- Business
- Hokko Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells crop protection products, fine chemicals, and textile materials primarily in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three main segments, including the Agricultural Chemicals Business offering insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and plant growth regulators; the Fine Chemicals Business providing pharmaceutical and agrochemical intermediates, epoxy resin curing accelerators, electronic materials such as specialty styrene monomers for photo-resist applications, functional ceramic raw materials, catalysts, organometallic chemicals like Grignard reagents, organophosphines, and organoborons, as well as antiseptic and antifungal agents; and the Textile Materials Business supplying recycled fiber materials for industrial uses in automobiles and furniture, and consumer applications in bags, shoes, and apparel. Founded in 1950 and headquartered at Sumitomo Fudosan Nihonbashi Building in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Hokko maintains factories in Hokkaido, Niigata, and Okayama, research laboratories in Atsugi, and branches across Japan including Sapporo, Sendai, Niigata, Tokyo, West Japan, and Fukuoka to serve domestic markets while exporting products globally. In recent developments, the company entered a licensing agreement with ENEOS in July 2025 for a new TIB phosphine ligand used in nickel-catalyzed coupling reactions, planning small-sample sales from September 2025, and completed a share repurchase program in August 2025 acquiring 286,800 shares or 1.09% of its stock for ¥431.79 million.