: +81-59-397-2612 (switchboard) / Fax: +81-59-397-2608 21250 HAWTHORNE Blvd., 5th Floor TORRANCE, CA USA |
| Capital | Paid-up capital: \67,680,000 (of which \22,560,000 Nagoya Small and Medium Business Investment ＆ Consultation Co., Ltd.) |
| Employees | Total of 90 employees at Head Office and Yokkaichi Factory |
| Scope of business |
【I.】 Aims of business
【II.】 Names of products
1) Paracresol 2) Paratoluenesulfonic acid monohydrate 3) Paraethylphenol 4) 2,4-xylenol 【III.】 Customer base by the region
1) Japan 2) Korea 3) China/Taiwan 4) Asean 5) USA/Canada 6) Europe 7) Latin America 8) South Africa |
History of the Company
| 1952 (June) | Company established with capital of \500,000. Began as an integrated manufacturer of artificial sweeteners. (These items are no longer in production today.) |
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| 1959 (May) | Succeeded in the development and the production within Japan of Pure Paracresol, in parallel with which a start was made with production of Paratoluenesulfonic acid. |
| 1962 (November) | Started manufacture of the new products Parachlortoluene, Orthochlortoluene and its various derivatives. (These items are no longer in production today.) |
| 1968 (April) | Succeeded in the development of a new product, Synthetic Paraphenylphenol. Began production of synthetic products for the first time in Japan. (These items are no longer in production today.) |
| 1969 (October) | Succeeded in developing the new product Paraethylphenol. Began production for the first time in Japan. |
| 1970 (July) | Work completed on construction of the new factory at Kusu. Completion of a cutting-edge factory engaged in the production of Paracresol in the zone adjacent to the industrial complex at Yokkaichi City in Mie Prefecture. |
| 1989 (December) | Completion of a factory specializing in the overseas sales of Paratoluenesulfonic acid inside the site occupied by the Kusu factory. |
| 1996 (April) | Head office moved from Itabashi-ku in Tokyo to its present site in order to introduce greater efficiency into business operations. |
| 2002 (March 31) | Closure of the Tokyo factory. |
| 2002 (November) | Start of manufacture of a new product, 2,4-xylenol. |
| 2007 (June) | Establishment of new health care business division. Start of research and development in connection with health food products. |
| 2008 (October) | Acquisition of Mie Environmental Management Systems (M-EMS) standard. |
| 2014(March) | Konan was selected by the Ministry of Economy.Trade and Industry as one of the "Top Global Niche 100
Companies of Japan" * in the Raw Materials & Chemicals Sector. * A company striving to develop international markets and securing a high shere in the niche market, and, at the same time, maintaining stable corporate management. |
| 2023(present) | The main products, “Para-Cresol”,“Para-Toluene Sulfonic Acid”,“Para-Ethyl Phenol”and “2,4 Xylenol” have all secured a uniquely strong position and markets are diversified.The dietary supplement, “Rhamnox 100” is currently being sold. |
