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| Dec. 03, 2009 |
Establishment of SANYO KASEI (TAIWAN) LTD.
SANYO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD. decided to establish SANYO KASEI (TAIWAN) LTD., its wholly owned subsidiary, in the city of Taipei in Taiwan in order to strengthen marketing and sales activities in the Taiwan market. Although we established the Taipei Liaison Office in April 2005 and have conducted market surveys and information gathering from there, we have taken the opportunity to close it in accordance with the establishment of SANYO KASEI (TAIWAN) LTD.
The new company will start operations at the end of January 2010. By working
closely with local customers, we aim to expand not only existing businesses
but also high potential businesses such as the electric/electronic, information,
and automobile industries. Sanyo Chemical Group's Taiwan sales outlook
for fiscal year ending 2014 is approximately ¥3 billion.
Place to be established: 9FL.-2, NO.129, SEC.2, Chung Shan N. Road, Taipei
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| Sep. 30, 2009 |
Importing Functional Protein Technology for Medical Applications
Licensing Silk-Elastin Polymer Technology from PPT, Inc. (USA) for Wound
Treatment
Sanyo Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Head Office: Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto, Japan;
President: Masaaki Ienaga) announced today that it has entered into a licensing
agreement with the American biotechnology venture company Protein Polymer
Technologies, Inc. (PPTI) (Corporate Headquarters: San Diego, CA, USA;
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: James B. McCarthy). Under the terms
of this agreement, Sanyo Chemical Industries has received a license to
use PPTIfs functional protein technology, under the name of silk-elastin
polymers, which exhibit a high degree of therapeutic efficacy when applied
to wounds.
Sanyo Chemical will apply the advantages of silk-elastin polymers to the
development of wound treatment agents, therefore accelerating the expansion
of our biomedical business. Imitating the natural proteins elastin and
silk fibroin, silk-elastin polymers are artificial proteins designed by
using genetic engineering technology. These polymers contain many elastin
sequences, endowing them with high cell affinity (easy adaptation to the
skin without causing inflammation) and excellent elasticity (giving firmness
to the skin). And also, silk-elastin polymers are proteins produced using
microbial culture derived mainly from plant materials. |
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| Apr. 27, 2009 |
Development of high-performance polymer polyol
We have developed a high-performance polymer polyol used as a raw material for producing flexible slabstock polyurethane foams. We are now marketing this new product under the name SHARPFLOW FS-7301.
SHARPFLOW FS-7301 is a polymer polyol having polymer particles obtained by polymerizing vinyl monomer in polyether polyol.
This product is used as a component for increasing foam hardness by mixing it with polyether polyol.
SHARPFLOW FS-7301 has uniformly fine polymer particles as shown in Figure 1. Therefore this product gives polyurethane foams excellent equivalent hardness when used in small amounts, and also excellent properties such as breathability, tensile strength and elongation, and low compression set.
In addition, SHARPFLOW FS-7301 improves processability due to its lower viscosity coming from the reduction of residual vinyl oligomer in our newly developed manufacturing process. |
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| Dec. 10, 2008 |
Development of Antistatic Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives for Lamination and
Surface Protection of Optical Components
We have developed a new line of antistatic pressure-sensitive adhesives for use in the manufacture of flat panel displays (FPDs) such as liquid crystal panels and plasma display screens, and these new products are now being marketed as the GS-TACK product line.
FPDs are manufactured by laminating numerous optical components such as polarizers and glass substrates. The GS-TACK line is used during lamination between optical components and for applying protective films to optical component surfaces.
As optical components require transparency and are adversely affected by static electricity, which both attracts foreign matter and destroys electronic circuits, in general, acrylic acid ester type adhesives with high transparency containing low-molecular or polymer-type antistatic agents have been used.
However, low-molecular antistatic agents have long been troubled by a variety of issues such as contamination of optical components due to bleed-out, and loss of both adhesive and antistatic properties, and despite the fact that polymer-type antistatic agents do not bleed out, transparency is impaired due to the refractive index difference and compatibility with the adhesive itself.
For GS-TACK products, the antistatic ingredients are bonded to molecular chains of acrylic acid ester type adhesive, and as a result, there is no contamination of optical components due to bleed-out and no loss of tackiness force. Moreover, antistatic properties can be maintained semi-permanently, and transparency is excellent. |
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| Sep. 30, 2008 |
Development of Highly Reliable LED Encapsulation Resin
By bonding molecular chains of silicone to those of epoxy resin, we have succeeded in developing an encapsulation resin for use in LEDs that has at least twice the durability of conventional epoxy type encapsulation resins. We are now marketing this new product under the name SANLUMINER TYS-017.
Over the past few years, as a result of increases in LED luminance, the heat emission of LEDs has also risen, thereby creating a demand for encapsulation resins of greater durability. Superior properties of heat resistance and heat-shock resistance are needed, in order to enable high optical transparency to be maintained even when exposed to high heat for extended periods of time, and to prevent the breakage and peeling that may occur when undergoing repeated fluctuations in temperature.
This product fulfills these needs with its excellent heat resistance and heat-shock resistance properties, thereby greatly extending the operating life of not only red and green LEDs, but also of blue and white LEDs, which have particularly high calorific values due to their increased luminance. |
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| Sep. 09, 2008 |
Enhancement of Production Capacity at Sanyo Kasei (Nantong) Co., Ltd.
In order to respond to the increasing demand for industrial surfactants and for paper/paint additives, our subsidiary Sanyo Kasei (Nantong) Co., Ltd., which is Sanyo Chemical Group's first production base in China, has decided to double its production capacity to 2,400 tons per year for industrial surfactants and 5,400 tons per year for paper/paint additives.
Facility construction is scheduled to begin in November 2008 with operations
commencing in April 2009, and investment costs are expected to be ¥130
million yen.
Once expansion is complete, total production capacity at Sanyo Kasei (Nantong) Co., Ltd. (all production facilities included), will reach 17,000 tons per year.
Furthermore, while three productions for fiberglass agents, industrial
surfactants and paper/paint additives are currently the core businesses
of this subsidiary, due to anticipated increases in demand for emulsifiers
in the industrial surfactants sector, and further growth expected in paper/paint
additives sales, the decision has been made to double production capacity
in these two areas. |
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| Jun. 16, 2008 |
Development of an Epoxy Paste Resin for Thick Application on Vertical Surfaces
Sanyo Chemical Industries has developed SUNMODUR FFE, an epoxy paste resin suitable for use in manufacturing large-scale design models of automobiles, ships, and aircraft wings, among other things, as well as master models for molds.
This paste can be applied on a model's vertical surface in one application
with no drip and with a thickness 30-40 mm, offering superior adhesion
to core materials and forming a cured resin that has a homogeneous fine
cell structure moisture resistance, and dimensional stability.
SUNMODUR FFE has antistatic properties which prevent powdery dust generated in the cutting process from adhering to cutting machines and operators, keeping the workshop clean.
SUNMODUR FFE consists of SUNMODUR FEA (main agent) and SUNMODUR FEB (curing agent), which are both in paste form. Mixed according to a specified ratio and dispensed by a dedicated application machine, the epoxy resin is directly applied to core materials and cured before being subjected to cutting work by using NC machines, etc.
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| Nov. 29, 2007 |
Development of Cleaning Agent for Manufacture of Large-Capacity Hard Disks
Sanyo Chemical has developed and begun marketing of CHEMICLEAN PR, a cleaning agent for use in hard disk manufacturing that has high detergency and removal performance with regard to microscopic foreign matter and an extremely low metal impurity content.
Hard disks are manufactured via the application of grinding, polishing and plating processes to aluminum or crystallized glass substrate platters, which are then coated with magnetic and lubricant films.
As hard disks continue to increase in storage capacity and decrease in size, there is a continuing demand for hard disk manufacturing cleaning agents that demonstrate superior cleaning and removal properties (for disposal of microscopic foreign matter generated during polishing and other processes), while also keeping to a minimum the metal impurities contained in the cleaning agent itself.
In response to these demands, we have developed a cleaning agent for use
in hard disk manufacturing, CHEMICLEAN PR, utilizing our original dispersion
and surfactant manufacturing techniques. |
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| Nov. 19, 2007 |
Reorganization of Three U.S.A. Subsidiaries, Formation of Unified Company
and Streamlining of Business Operations
The decision has been made to carry out reorganization of three U.S.A. subsidiaries: SANAM Corporation, Sanyo Chemical & Resins Inc. and Sanyo Chemical Texas, Inc.
Through this reorganization, SANAM Corporation is to be made into a unified company with consolidated sales and management functions, under which Sanyo Chemical & Resins Inc. and Sanyo Chemical Texas, Inc. will become manufacturing-specialized limited liability companies, thus streamlining business operation systems and accelerating decision-making processes via the consolidation of redundant departments.
We are planning to complete the reorganization process by the end of December
2007, and to initiate business activities under the new structure starting
in January 1, 2008.
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Subsidiaries After Reorganization
SANAM Corporation
Head Office: Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Line of Business: Sales and Marketing of Sanyo Chemical products
Capital: U.S.$ 0.4 million (Sanyo Chemical 100%) |
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Sanyo Chemical & Resins, LLC.
Head Office: Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Line of Business: Manufacture and sales of toner resins, etc.
Capital: U.S.$ 736 million (SANAM 100%) |
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Sanyo Chemical Texas Industries, LLC.
Head Office: Texas, U.S.A.
Line of Business: Manufacture of thermoplastic polyurethane beads for slush molding
Capital: U.S.$ 1,355 million (SANAM 100%) |
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| Sep. 27, 2007 |
Establishment of Sanyo Chemical (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd.
Sanyo Chemical has established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Sanyo Chemical (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd., in the Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone in Shanghai.
With new corporate laws and registration management ordinances now in effect
in China, we have taken the opportunity to close Sanyo Kasei Shanghai Office
and Sanyo Kasei (Nantong) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Liaison Office. By consolidating
Sanyo Chemical Group's businesses in China into a new company, we will
raise the effectiveness of our marketing and sales activities in the Chinese
market.
The new company will start sales operations in December 2007, and the establishment
of its Shanghai Branch office, on Mao Ming Nan Road in Shanghai, is planned
for January 2008. The sales outlook for FY 2008 is approximately ¥2 billion. |
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| Jul. 04, 2007 |
Construction of New Research Laboratory in Katsura Innovation Park
We have been making plans for construction of a new laboratory in Katsura Innovation Park (in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto) in order to strengthen our R&D capabilities. We recently finished the detailed design, and are going to commence the construction in the near future.
The new laboratory will be named the Katsura Research Laboratory. The first phase of construction will be devoted to the erection of the laboratory building, which will be able to accommodate approx. 100 researchers, and ancillary facilities such as a conference hall. The laboratory is scheduled to begin operation in summer 2008.
The subjects of the first-phase construction are as follows. The total
investment for this phase (excluding the land cost) will be approx. ¥1.6
billion.
(1) Laboratory building: five stories, one underground level (total floor
area: approx. 5,200 m2)
(2) Low-rise building: two stories (total floor space: approx. 1,200 m2), entrance, reception room, hall (seating capacity: approx. 120), other facilities
(3) Storehouse for hazardous substances and other facilities
The buildings have been designed in accordance with the new Kyoto municipal ordinance governing urban landscapes that will come into effect next year. We intend to make the complex a state-of-the-art laboratory that also has environment-friendly features such as rooftop greenery and a photovoltaic power generation system.
The second phase of construction, which is to be completed no later than 2015, will enlarge the laboratory. Eventually, the facility is expected to have a total floor space of 9,000 m2 and will accommodate a total of 200 researchers. |
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| Mar. 30, 2007 |
The increase in annual production capacity of 4000 tons for permanent antistatic
agents in April 2008.
Sanyo Chemical has decided to strengthen its annual production capacity
to 4000 tons from 2000 tons for PELESTAT products (permanent antistatic
agents) in the Kashima Factory in response to its business expansion. The
investment amount required to strengthen its capacity is ¥600 million,
and the production facility is scheduled to begin operations in April,
2008.
PELESTAT products exert durable antistatic properties even at low humidity, because conductive networks of PELESTAT are formed in the surface layers by blending with thermoplastic resins used as base compounds. |
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| Mar. 15, 2007 |
Completion of a new factory in Texas, USA, with the aim of starting full-scale
commercial production in the summer of 2007.
A new factory in Texas has been completed by Sanyo Chemical Texas, Inc.
(headquarters: Delaware, USA), our consolidated subsidiary a year after
the start of its construction. The trial operation was begun with the aim
of starting full-scale commercial production (production capacity: 4,000
tons per annum) by July 2007.
The factory was built in Pasadena near Houston in Texas to locally produce and provide thermoplastic polyurethane beads (TUB) for slush molding, which are in high demand as skin materials for the interior of automobiles such as instrument panels. |
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| Dec. 04, 2006 |
Joint business development agreement about post-etch removers for IC
Sanyo Chemical signed a contract for joint business development of post-etch
removers for IC with ATMI, Inc. (headquarters: Connecticut, USA), an American
semiconductor-related material manufacturer. We have launched the joint
development project for the semiconductor market within Japan.
The selected post-etch removers manufactured by ATMI, Inc. exhibit high detergency and removal capabilities, and these removers do no damage to copper and the surface of insulating films. They are applicable in manufacturing processes for the most-advanced IC using copper wiring. |
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| Oct. 26, 2006 |
Launches hot melt adhesives which exhibit high adhesive strength even for
olefin resins
Sanyo Chemical has developed polymer alloy type reactive hot melt adhesives,
launching YT-MELT used as adhesives for residential construction materials.
Residential construction materials are composed of wood, rubber, olefin resin and other materials pasted together. Recently, an environmentally-friendly hot melt adhesive came into general use as an adhesive for these materials, displaying an excellent coating property, high adhesive strength and high heat resistance. However, even reactive hot melt adhesives have disadvantages in that they exhibit low adhesive strength for olefin resin with low polarity. Consequently, we further developed it by using our polymer-alloy technology to provide YT-MELT which exerts high adhesive strength even for olefin resin. |
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| Sep. 19, 2006 |
Development of SANMODUR Products, Tooling Materials with Antistatic Properties
Sanyo Chemical has developed new grades of tooling materials, which are
suitable for design models and molds manufactured with the purpose of examining
new automobile and home appliance designs. Marketed under the SANMODUR
name, these antistatic tooling materials are now ready for a full launch.
When cut with NC machines, conventional tooling materials produce chips
that become electrically charged, causing them to easily adhere to machines
or operators' clothing. This results in NC machine malfunction due to the
build up of static electricity, and additional cleanup time.
With their antistatic properties, SANMODUR products reduce your static electricity problems. |
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| Jun. 23, 2006 |
Acquisition of land for a new R&D center at Katsura Innovation Park
(Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto)
Sanyo Chemical has decided to acquire approximately 6,000m2 of land at the Katsura Innovation Park, an Urban Renaissance Agency owned research complex in Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, in order to establish a new R&D laboratory.
Sanyo Chemical currently possesses two R&D laboratory buildings (total floor area: 10,900m2) adjacent to the Head office, where some 350 researchers conduct their
work. The decision to establish a new laboratory is part of a strategic
move, designed to meet the recent upsurge in sales volume and accelerate
R&D efforts in fast-growing areas.
We deliberately chose the Katsura Innovation Park as a site of the new laboratory because of its ideal location. Its proximity to the site of our existing laboratories will enable us to operate the three labs in an integrated manner, and the nearby Kyoto University's Katsura Campus will offer opportunities for possible collaborations with this university.
The cost of land acquisition totals approximately 400 million yen. We are planning to complete a detailed design by March 2007, in order to begin construction work early next fiscal year for completion in 2008. The total investment, including buildings and research instruments, is estimated to be over 2 billion yen. This new laboratory will house somewhere between 100 and 150 researchers, elevating our total researcher count to approx. 400. |
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Jun. 16, 2006 |
Mumbai Liaison Office has been relocated to the following address. |
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New Office
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10, Kanchanjunga, 9th Floor, 72, Peddar Road, Kemps Corner, Mumbai- 400
026, India |
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Tel: +91-22-2387-7643 Fax: +91-22-2387-7644 |
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| Mar. 20, 2006 |
Sanyo Chemical has developed a strong cationic polymer flocculant suitable for treating certain types of sewage sludge that is very difficult to dehydrate, and has launched it under the name SANFLOC CB-100P.
SANFLOC CB-100P is a strong cationic polymer flocculant with both aggregation and condensation properties. While significantly increasing the aggregability of sewage sludge to speed up processes of dehydration treatment such as belt-pressing, SANFLOC CB-100P also reduces the amount of water left behind in the sludge cake after the dehydration process. This allows for reduction in the fuel required for sludge cake combustion, thus contributing to reduced emissions of CO2, one of the main greenhouse gases. |
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| Dec. 25, 2005 |
In May 2005, Sanyo Chemical set up a new company, Sanyo Chemical Texas, Inc. (headquarters: Delaware US), funded 100% by its US subsidiary, SANAM. Sanyo Chemical Texas has acquired a site for a new plant in Pasadena, Texas (near Houston) to locally produce thermoplastic polyurethane beads (TUB), which are in high demand as a base material for the interior parts of automobiles. Construction work will soon begin with the aim of starting full-scale commercial production by July 2007.
TUB is a polyurethane resin of spherical particles, jointly developed with Toyota Motor Corporation to replace vinyl chloride resins, as an environmentally friendly base material for the interior parts of automobiles. It is now used in an increasing number of car models because it allows for better design by making it possible to eliminate the airbag slits from instrumental panel boards. |
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| Oct. 05, 2005 |
Sanyo Chemical has been importing high-performance post-CMP cleaners (brand
name: JUSPEN ESC) from US semiconductor materials manufacturer ATMI, Inc.
In order to ensure a stable supply for users in Japan, we have licensed
these products from ATMI, set up specialized manufacturing facilities in
our Kyoto Factory, and recently started full-scale production and sales.
JUSPEN ESC comprises of post-CMP cleaners suitable for the latest IC manufacturing
processes. We expect demand for these products to increase substantially
as IC performance increases. |
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| Aug. 25, 2005 |
We have collaborated with Advanced Life Science Institute, Inc. on the development of SphereLight ProGRP II, a diagnostic reagent for the early detection of lung small cell cancer. This product was recently launched by Wako Pure Chemical Industries, Ltd.
SphereLight ProGRP II uses a highly sensitive assay based on our proprietary chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay. The reagent is specific to lung small cell cancer and enables extremely accurate diagnosis at a relatively early stage of the disease.
The assay only takes approx. 20 minutes to complete using the specialized SphereLight 180 automatic chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay analyzer (made by Olympus Corporation). |
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| May 17, 2005 |
We have completed construction of a five-story pharmaceutical manufacturing
plant at our Nagoya Factory (Tokai, Aichi Prefecture), investing approx.
400 million yen. Designed to be compliant with Good Manufacturing Practice
(GMP) guidelines, the plant has a production capacity of 1,600 tons per
annum. We plan to use the facility to manufacture products such as the
MACROGOL line of pharmaceutical additives (polyethylene glycol). |
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Dec. 01, 2004 |
Mumbai Liaison Office, a resident office, was
established in India on November 12, 2004. It
is located in the branch office of India Glycols
Ltd. (IGL) in Mumbai (Bombay). We have technical
association with IGL, and are fully researching
and developing a market for spin finish in the
beginning. The sales representative is Mr. Masafumi
Ohishi. |
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651, Solitaire Corporate
Park VI, 5th Floor, 167, Guru Hargovindji
Marg, Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road, Chakala,
Andheri(E), Mumbai-400 093, India |
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| Sep. 15, 2004 |
We have launched the new permanent
agent, named PELESTAT 230, this July. PELESTAT
230 is a polymer-alloy type permanent antistatic
agent, and imparts excellent antistatic and antifouling
properties to polyolefin when this product is
added to achieve 5 - 20 wt % active ingredient.
This product is particularly suitable for blown
films and sheets of polyethylene, and films and
sheets of polypropylene. In addition, it causes
practically no lowering of the physical properties
of the resins themselves. Dry-blended material
of this product mixed with polyolefin can be directly
molded into the final product because this product
excels in dispersibility in polyolefin. |
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| Mar. 03, 2004 |
We put SANMODUR VM and SANMODUR
VP, which are synthetic woods, on the market.
These products are suitable for making master
models and prototype molding tools in vacuum forming
processes (including small production type). Both
of them have homogeneous fine cell structures.
These products facilitate drilling small holes
at high speed, and can produce smooth surfaces.
Therefore, prototypes with high transparency can
be obtained in vacuum forming processes by using
them. SANMODUR VM is applicable to large prototypes
for molding tools requiring high dimensional precision
due to its low coefficient of linear thermal expansion.
On the other hand, SANMODUR VP is applicable to
prototype molding tools having low deformation
and an excellent durability due to its strong
impact strength. |
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| Feb. 23, 2004 |
We put POLYSORBATE 80 (Component:
Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate) on the market,
and this product conforms to the Japanese Pharmacopoeia
(JP). This product can be used as a raw material
for pharmaceutical preparations, such as a stabilizer,
plasticizer, lubricant, solubilizing agent, cohesive
agent, suspending agent, wetting agent, emulsifier,
thickener, dispersant, disintegrant, solvent and
solubilizing agent. POLYSORBATE 80 contains no
ingredients derived from animals and also no genetically-modified
ingredients. The quantity of bacteria and fungi,
and Escherichia coli are controlled in this product. |
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