- CEO
- Masayuki Ando
- Full Time Employees
- 467
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Electronic equipment/Instruments
- Address
- Nomura Real Estate Osaka Building Osaka OS Japan 541-0052
- IPO Date
- Jul 1, 1987
- Business
- Osaka Organic Chemical Industry Ltd. (4187.T) manufactures and sells organic chemical products primarily for the electronics, automotive, and industrial sectors. The company produces high-purity chemicals, including photoresist developers, electronic-grade solvents such as propylene glycol monomethyl ether acetate (PGMEA) and ethyl lactate, and anisole-based stripping solutions; it also offers resist removers, cleaning agents for semiconductor manufacturing processes, and specialty solvents used in display panel production and coating applications. Operations focus on Japan with exports to Asia, Europe, and North America, and the company maintains production facilities in Osaka and Kashima.
Founded in 1949 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company serves major semiconductor and flat-panel display manufacturers as a key supplier of advanced materials for lithography and etching processes. Its product portfolio emphasizes ultra-high purity grades to meet stringent requirements in photolithography, wafer cleaning, and anti-reflective coatings. Subsidiaries include Osaka Organic Chemical KK for sales and distribution.
In recent developments, the company expanded production capacity at its Kashima plant in 2024 to meet rising demand for semiconductor materials amid global chip shortages. It formed a strategic alliance with a leading Japanese electronics firm in early 2025 for co-development of next-generation cleaning solvents. No major acquisitions or name changes reported in the last two years.