上海花王化学有限公司

Name

上海花王化学有限公司

Legal name

Kao Chemical Corporation Shanghai

Website

https://chemical.kao.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Chemicals

NAICS

Chemical Manufacturing (325), All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (32599)

SIC

Industrial Organic Chemicals (2860), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Surfactants & Performance Additives (IMAEABAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Plasticizers & Solvents (Phthalates/Alternatives, Commodity Solvents) (IMAEADAK), Electronic & High-Purity Specialty Chemicals (IMAEABAD)

Keywords

• Specialty chemicals
• Surfactants and oleo chemicals
• Industrial chemical manufacturing
• Asphalt modifiers
• Chemical substances management

Headquarters

HQ city

上海市, 上海市

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Chemical Products Sales: Sale of diverse chemical products including surfactants, plasticizers, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty amines, esters, and specialty chemicals to industrial customers worldwide.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kao Chemical Corporation Shanghai manufactures and sells diversified specialty chemicals including oleo chemicals (fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty amines, esters, glycerin), performance surfactants (anionic, cationic, amphoteric, nonionic), and specialty chemicals (toners, toner binders, colorants, imaging materials). The company serves industrial customers across rubber and plastics, construction (asphalt modifiers, concrete additives), digital printing, electronics, pulp and paper, food processing, and agrochemical industries through direct sales and distributor networks across the Greater China region.

Product overview

Kao Chemical Business is a global chemical products manufacturer operating across three main segments: (1) Oleo Chemicals providing fat and oil derivatives including fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty amines, esters, amide waxes, and glycerin; (2) Performance Chemicals offering multi-function surfactants (anionic, cationic, amphoteric, nonionic); and (3) Specialty Chemicals including toners, toner binders, colorants, and imaging materials. The company serves diverse industries including construction (asphalt modifiers like NEWTLAC series, concrete additives like MIGHTY and VISCO TOP), plastics and rubber, digital printing, agrochemicals, food products, and personal care. Key product brands include KALCOL (fatty alcohols), FARMIN (fatty amines), LUNAPHENON (polyphenol technology), and BioIOS (sustainable surfactant). The business operates manufacturing facilities across Asia, Americas, and Europe, with distribution to industrial customers worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• NEWTLAC can recycle approximately 40% of recovered PET in asphalt modifier
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Future OriginscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 December 2024Kao entered agreement to make future purchases of palm oil alternative from Future Origins, supporting sustainable ingredient sourcing.
• Research Association of Biomass Innovation for Next Generation Automobile FuelsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Kao provides saccharification enzymes to research consortium for producing bioethanol fuel for automobiles.
• GenocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2022Kao joined Geno as founding member of a $120M+ venture to globally scale palm oil alternative, addressing sustainability and supply chain concerns in vegetable oil sourcing.
• Polar Star SpaceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2022Business alliance formed toward establishment of Ganoderma disease monitoring technology on oil palm farms, supporting sustainable agriculture.
• Virginia Department of Transportation (VTRC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 February 2022Collaborative study of Kao's NEWTLAC additive for eco-friendly pavement projects in Virginia, USA.
• Bridgestone CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership utilizing Bridgestone's basic technology and Kao's interface control technology to develop silica dispersion improver for fuel-efficient tires.
• Collins Inkjet CorporationTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2016Kao acquired Collins Inkjet Corporation (renamed Kao Collins Inc.) to expand digital printing materials business in the Americas.
• OISCA (Organization for Industrial, Spiritual and Cultural Advancement-International)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 20125-year tree-planting project in cooperation with OISCA as part of FURUSATO Environment Conservation Project in Northern Thailand.
• IOI Oleochemical Industries BerhadcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1996Joint venture partner for Kao Plasticizer (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and Fatty Chemical (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., producing plasticizers and fatty alcohols for the plastics industry.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Innospec: Innospec supplies performance chemicals, surfactants, and fuel and industrial additives to specialized B2B markets. Its value-added formulations and technical customer support are comparable to Kao's application-specific chemical sales model.
• Stepan Company: Stepan is a closely comparable producer of surfactants and specialty chemicals for cleaning, personal care, construction, and industrial applications. Its formulation-led B2B model and broad customer base closely overlap Kao's performance-chemicals activities.
• Croda International: Croda develops specialty ingredients, surfactants, and oleochemical derivatives for consumer and industrial applications. Its focus on technically differentiated ingredients and sustainable formulations makes it comparable to Kao's performance and oleo-chemical segments.
• DIC Corporation: DIC is a global producer of specialty chemicals and printing materials, including inks, toners, and related imaging inputs. It is directly relevant to Kao's toner, toner-binder, colorant, and inkjet-material operations.
• Oleon: Oleon produces oleochemicals and fatty derivatives for applications including surfactants, lubricants, plastics, and personal care. It directly mirrors Kao's fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty amines, esters, and glycerin portfolio.
• Nouryon: Nouryon produces surfactants, performance additives, and industrial specialty formulations for global customers. Its product portfolio and application-engineering approach are closely aligned with Kao's surfactants and downstream chemical solutions.
• Kensing: Kensing manufactures specialty chemicals, surfactants, and oleochemical derivatives for home care, personal care, and industrial markets. It is a strong private-market analogue for Kao's formulation and ingredient portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Evonik Industries: Evonik is a broad specialty-chemicals producer with overlapping additives, surfactants, construction solutions, and performance materials. Its scale is much larger, but its formulation and application-engineering capabilities provide a useful incumbent benchmark.
• Clariant: Clariant supplies specialty additives, surfactants, and high-performance chemical solutions to industrial customers. Its broad portfolio overlaps Kao across consumer chemicals, plastics, coatings, and industrial processing applications.
• Sika: Sika is a major construction-chemicals company with concrete admixtures, asphalt modifiers, and specialized construction solutions. Its infrastructure portfolio overlaps directly with Kao's MIGHTY, VISCO TOP, Asfier, and NEWTLAC products.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses6 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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