Taoka Chemical Co., Ltd.

Taoka Chemical Company, Limited manufactures and sells chemicals, functional materials, and resin additives in Japan and internationally. Its products include raw materials for resists, epoxy-based and cyanoacrylate adhesives, electronic part materials, varnishes, paper chemicals, water-soluble polymers, pharmaceutical and diagnostic raw materials, and agricultural chemical intermediates. It also offers plasticizers, lubricants, dyes, functional pigments, and rubber additives, and develops bisphenol, epoxy, episulfide, and indole derivatives. Founded in 1919 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company was formerly known as Taoka Dystuffs Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and changed its name in 1972. It operates as a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited.