Corporate Profile
Learn about DNP Fine Chemicals.
President’s Message
President and CEO: Makoto Sanpei
Connecting the present to the future through materials
As the only chemicals manufacturer in the DNP Group, our company does our part to contribute to initiatives in line with the DNP brand statement—“Creating future standards.” Ever since our establishment in 1891 as Japan’s first printing ink manufacturer, our business has expanded in tandem with the growth of Japanese society. In 2009, DNP separated domestic printing ink—one of the Group’s major businesses—from its core, newly launching it as the current DNP Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Drawing on our color- and function-related technologies, which we have developed over many years in the business, we are currently involved in functional materials development. We offer an integrated system of services entirely in-house, spanning formulation design to synthesis, dispersion, and more, in order to precisely address customer needs with product development.
Taiwa (dialogue) is one of our key value. It goes without saying that Taiwa within our company is essential, but we also need to engage in dialogue with our customers and suppliers. In so doing, we interact on social issues and engender new value together, contributing to a sustainable, better society and well-being lives. Our ultimate goal is to forge a better future through these achievements.
DNP Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd.
Makoto Sanpei
President and CEO
Company Overview
- Established
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December 21, 1931
- Capital
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¥2.0 billion
- Number of employees
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392 (as of April 2024)
- Annual sales
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¥30.7 billion (for the fiscal year ended in March 2023)
- Name and Title of Representative Director
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President and CEO: Makoto Sanpei
- Businesses
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Manufacture and sale of chemical products (precision-processed materials and special industrial materials)
History
Morohoshi Chiyokichi Shoten_Exterior
Morohoshi Ink when it was renamed
- 1891
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The business is founded as Morohoshi Chiyokichi Shoten in Minami-nakadori, Naka-ku, Yokoyama (February 10, 1891).
- 1931
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The business changes its name to Morohoshi Chiyokichi Shoten Co., Ltd. (on December 21, 1931).
- 1944
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The company changes its name to Morohoshi Kagaku Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- 1950
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The company changes its name to Morohoshi Printing Co., Ltd.
- 1966
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The company relocates its head office and plant to Aotocho, Midori-ku, Yokohama.
- 1991
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The company changes its name to Inktecinc Co., Ltd.
- 1996
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The company completes construction of its Kasaoka Plant in Kasaoka, Okayama.
- 2002
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The company earns ISO 14001 certification.
- 2003
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The company earns ISO 9001 certification.
- 2009
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The company establishes DIC Graphics Corporation
as a joint venture with DIC Corporation and spins off its domestic ink business (October 1, 2009). - 2010
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The company changes its name to DNP Fine Chemicals Co., Ltd. (January 1, 2010).
The company makes DNP Fine Chemicals Utsunomiya Co., Ltd. a wholly owned subsidiary
(former name: DNP Fine Chemicals Fukushima Co., Ltd.)
The company completes its Phase 2 equipment expansion at the Kasaoka Plant’s Chemicals Facility. - 2015
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The company opens Tsukuba Development Center at the Dai Nippon Printing Tsukuba Development Center in Tsukuba, Ibaraki.
- 2019
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The company completes its Phase 3 equipment expansion at the Kasaoka Plant’s Chemicals Facility.
- 2022
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The company obtains the Kurumin certification mark as a company that supports child-rearing under the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support the Development of the Next Generation.
- 2023
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The company moves Tokyo Sales Center to the 7th floor of DNP Ichigaya-Sanaicho Building in Shinjuku-ku,Tokyo.
- 2023
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The company receives the Eruboshi certification, which is given to companies that promote women's participation under the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace and have an excellent track record of such efforts.
Locations
Head Office and Tokyo Plant
450 Aotocho, Midori-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa
226-0022, Japan
TEL: 045-932-5121 (main)
[Nearest station]
JR Yokohama Line/Municipal Subway Green Line
12 minutes walk from the north exit of Nakayama Station
Tsukuba Development Center
1-1-3 Midorigahara, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki
300-2646, Japan
[Nearest station]
Tsukuba Express
Approximately 20 minutes by car from Kenkyu-gakuen Station
Tokyo Sales Center
DNP Ichigaya-Sanaicho Bldg. 7F,
1-1-1 Ichigaya-Kagacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo,
162-8001, Japan
[Nearest station]
Tokyo Metro Namboku Line and Yurakucho Line
10 minutes walk from Exit 6 of Ichigaya Station
13 minutes walk from Ichigaya Station on the JR Sobu Line
13 minutes walk from Exit 1 of Ichigaya Station on the Toei Shinjuku Line
Toei Oedo Line
10 minutes walk from Exit A1 of Ushigome-Kagurazaka Station
Kasaoka Plant
Kasaoka Chuo Nairiku Industrial Park, 15 Minokoshi, Kasaoka-shi, Okayama
714-0006, Japan
[Nearest station]
Approximately 20 minutes by car from Kasaoka Station on the JR Sanyo Main Line
Approximately 10 minutes by car from Kasaoka IC
As a member of the DNP Group that develops and manufactures chemical products, we strive to contribute to both our customers and society by working to protect the global and regional environment, ensure safety throughout the product life cycle, and safeguard the health of employees and local residents.
DNP Fine Chemicals has been awarded the "Kurumin" certification mark as a company that supports child-rearing in accordance with the Act on Advancement of Measures to Support Raising Next-Generation Children, and is working to promote work-life balance.
DNP Fine Chemicals has been awarded the "Eruboshi" (certification level 3) certification mark, which is given to companies that promote women's participation in the workplace based on the Act on Promotion of Women's Participation and Advancement in the Workplace and demonstrate excellent performance in these initiatives.