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artience Co., Ltd. is a chemical manufacturer founded in 1896 that develops and proposes fine chemical materials. The company operates in four segments: Color & Functional Materials, Polymers & coatings, Packaging, and Printing & Information, expanding its scope into the energy, electronics, and bio-healthcare sectors.
Our products not only make society more convenient, but also take on the challenge of realizing a future where all people can live enriched lives by delivering "surprises" and "excitement" to consumers.

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Solutions

Colorants and Functional Materials

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Developing colored materials that enrich the mind and life, and functional materials that promote the solution of social issues.
By combining small molecule and color material design technology with dispersion technology, we are developing functional materials in various fields, such as color resist for display sensors and conductive carbon nanotubes for lithium-ion battery cathode materials dispersions.

Main Products

Organic pigments

Organic pigments
Organic pigments are used in a variety of applications that require color, such as various printing inks, paints, and the coloring of plastics. We support colorful lifestyles with a wide variety of products with weather resistance, heat resistance, safety, etc., depending on the product application.

  • Main Applications: printing inks, Automotive Exterior Paints, plastic colorants

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functional dispersions

functional dispersions
functional dispersions are materials that exhibit various functions, such as optical, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity, by coating them on the surfaces or interfaces of structures, or by mixing and dispersing them. Advanced dispersion technology is essential to the evolution of products that are lighter, thinner, and more highly functional.

  • Main Applications: Lithium-ion Batteries

color filter materials

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color filter are essential components for color reproduction on displays. By leveraging our strengths in the integrated development and production of everything from high performance pigments to color resist (resist inks), we are contributing to further enhancement of the functionality and performance of color displays.

  • Main Applications: Flat Panel Display, Image Sensor

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Plastic colorants

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Colorants add color and functionality to plastic products. Coloring plastics is used not only for decoration and identification, but also for protecting the contents. It is also used to add new functions to plastics, such as electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity.

  • Main Applications: Packages, Automotive, OA Equipment & Appliances

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Inkjet inks

Inkjet Printer
Printing trends are shifting from high-volume printing using conventional printing methods to low-volume, high-mix printing using digital printing methods, and personalized printing.
In the commercial printing field, our inkjet products have achieved image quality and print suitability that approach conventional offset printing methods, and are expanding their use beyond commercial printing to include flexible packaging, labels, folding cartons, and cardboard.
By making full use of our unique dispersion technology and ink formulation technology, we propose new inkjet inks for various applications.

  • Main Applications: Corrugated Labels, signboards, Print on Demand (POD)

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Polymers and Coatings

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Providing value to a variety of markets with a focus on improving the functionality of polymers
We use polymer design technology and coatings technology to provide cutting-edge products in the electronics, semiconductor, and medical fields by leveraging our strengths in materials development, and are also focusing on the development of various sustainability-contributing products.

Main Products

pressure sensitive adhesives / adhesives

pressure sensitive adhesives / adhesives
We have a wide lineup of pressure sensitive adhesives (pressure-sensitive adhesives) for industrial and industrial use. We are focusing on developing high-performance products that meet the needs of growing markets such as optical films, electronics, and life sciences.

  • Main applications: label packaging, electronics, solar cells

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functional films /tape

functional films /tape
Film or tape products that are made by coating a base material such as film or nonwoven pressure sensitive adhesives, and are used for a wide range of purposes. In particular, products with functions such as conductivity have a strong track record in the electronics field.

  • Main Applications: Electronics, Industrial double-sided tapes, signboards marking films

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signboards Go to the autograph materials page

Various coating products

Beverage cans
Coating agents are used to protect substrates in a variety of situations, including beverage cans, LCD panels, and concrete buildings. By applying a coating agent, we protect the surface and add various functions, contributing to increased product safety and added value.

  • Main applications: beverage and edible cans, electronics, concrete buildings

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hard coating functional coating agents Page
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medical products

medical products
We have a lineup of products that comply with strict laws and regulations, including medical drugs, pharmaceutical additives, cosmetic raw materials, and components for medical devices and diagnostic reagents.
In the field of medical drugs, we specialize in transdermal patches (transdermal patches), and we also undertake contract manufacturing for many pharmaceutical companies.

  • Main Applications: transdermal patches, Biocompatible Resin

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Natural extracts

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Based on natural pigment extraction technology, we offer a wide range of coloring agents used in foods and cosmetics, as well as edible inks for printing designs directly onto foods. Sasa extract extracted from bear bamboo is used as a functional material in food, cosmetics, and feed.

  • Main Applications: Edible Natural Pigments, Feed, Cosmetics

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Packaging Materials

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Providing environmentally friendly packaging materials for the entire life cycle
water-based ・We provide environmentally friendly products from various angles, such as solvent-free, biomass, and recycling promotion, and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society by balancing people's safe and prosperous lives with consideration for the natural environment.

Main Products

Gravure Inks 

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It is used in a variety of fields, including food and various packaging, building materials, and industrial components. For food packaging applications, we offer environmentally friendly products such as water-based, solvent-free, and biomass. In the field of building materials and industrial components, we develop a wide range of high-performance products.

  • Main applications: food packaging, building materials, industrial components

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Flexo Inks

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Flexo printing exhibits high printing reproducibility even on substrates with low surface smoothness such as cardboard, cloth, and non-woven fabrics. The combination of high-definition plate-making technology and water-based ink has high expectations as a resource- and energy-saving solution in the film packaging field.

  • Main Applications: Various Film Packaging, Corrugated Cardboard, Carton

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Printing and Information

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Expanding into the high-value-added printing market with environmental compliance and enhanced functionality
artience It is the origin of the Group and an important business that supports information infrastructure. Applying the technology we have cultivated over many years, we are developing new applications such as functional inks for packaging.

Main Products

Offset inks

Magazines
Offset printing is widely used for printing newspapers, flyers, books, etc. because it can efficiently print photos and text with rich expressiveness. We provide new value to information transmission media through products and technologies that allow for more beautiful expression and faster printing.

  • Main applications: newspapers, flyers, books, magazines, folding containers, stickers, and labels

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Screen inks

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Screen printing can print on various types and shapes of substrates, and it is also possible to print thick films of several tens to hundreds of micrometers. Taking advantage of these characteristics, we are focusing on developing products that change the texture, such as ``grainy'' and ``moist,'' as well as functional inks that are ideal for the electronics field.

  • Main Applications: Packaging, Electronics

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