Top Message
Always Contributing to Society through Manufacturing
Yamada Chemical was established in 1944 at the request of the Navy for the purpose of desalinating seawater during the war, and was the first company in Japan to succeed in the industrial production of ion exchange resins.
With the postwar reconstruction, we switched to the production of "textile dyes" that color the society, and during the high economic growth period, we produced "Leukotriene Dyes" that are used as heat and pressure sensitive paper as information recording materials.
In recent years, we have been focusing on the development of "Functional Coloring" by utilizing the organic synthesis technology we have cultivated since our foundation. Functional dyes have become established as a key material that supports the basic technology of electronics-related products in today's highly developed society.
Through manufacturing, contribute to society at any time.
We will continue to meet the needs of our customers with Yamada Chemical's developed products and outstanding technology, and advance our business activities so that we can be of use to people around the world in their lives.
Chairman President Mitsutaka Yamada
Company Overview
| Company Name | Yamada Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Address | 〒601-8105
1-1 Kamichoshi-cho, Kamitoba, Minami-ku, Kyoto City |
| Telephone Number | 075-691-4111 (Switchboard)
075-691-5111 (Sales) |
| FAX Number |
075-661-5267
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Board Member | Chairman Shinpei Yamada Chairman President Mitsutaka Yamada Director Mutsuo Shiraishi Statutory Auditor Yusuke Nakano
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| Established | August 1944 |
| Capital | 480,000,000 Yen |
| Number of Employees | 104 people (March 2024) |
Business contents | Manufacture and sale of Functional Coloring, textile dyes, organic synthetic intermediates, contract manufacturing of various chemical products |
Abridged History
1944 | Yamada Chemical Research Institute manufactures ion exchange resins. |
1945 | Converted to manufacturing pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals at the end of the war. |
1947 | Started manufacturing synthetic dyes for textiles. |
1949 | Reorganized into a corporation and renamed Yamada Chemical Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
1951 | Marketed Dye Chrome Black P2B. Established in the domestic textile industry for uniforms and formal wear. |
1969 | Launched Leukotriene Dyes for pressure sensitive paper as an information recording material. |
1974 | Change to the current company name. |
1985 | Established Fukui Yamada Chemical Co., Ltd. |
1990 | Established Sofix Corporation in the US as an overseas production base for heat and pressure sensitive dyes. |
1995 | Markets specific wavelength absorption dyes for CD-R optical recording materials. |
2001 | Commercialization of near-infrared light absorbing dyes for electronic devices. |
2003 | Commercialization of specific wavelength absorption dyes for electronic devices. Becomes the industry standard for PDP toning dyes. |
2011 | Transferred heat and pressure sensitive dye business to Fukui Yamada Chemical Co., Ltd. and Sofix Corporation to Nagase & Co., Ltd. |
2012 | Marketed a near-infrared absorbing dye for heat shield applications. |
2014 | Marketed a specific wavelength absorption dye as a dye for FPD color resist. |
2015 | "Materials related to industrial production of ion exchange resins" are registered as important science and technology history materials (future technology heritage) (sponsored by the National Museum of Nature and Science). |
2016 | Register KES / Environmental Management System / Standard Step 1 certification. |
2021 |
"SECURITY ACTION" conducted by Information-technology Promotion Agency (IPA) Declare one star. |
