Let’s discover where Sanyo Chemical products are at work around us - together with Cheminy
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Wind Turbine
For manufacturing carbon fiber
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals help bundle the fibers and make them highly compatible with plastics, thereby supporting the quality and strength of carbon fiber-reinforced plastic.
Tunnel
For making concrete
Adding a small amount of Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals improves workability of concrete even with a low water content, resulting in a strong structure.
It quietly supports the building of safer roads.
Bridge
For rust prevention
Coating metal surfaces with Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals protects them from moisture and salt, helping to prevent rust.
The way it keeps things from rusting is really impressive!
Windbreaker
For breathable and waterproof materials
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals create a high-performance coating that makes outerwear breathable and waterproof.
It helps you stay comfortable, even in the rain or when you sweat.
Smartphone
For OLED displays
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals help bond and protect the multiple functional layers that make up smartphone displays.
It plays a part in supporting the latest technologies!
Wood Deck
For building materials incorporating biomass
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals help wood-based biomass and plastics mix uniformly, creating durable, eco-friendly building materials.
It helps support more eco-friendly products!
Semiconductor Plant
For semiconductor transport trays
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals provide conductive paths within plastic trays, thereby dissipating static electricity, helping protect electrically delicate semiconductors from damage.
It also prevents dust attraction, so it’s used in home appliances too.
Sanyo Chemical R&D Laboratory
Leveraging the expertise we have cultivated over the years, Sanyo Chemical is actively taking on new business fields.
Electronic nose (smell sensor)
We are developing an “Electronic nose (smell sensor)” that visualizes complex odors and supports odor-based quality control, characteristic comparison and monitoring.
Biostimulants
We are developing “biostimulants,” agricultural materials that help plants cope with environmental stress and support sustainable farming.
Extracellular Vesicle (EV) Purification Kit
Click here for more product information.Extracellular vesicle (EV) in blood and urine carry biological signals about the body and disease, offering great potential for early diagnosis and treatment. Sanyo Chemical’s purification kit enables fast, easy EV collection, which supports medical research.
New technologies coming from R&D really make you look forward to what’s next!
Sanyo Chemical Head Office
Sanyo Chemical is a performance chemical manufacturer founded in Kyoto in 1949, aiming to make life more comfortable and society more prosperous through chemistry.
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Pharmaceuticals
For tablet coating layers
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals are used in coating layers that make tablets easier to swallow and aid in drug absorption.
It helps you lead a healthier life.
Disinfectants
For disinfecting agents
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals provide antibacterial and disinfecting effects even at low concentrations.
It helps maintain a clean and hygienic environment.
Hemodialysis
For manufacturing artificial kidneys
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals are used to firmly bundle and fix the thousands of hollow fibers within the cartridge housing of the dialyzer (artificial kidney).
It supports medical devices that protect patients' lives.
Various Medical Fields
Artificial proteins
Sanyo Chemical develops Silk Elastin, a functional protein produced via genetic recombination, for uses such as wound healing and meniscus regeneration.
It has so many exciting possibilities for the future!
Surgery
For haemostatic materials
Sanyo Chemical applies its polyurethane technology to provide haemostatic materials that help stop bleeding by sealing leakage points and gaps when suturing vessels during surgery.
It’s playing a vital role in clinical practice.
Sofa
For cushion materials
As a pioneer in raw materials for polyurethane foam in Japan, Sanyo Chemical provides the foundation for comfortable cushion materials.
The firmness can even be adjusted to match different needs!
Liquid Detergent
As the main component of detergents
Sanyo Chemical develops surfactants that clean well while being environmentally conscious.
It’s used in so many ways, from laundry to dishwashing detergents.
Hair Care Products
As the main component of shampoos
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals help shampoos both clean and protect hair and skin.
Even the lather and how easily it rinses off are carefully designed.
Skin Care Products
For makeup bases and hand creams
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals help create non‑sticky skin care products that don’t easily wash off with sweat.
It helps make the products feel nice and comfortable to use.
Exterior Wall
For exterior wall paint
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals suppress foam in paints, helping create beautiful, durable exterior wall coatings.
Preventing foam is actually very important.
Engine & Gears
For lubricating oils
Adding a small amount of Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals to engine and gear oils helps improve fuel efficiency.
It’s also being used for electric vehicles.
Seat Belt
For seat belt manufacturing
Sanyo Chemical’s performance chemicals help enhance the toughness of the yarns, while keeping the seat belts flexible and durable.
It helps support the critical quality that protects people’s lives!
Instrument Panel
For automotive instrument panels
Sanyo Chemical’s thermoplastic polyurethane beads help deliver a premium look and feel for interior parts.
These materials help create a more pleasant space inside the car.
Electrical Components
For electrolytic capacitors
Sanyo Chemical’s electrolytes offer high durability and support aluminum electrolytic capacitors —essential components that store electricity and support stable power supply— which are used in cars, appliances, and many other devices.
It’s essential for both gasoline cars and electric vehicles!
Multifunction Printer
For toner
Sanyo Chemical’s toner materials enable low-temperature fusing for energy savings and high‑quality printing, including products made with recycled raw materials.
It helps make printed documents both eco-friendly and beautiful!
It helps support a more environmentally friendly society.