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Acrylic Business

We boast the world's top-class production capacity for acrylic acid, our core business.

Acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers form our core business.
Nippon Shokubai boasts the world's top-class production capacity for acrylic acid.

We produce not only acrylic acid but also derivative products, such as acrylates and superabsorbent polymers.
These products are used as raw materials for paints, adhesives and diapers. Since they are in high demand, our plants continue to operate at full production capacity.

In order to respond to the growing demand for acrylic acid, Nippon Shokubai is strengthening its supply system around the world.

Paints
(Acrylates)

Adhesives and tackifiers
(Acrylates)

Printing ink
(Acrylates)

Process catalysts

Golf balls
(Specialty acrylates)

Car paints
(Specialty acrylates, Specialty methacrylates)

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Diapers

(Superabsorbent Polymers)

Fabric detergents

(Ethylene oxide, Ethanolamine, SOFTANOL)

Flat panel display

(Acrylic resin for optical materials, Functional dye)

Fuel-cell materials

(Zirconia sheets, cells)

※in parentheses are our products, whitch are the raw materials to make products indicated before them.

Nippon Shokubai is a global chemical company, and boasts the world's top-class production capacity for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers. Acrylic acid was developed by establishing a method of propylene direct oxidation* ? another world first in 1970 ? and a technology that has been widely adopted among leading overseas acrylic acid manufacturers.Nippon Shokubai produces not only acrylic acid but also derivative products, such as acrylates and superabsorbent polymers.
These products are used as raw materials for paints, adhesives, diapers and so on.
Since they are in high demand, Nippon Shokubai continues to operate its acrylic acid plants at full production capacity.
* An oxidation method in which propylene and oxygen are directly oxidized via a catalyst

Global Launch of our Core Business Image

Nippon Shokubai has been expanding its core businesses in superabsorbent polymers and acrylic acid globally, beginning with the establishment of a production base for the former in Tennessee, USA, in 1988. Today, with production bases in Japan, the US, Belgium, China, Indonesia, and Singapore, we provide a stable supply of the products on a global scale.

Superabsorbent polymers are used mainly in diapers. By drawing on the company's strengths, such as its high product development capability, innovative manufacturing processes, in-housemanufactured raw materials, and intellectual property strategy, Nippon Shokubai boasts the world's highest market share.