- Business
- Natoco Co., Ltd. (4627.T) manufactures and sells paints, fine chemicals, synthetic resins, inks, thinners, and related products; it operates through three segments including paints for industrial, construction, and exterior applications such as synthetic resin paints, exterior sidings, roofs, wood flooring, UV coatings, insulative paints, water-based paints, powder coatings like ECONA 52Q, and functional brands such as Super One silicone acrylic resin paints and DERACOOL heat-shielding paints; fine chemicals encompassing highly functional resins, coating agents for information devices, display films, and automobile interiors; and distillation involving collection, recycling of used solvents, sale of pure and recycled thinners, and industrial waste disposal. The company, founded in 1948 and headquartered in Miyoshi-shi, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, serves markets in automotive, construction, electronics, and heavy equipment sectors with approximately 350 specially contracted distributors in Japan and international subsidiaries including Natoco Fine Chemical (Qingdao) Co., Ltd. in China, NATOCO PAINT PHILIPPINES, Inc. in the Philippines, NATOCO PAINT (THAILAND) Co., Ltd. in Thailand, NATOCO VIETNAM Company Limited in Vietnam, and affiliates such as TOMOE Co., Ltd., IC Sangyo Co., Ltd., and Mitsumaru Chemical Co., Ltd. for distillation operations; it maintains branches in Japan, Korea, and facilities like the Head Plant, Gunma Plant, and Central Laboratory. Recent developments include the June 2025 acquisition of Mitsumaru Chemical Co., Ltd. as a subsidiary to strengthen distillation and solvent recycling capabilities, a 2023 corporate logo renewal, the 2022 shift from Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) to the Standard Market, and an agreement to acquire the business related to manufacturing and sales of paints for interior building materials from DIC Decor, Inc.; the company continues expanding fine chemical R&D and overseas manufacturing presence.