What Takemoto Oil & Fat Suzhou does

Takemoto Oil & Fat Co., Ltd. is a Japanese specialty chemicals and edible oils manufacturer headquartered in Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture, with a documented operational lineage dating to 1725, when the founder began extracting lamp oil from rapeseed and cottonseed in Mikawa. The company operates two principal business segments: sesame oil products — notably the Maruhon brand holding approximately 40% domestic Japanese market share and processing roughly 50,000 tons of sesame annually using traditional pressing methods — and specialty chemicals organized into fiber processing agents (DELION, TRICOL, HONOL, and SOFBON series covering polyester, nylon, spandex, aramid, carbon fiber, and other synthetics), concrete admixtures (CHUPOL series including high-performance AE water reducers, shrinkage reducers, curing agents, and underwater non-segregation agents), agricultural chemical adjuvants (controlled-release agents, emulsifiers, water-dispersible formulations), electronic and semiconductor materials chemicals (conductive polymers, LCD display agents, photolithography treatments), plastics and film additives (antistatic, antifog, slip agents), and industrial surfactants under the Takesurf brand line. Core technical capabilities are built on surfactant and interfacial chemistry expertise accumulated since commercial surfactant production began in 1935.

The company generates revenue through direct B2B sales of specialty chemicals to industrial manufacturers and consumer-channel distribution of sesame oil products, operating through wholly-owned subsidiaries and joint ventures in six global locations — Japan (HQ plus Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka sales offices), USA (Goulston Technologies, acquired 1988), Taiwan (Henmei Chemical joint venture, 1975), India (Pushpsons Fibrol joint venture, 1991), and China through the Suzhou manufacturing subsidiary established in 1997 (factory operations commenced 2000) and the Shanghai sales subsidiary established in 2011. Exports reach 47 countries, serving 2,383 direct corporate customers. Its distinctive "One-Stop System" deploys research scientists directly into customer-facing roles, handling needs assessment, formulation R&D, manufacturing scale-up, and after-sales technical support in a single integrated workflow. Pricing is quote-based and negotiated per customer and order, with no public price list disclosed. The company is privately held, family-led under Representative Director Motoyasu Takemoto, and holds FSSC22000 (food safety) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) certifications.

Reported consolidated revenue was ¥108.7 billion for the fiscal year ending December 2025 (¥107.7 billion in December 2023), with a workforce of approximately 678 employees as of the most recent disclosure. Headcount grew from 659 to 678 over recent reporting periods, and the company has received multiple awards including the 25th Green Purchase Award Grand Prize (2024), 21st Glass Bottle Award Special Prize (2025), Chubu Nippo Advertising Award Encouragement Prize (2026), and Aichi Women's Brilliance Company and Eruboshi certifications (2026). The company also received a disposition order from Japan's Fair Trade Commission regarding the Antimonopoly Act, a regulatory event investors and acquirers should review carefully.

Name

Takemoto Oil & Fat Suzhou

Legal name

竹本油脂株式会社 (Takemoto Oil & Fat Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://takemoto.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Japanese specialty chemicals and edible oils manufacturer with over 300 years of operational history. Produces surfactants, fiber processing agents, concrete admixtures, electronic materials, and sesame oil products through six global subsidiaries serving 2,383 industrial customers across 47 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), Fats and Oils Refining and Blending (311225)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Fats & Oils (2070)

akta.pro primary industry

Textile, Leather & Paper Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Specialty & Tropical Oils Processing (Avocado, Sesame, Peanut, Rice Bran, Grapeseed) (AFAKAEAE), Water Treatment & Process Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAN)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals manufacturing
• Surfactant technology
• Fiber processing agents
• Concrete admixtures
• Industrial oil processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Gamagori

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Specialty Chemicals and Surfactants: Core business generating majority of revenue. Includes fiber processing agents, construction chemicals (CHUPOL series), agricultural adjuvants, electronic materials, and plastics/film chemicals. Sold directly to manufacturers through one-stop researcher-led sales model.
2. Sesame Oil Products (Maruhon Brand): Consumer food products including Maruhon Sesame Oil (Taikou and Taihaku varieties), produced domestically using traditional pressing methods. Distributed through food industry channels to households and professional users (restaurants, patisseries). Estimated 40% domestic Japanese market share with ~50,000 tons annual sesame processing.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Takemoto Oil & Fat manufactures and sells specialty industrial chemicals — including fiber processing agents, concrete admixtures, electronic and information materials chemicals, agricultural adjuvants, plastics and film chemicals, and general surfactants — built on surfactant, emulsification, polymerization, and esterification technologies. The Suzhou subsidiary (Takemoto Oil & Fat (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. / 竹本油脂(苏州)有限公司) produces and sells these specialty chemicals to industrial customers in China. The company also produces branded sesame oil products (Maruhon and Taihaku) for consumer and food industry use.

Product overview

Takemoto Oil & Fat Co., Ltd. is a specialty chemicals and edible oils company with over 300 years of history. The company operates two main business segments: (1) Sesame Products including マルホン胡麻油 (Maruhon Sesame Oil) and 太白胡麻油 (Taihaku Sesame Oil) manufactured using traditional pressing methods, and (2) Specialty Chemicals covering five major sectors: 繊維工業用化学品 (fiber processing agents including DELION, TRICOL, HONOL, SOFBON series), 土木・建築用化学品 (CHUPOL series concrete admixtures), 電子・情報材料用化学品 (electronic materials and chemicals for semiconductors and displays), 農業用化学品 (agricultural surface-active agents), and 合成树脂・フィルム用化学品 (plastics and film additives). The company also offers comprehensive industrial surfactant products under the Takesurf brand line including anionic, cationic, amphoteric, and nonionic types. As a research-driven specialty chemical manufacturer, Takemoto operates a one-stop integrated system from R&D to manufacturing and customer support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DELION: Spin finish lubricants and treatments for fiber spinning, including functional treatments for fiberfil and non-woven uses
• TRICOL
• HONOL
• SOFBON

Products and services

• Fiber Processing Agents (DELION, TRICOL, HONOL, SOFBON series) Specialty surfactant-based chemicals used in fiber spinning, weaving, and finishing processes across synthetic and natural textile manufacturing. Sold as an integrated product line with branded series (DELION, TRICOL, HONOL, SOFBON) tailored to different fiber types and processing stages; customers are industrial textile and fiber manufacturers.
• CHUPOL Series Concrete Admixtures Concrete admixture products sold under the CHUPOL series brand, used by ready-mix concrete producers, concrete product manufacturers, and construction/civil engineering contractors to modify concrete performance for specific project requirements.
• Electronic & Information Materials Chemicals Precision chemical products supplied to electronics and information materials manufacturers for use in displays, semiconductors, and related electronic component manufacturing; supported by the company's ultra-trace analysis quality assurance system.
• Agricultural Chemicals (Adjuvants) Specialty chemicals sold as adjuvants and additives for agricultural chemical formulations (pesticides and crop protection products); customers are agricultural chemical formulators who incorporate these products into their formulations.
• Plastics & Film Chemicals Specialty chemical additives for plastics processing and film production, sold to plastics and film manufacturers for incorporation into polymer processing and film manufacturing operations.
• Takesurf (General Surfactants) General-purpose surfactant products sold under the Takesurf brand, used by industrial formulators and processors across multiple industries as base surfactants with emulsification and dispersion functionality.
• Maruhon Sesame Oil (マルホン胡麻油) Branded sesame oil product sold to households and food industry customers under the Maruhon brand, produced using traditional pressing techniques; distributed via consumer retail and e-commerce channels.
• Taihaku Sesame Oil (太白胡麻油) Branded sesame oil product sold to households and food industry customers under the Taihaku brand; positioned alongside Maruhon as a premium or specialty offering within Takemoto's sesame oil portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• Concrete strength and durability improved 10x compared to 1950s standards through CHUPOL admixtures
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Takemoto Oil & Fat (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (竹本油脂（上海）有限公司)coreOthers · 1 January 2011Wholly-owned subsidiary established in 2011. Located in Jinshan District, Shanghai, China. Sales operations for the Shanghai region.
• Takemoto Oil & Fat (Suzhou) Co., Ltd. (竹本油脂（蘇州）有限公司)coreOthers · 1 January 1997Wholly-owned subsidiary established in 1997. Located in Suzhou New District, Jiangsu Province, China. Manufacturing and sales operations for the Chinese market.
• Pushpsons Fibrol Private Ltd.coreOthers · 1 January 1991Joint venture company established in 1991. Located in Okhla, Phase 1, New Delhi, India. Manufacturing and sales operations for the Indian market.
• Goulston Technologies, Inc. (GTI)coreOthers · 1 January 1988Wholly-owned subsidiary acquired in 1988. Located in Monroe, North Carolina, USA. Manufacturing and sales operations for Takemoto's chemical products in the North American market.
• Henmei Chemical Co., Ltd. (恒美化工股份有限公司)coreOthers · 1 January 1975Joint venture company established in 1975. Located in Changhua County, Taiwan. Manufacturing and sales operations for the Taiwanese market.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Stepan Company: US-listed specialty surfactant manufacturer serving personal care, cleaning, agricultural, and industrial markets. Comparable surfactant technology platform with global reach, though Takemoto is more vertically specialized.
• Evonik Industries: Global specialty chemicals incumbent with strong interface chemistry, surfactants, and construction-chemicals portfolios. Comparable in technology stack and end-markets though at vastly greater scale.
• Kao Corporation: Major Japanese consumer-products and chemical company with substantial specialty-chemicals and surfactant operations, far larger scale than Takemoto but operating in overlapping fiber, electronics, and consumer-oil adjacencies.
• BASF SE: Global chemical major with broad specialty-chemicals exposure across surfactants, construction chemicals, agriculture, and electronics. Represents the competitive ceiling and global benchmark for Takemoto's specialty-chemicals verticals.

Direct peers

• DKS Co., Ltd. Japanese surfactant and specialty chemicals producer with overlapping fiber processing, construction admixture, and industrial surfactant offerings. Comparable mid-cap specialty-chemicals profile serving similar B2B industrial customers.
• NOF Corporation: Japanese specialty chemicals maker supplying surfactants, oleochemicals, and industrial chemicals across fibers, plastics, and life sciences. Comparable horizontal specialty-chemicals portfolio with Japan-centric manufacturing.
• Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co., Ltd. Japanese oil-and-fat processor competing directly in edible oils and oleochemical specialties. Closest peer for the Maruhon sesame oil and industrial fats business.
• Sanyo Chemical Industries: Japanese specialty chemicals manufacturer with comparable surfactant and polymer product lines serving textiles, construction, and electronics. Closest same-country peer in surfactant technology and customer base.
• Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co., Ltd. Japanese specialty surfactant and polymer producer serving textile, paper, and personal care end-markets. Comparable mid-sized specialty-chemicals player with similar direct-sales researcher model.
• Kadoya Sesame Mills, Inc. Direct competitor in Japanese sesame oil, also a long-established producer serving household and foodservice channels. Closest peer for the Maruhon sesame oil franchise specifically.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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