- CEO
- Eiichi Nii
- Full Time Employees
- 797
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: agricultural
- Address
- Sumitomo Real Estate Kudan Building Tokyo TY Japan 102-0073
- IPO Date
- Oct 2, 1961
- Business
- Katakura & Co-op Agri Corporation engages primarily in the manufacture and sale of fertilizers and related agricultural inputs in Japan. The company operates through three main segments: Fertilizer, which produces chemical fertilizers, compound fertilizers, paste fertilizers, nursery soil, liquid fertilizers, soil-friendly organic fertilizers, microbial materials, silica fertilizers, and seedling culture soil; Chemicals, which supplies calcium phosphate and carbonate for animal feed applications including poultry, pigs, dairy cattle, and beef cattle, industrial phosphoric acid, food-grade phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid, synthetic mica, cosmetic raw materials for skin care, hair care, and makeup such as collagen and plant extracts, as well as physicochemical, biological, and DNA analysis services for soil, compost, agricultural products, and pesticides; and Real Estate, which leases office buildings, stores, and manages owned properties. Katakura & Co-op Agri Corporation, founded in 1920 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, also exports products internationally and maintains an affiliate relationship with Marubeni Corporation. In 2025, the company launched the "ユートリシャ™N" fertilizer product, as highlighted in its YouTube channel video released on November 24; featured its "ソイルサプリエキス" in the November issue of New Country magazine on November 18; and saw two members of its Soil Doctor Association receive awards in the Reiwa 7 Excellent Soil Cultivation Promotion Activity commendation on November 11, alongside exhibiting and presenting research at the Japan Society of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition in September.