ナガセケムテックス株式会社

The NAGASE Group traces its roots to 1832 when founder Denbei Nagase established Urokogataya, a dyestuffs wholesale business that handled safflower, funori seaweed, and starches in Nishijin, Kyoto. Later on, we established a foothold in the chemical industry by starting to handle synthetic dyes.

1900年代に入り、ナガセグループは化学の可能性を追求するために海外のメーカーと取引を開始しました。輸入事業を拡大する中で、1901年にフランスのリヨンに支店を設立しました。これにより、スイスのバゼル化学株式会社（当時はシバと呼ばれていた）や、アメリカのイーストマンコダック（現コダック）、デュポンなど、海外のメーカーとの提携が拡大しました。海外から最先端の製品や、日本ではまだ入手できない技術を輸入し、化学製品を専門とする商社として大きな進展を遂げながら、ナガセグループは新たな価値を提供しました。

Tokyo branch office in 1913

1917年12月：当時の大阪にあった本社でナガセが法人化された

Employees assigned to the London office, around 1919 (Tokutaro Nagase second from left in front row)

Advertisement of Nagase's name change in June 1943

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Division for Kodak Products Service Corner at Shinsaibashi branch (1966)

Setsunan Kasei (1967)

新たに完成した東京支店ビル（1969年10月）

In 1970, it established Nagase-CIBA Ltd. (now Nagase ChemteX Corporation) as a joint venture with Ciba for manufacturing epoxy resins.

The Harima Factory after completion of phase one of construction, 1970

The following year, it established Engineering Plastics, Ltd. (EPL) in a 50-50 joint venture with GE.

Nagase-CIBA in 1971

ニューヨーク市にあるユニオンカーバイドコーポレーションの本社ビルは、1980年まで占拠されていた

The 150th anniversary party, 1982

In 1990, it established the Nagase R&D Center (now the Nagase Bio-Innovation Center) as a base for R&D into bio-related materials.

In 2007, it opened the Nagase Application Workshop, an open innovation laboratory, in a push to also secure an advantage in R&D functions.

Advertisement in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (June 18, 2007)

In 2012, the NAGASE Group made the biotechnology specialist Hayashibara Co., Ltd. a subsidiary to strengthen its food ingredients business.

In 2019, it made Prinova Group LLC, a US-based company that sells and processes food ingredients and has a global sales network, a subsidiary.

With the establishment of the Sustainability Committee and formulation of the Sustainability Basic Policy in 2020, it has also been focusing on sustainability in recent years.

Looking forward to our 200th anniversary in the year 2032, we will contribute to the society as a Business Designer that creates a sustainable future.