- CEO
- Johei Takimoto
- Full Time Employees
- 272
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- Kyobashi Souseikan Building Tokyo TY Japan 104-0031
- IPO Date
- Jul 2, 1963
- Business
- Nippon Seiro Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells petroleum waxes, physically and chemically converted wax products, and fuel oil primarily in Japan and internationally. The company offers paraffin waxes, microcrystalline waxes, oxidized and chemical waxes, special waxes, blended products including anti-ozonant waxes, wax emulsions, synthetic waxes such as Fischer-Tropsch wax, resin lubricants, and heavy oil by-products; these products are available in slab, pellet, powder, and granule forms for applications in hotmelt adhesives, paper cups and converting, plastic lubricants, rubber anti-ozonants and tires, polishes, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, candles, waterproof corrugated paperboards, chlorinated paraffins, matches, rust prevention, plywood, textiles, electric insulation, laminations, chewing gums, water repellents, inks, binders, slip agents, toners, release agents, and polymer additives. Nippon Seiro operates plants in Tokuyama (Yamaguchi Prefecture) and Tsukuba (Ibaraki Prefecture) in Japan, along with a subsidiary in Thailand, exporting to approximately 30 countries including the United States, Central and South America, Oceania, and Southeast Asia; founded originally in 1929 and reestablished in 1951, the company is headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo, and holds the leading domestic market share as Japan's sole specialized petroleum wax manufacturer with ISO 9001 certification. In recent developments, Nippon Seiro focuses on expanding supply in high-demand rubber and toner sectors, advances eco-friendly plant-based waxes from rice bran oil, received equity subordinated loan financing with stock acquisition rights from Japan Industrial Solutions Co., Ltd. in 2023, and announced an equity buyback funded by The Yamaguchi Bank, Ltd. in 2025.