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- Nissan Chemical Corporation maintains extensive operations across chemicals, advanced performance materials, agricultural sciences, and healthcare sectors worldwide. Its diversified chemical offerings include high-purity substances for various industries, solutions for air quality control such as urea, fundamental acids, epoxy resins, and flame retardant compounds. The company further provides cutting-edge performance materials, including specialized products for displays, semiconductor manufacturing, and inorganic applications. Within its agricultural chemicals division, the firm develops and supplies herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides for use in farming and green space management, alongside active pharmaceutical ingredients for veterinary medicines. The healthcare segment focuses on manufacturing drug substances and finished pharmaceutical products like cholesterol-reducing agents and treatments for hypertension, in addition to offering custom synthesis and process development services for pharmaceutical intermediates. Recent strategic moves include a collaboration in October 2025 to market nanoparticle technology for enhanced oil recovery across the Middle East and North Africa, a partnership with BASF for a new insecticide in Japan, and an alliance formed in July 2025 to advance RNA therapeutics discovery. The company also dedicates resources to fostering innovation in new fields such as information and communication, environmental and energy technologies, and life sciences. Originally founded in 1887 as Japan's first chemical fertilizer manufacturer, the entity known as Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. adopted its current name, Nissan Chemical Corporation, in July 2018, and continues to be based in Tokyo, Japan.