is a Japanese company and constituent of the

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stock index.

History

The company was founded in 1887 as the Tokyo Jinzo Hiryo (Tokyo Artificial Fertilizer Company) by Jokichi Takamine,

Eiichi Shibusawa was a Japanese industrialist widely known today as the "father of Japanese capitalism". He spearheaded the introduction of Western capitalism to Japan after the Meiji Restoration. He introduced many economic reforms including use of double- ...

and

Takashi Masuda Baron , was a Japanese industrialist, investor, and art collector. He was a prominent entrepreneur in Meiji period, Meiji, Taishō period, Taishō and early Shōwa period Japan, responsible for transforming Mitsui into a ''zaibatsu'' through ...

. Takamine served as chief technical advisor for the company, which later was renamed to Dai Nippon Artificial Fertilizer Company. The company changed the corporate name from Nissan Chemical Industries, Ltd. to Nissan Chemical Corporation on July 1, 2018.

Business segments

The four main businesses of Nissan Chemical are Chemicals, Performance Materials, Agricultural Materials and Pharmaceuticals. Among the company's products are LCD display materials such as SUNEVER® and an external antiparasite drug for animals called Fluralaner, which is an active ingredient in the veterinary pharmaceutical "BRAVECTO®", developed by MSD Animal Health (MSD), the global animal health business of Merck & Co., Ltd.

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