Messages from Group Company Presidents

Kayaku Safety Systems Europe has been manufacturing and selling automotive safety components since 1999, in the city of Vsetin, in the eastern part of the Czech Republic. The products we supply are important safety components which help to protect the lives of vehicle occupants. We supply high-quality products to the market, with safe operation as our top priority. Going forward, we will continue to implement sustainable management, giving consideration to environmental issues, improving the quality of life for our employees, and aiming to contribute to our local community through various charitable activities.

Kayaku Safety Systems de Mexico (KSM) was founded in May 2007.
Despite cultural differences in Mexico, we have been working continuously to spread the KAYAKU spirit, our corporate vision, and have provided a stable supply of high-quality automotive safety components to countries around the world.
Going forward, we will aim for the goals of long-term growth and continued progress while making further efforts to coexist in harmony with our various stakeholders, including planet Earth itself.
KSM has also adopted an ideal vision for itself as a Nippon Kayaku Group company. This vision includes new initiatives that the company has never attempted before, such as in working to reduce greenhouse gases emissions. While they are aware of the term sustainable management, it seems that many Mexican employees do not yet fully understand its details—but I believe that all of our employees will work together as a team to implement sustainable management, because the KAYAKU spirit has been instilled in them. And I think that it is only by realizing our vision that we can build a better, more sustainable future.

Kayaku Safety Systems Malaysia was established in Malaysia in 2012, for the manufacture and sale of automotive safety components. The products we supply are installed in vehicles on the road in ASEAN member countries and other countries around the world. Safety and quality are the top priorities in our production activities.
We practice sustainable management under the KAYAKU spirit, which is the corporate vision of the Nippon Kayaku Group.
Going forward, we will continue to contribute to improving safety in our automotive society through the supply of automotive safety components, and aim to secure and maintain the trust of our stakeholders.

MOXTEK contributes to society by utilizing cutting-edge nano-optical and X-ray technologies for imaging and analysis equipment.
The basic aspects of our sustainability activities are (1) growing together with local communities and (2) making contributions to society, rooted in technology. We actively support local community activities; cooperating with science-related extracurricular activities at elementary schools that participate in programs to support homeless people. At the same time, we also cooperate actively with efforts to unravel the mysteries of the universe and its origins, such as through our contributions to NASA exploration of Mars and space telescope projects. We are deeply rooted in the local community and make efforts to contribute to the development of science.

WUXI POLATECHNO OPTICS (WPLC) is engaged in the production of materials for liquid crystal projectors, post-processing of polarized films for automotive applications (Wuxi), and sales activities in China and other Asian countries (Shenzhen).
In China, too, the environmental and safety-related demands placed on companies are increasing, and it is necessary for us to understand and adapt to changes surrounding environmental and social issues. WPLC has already introduced green electric power, and is also engaged in energy-saving activities and efforts to reduce wastewater and waste output. To adapt to such changes, we believe it is important for each and every one of our employees to comply with the Nippon Kayaku Group Charter of Conduct and Code of Conduct, have an awareness of safe operation, and work together as a team. Going forward, WPLC will continue to practice the KAYAKU spirit and contribute to the creation of a sustainable environment and society.

RaySpec places a key emphasis on legal compliance, works to create a workplace environment with consideration for equal opportunities and good health without discrimination, and conducts its business operations in a fair and impartial manner. We consider the environmental impact of all new product development efforts and actively engage in energy-saving initiatives, both through our capital investments and day-to-day activities. RaySpec actively involves itself with charitable organizations and supports fundraising activities.
RaySpec products use systems that can evaluate and limit the use of hazardous substances to determine failure modes of machines and check the quality of products, contributing to the safety and well-being of people around the world.

NIKKA FINE TECHNO is a domestic trading company in the Nippon Kayaku Group. We aim to be a trading company that "realizes" our customers’ "desires" by proposing and selling the most suitable products from our wide range of commercial materials.
Furthermore, in order to always be "a company that changes, adapts, and develops", each and every one of our employees will comply with our "Charter of Conduct and Code of Conduct", and we will prove worthy of all stakeholders’ trust through the practice of sustainable management under the KAYAKU spirit.

NIPPON KAYAKU AMERICA operates in North America, selling fine chemicals that contribute to the conservation of energy and resources, and engaging in sales promotions and technical support for automotive safety components.
As a business operator that handles chemical products we comply with laws and regulations, conduct rigorous quality control checks and sell safe and environmentally friendly products. We also engage in initiatives to propose products, technologies and services to customers and partners that can contribute to the realization of a sustainable society, not only from an environmental perspective but also from the perspective of social and economic value. Going forward, we will remain mindful of the KAYAKU spirit as we continue in our efforts to contribute to the creation of a more sustainable society, however small our contribution may be.

Euro Nippon Kayaku sells fine chemicals in Europe. Europe was the first region in the world to declare the goal of achieving zero effective emissions of greenhouse gases (becoming climate neutral) by 2050. Under the European Green Deal, efforts to integrate environmental policies with economic and social policies are accelerating faster and faster, and there are expectations for transformations from conventional society and the creation of new businesses.
Under these conditions, we aim to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society by supplying the best, safest and most environmentally friendly products to as many customers as possible.

KAYAKU CHEMICAL (WUXI) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Kayaku, established in 2002 for the manufacture and sale of UV-curable resins for electronic components. Last year, we were privileged to be able to celebrate the 20th anniversary of our establishment. In 2020, we began handling selling cleaners for LCDs and semiconductors, and are expanding our operations with the aim of achieving local production for local consumption in the Chinese market. In China, many issues—such as environmental problems—have arisen as a result of rapid economic development, and the conditions facing companies are becoming increasingly severe. In view of these conditions, sustainable management will become even more important to ensure the continuity and development of our business. At KAYAKU CHEMICAL (WUXI) we aim to realize the KAYAKU spirit. To implement sustainable management, we believe that it is of the utmost importance for each and every one of our employees to act in accordance with the Nippon Kayaku Group Charter of Conduct and the Code of Conduct. Going forward, we will continue to contribute to society by providing the high-quality products required by customers in a broad sense; not simply because everyone else is doing it, but by acting with a strong sense of moral responsibility while respecting local culture, history and business customs.

KAYAKU Advanced Materials is located in Westboro, Massachusetts, USA. KAM has approximately 110 employees and is a specialty materials provider bringing innovative materials to the microelectronics marketplace.
The Company is deeply committed to the responsible management of its business, through a strong foundation of principles including operational integrity, ethical business practices, good governance, uncompromising regulatory compliance and the explicit respect for our environment and community. The Company strives to provide its employees with an innovative, safe, diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace, where individual contributions and personal development are highly valued and encouraged.
Our corporate values are shaped by strict adherence to “KAYAKU spirit” which guides us to act responsibly in all we do. This, we believe, provides long term value to our customers, employees, community, and the Nippon Kayaku Group.

WUXI ADVANCED KAYAKU CHEMICAL manufactures dyes for textiles, paper and inkjet printing, based on a management policy of delivering human-oriented, environmentally friendly, and customer-satisfying products. In addition to requirements for environmental conservation and safe production, the requirements for carbon neutrality in China are becoming increasingly challenging. Going forward, we will continue to conserve energy and reduce wastewater and waste output in our production processes while giving maximum consideration to improving the working environment for our employees. At the same time, we will deliver highly safe dyes with Bluesign® certification and increase our lineup of products that lead to the conservation of energy and resources and reduction of environmental impact by customers, as we work to contribute to the creation of a sustainable society.

Shanghai KAYAKU International Trading sells dye and pigment-related products such as textile dyes, inkjet inks for printing, and coloring agents for heat sensitive applications to Asian markets, primarily China. In order to support efforts in the textile industry, such as the protection of water resources in the supply chain and the improvement of working environments, as represented by ZDHC, in addition to safe and secure products we will continue to provide various solutions such as problem solving and process shortening, contributing to customer reductions in wastewater output, energy conservation, increased productivity and improvements in the work environments at factories.

NIPPONKAYAKU FOOD TECHNO manufactures and sells preservatives such as ethanol preparations and oxygen absorbers that help preserve the quality of food products, and health food ingredients such as chitosan. Through the provision of excellent products and high value services that ensure food safety and health based on sustainable management, we aim to contribute to society by reducing food loss (with preservatives) and proposing good health through food (with health food ingredients). In order to realize the KAYAKU spirit as a member of the Nippon Kayaku Group, we place our highest priorities on safe operation, compliance, and care and consideration for the environment. We work to ensure that each and every one of our employees complies with the Nippon Kayaku Group Charter of Conduct, in order to answer to the trust and expectations of our customers.

Taiwan Nippon Kayaku engages primarily in product sales and market research for the Life Science Business Unit and Fine Chemicals Business Unit. Currently we are engaged in three key initiatives to help realize the KAYAKU spirit: (1) working to improve the quality of daily operations to accurately grasp customer needs and communicate them to the relevant departments within the company; (2) contributing to local cultural and economic exchanges by actively participating in and cooperating with various activities and events such as the Japan Exchange Association and the Taipei Municipal Industrial and Commercial Association; and (3) maintaining constant awareness of the KAYAKU spirit by establishing a Corporate Vision Board in the middle of the company offices and carrying portable reference cards at all times when engaging in daily activities. Going forward, we will continue to actively engage in sustainability promotion activities to contribute to local communities.

Wako Toshi Kaihatsu operates a real estate business that leases (1) commercial building facilities owned in Wako city to general supermarket operating companies, and (2) three company housing buildings owned in the Tokyo metropolitan area to Nippon Kayaku. Through our business, we would like to be a company that is needed by customers, and help to bring a smile to people's faces through involvement in clothing, food, and housing. We will also align ourselves with our suppliers to solve social issues, ensuring thorough compliance and engaging in sustainable management based on the KAYAKU spirit. Specifically, we will work to improve the value of our real estate holdings (1) by improving energy and resource efficiency by using energy-saving components / devices and highly durable materials, and (2) by improving the comfortability, healthfulness, and safety of users by developing and enhancing infrastructure and disaster prevention equipment.