- CEO
- Yasuyuki Azuma
- Full Time Employees
- 315
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- 1-3-1, Kanda Hirosaki AO Japan 036-8061
- IPO Date
- Jun 8, 1995
- Business
- Tohoku Chemical Co., Ltd. (7446.T) operates as a specialized trading company primarily engaged in the sale of industrial chemicals, pharmaceuticals, reagents, foods, food additives, pesticides, and medical and chemical equipment in Japan. The company offers chemical industrial reagents and related apparatus; clinical diagnostic reagents and equipment, including kits for blood and bacteria inspection to aid medical diagnosis; medical devices such as clinical inspection apparatus and imaging systems; food additives and processing apparatus; reagents for product inspection, hygiene materials, detergents, pesticides, and water treatment; agricultural materials including pesticides, soil improvers, and floriculture-related products like steel greenhouses; healthcare products; and safety materials encompassing industrial masks and work environment improvement items. It also provides contract analysis services, software development, and sales and repair of computers, scientific instruments, educational devices, and measuring equipment; additionally, the firm engages in flower cultivation, multifunctional home care, and life sciences products for academia. Founded in 1953 and headquartered in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture, Tohoku Chemical maintains branches in Hachinohe, Tokyo, Akita, Iwate, Yamagata, and Sendai, along with sales offices in Odate, Tsuruoka, Mutsu Ogawara, Yonezawa, Morioka, and Fukushima, serving industrial, medical, academic, and agricultural sectors across Japan. Recent developments include the absorption merger with its wholly owned subsidiary Tohoku Systems Co., Ltd. for software operations, the launch of a new core system, transition to the ISO14001:2015 environmental standard, addition of new SDGs initiatives, and ongoing recruitment expansions for new graduates joining in 2025 and 2026.