Kaneka
株式会社カネカは、人と、技術の創造的融合により未来を切り開く価値を共創し、地球環境とゆかな暮らしに貢献します。
Profile
Kaneka Corporation is a Japanese chemical manufacturer established on September 1, 1949, with headquarters in Tokyo and Osaka. It operates as a diversified company focused on life sciences, material solutions, and quality-of-life technologies. Its core business includes the production of the biodegradable polymer Green Planet (PHBH), medical devices, pharmaceuticals, performance polymers, and food products.
As of March 31, 2026, the company employs 11,762 people on a consolidated basis and maintains a paid-in capital of 33,046 million yen. Kaneka is actively expanding its Green Planet production, including plans for a demonstration plant by 2030 and ongoing research into CO2-based feedstocks. The company is currently active and pursuing a portfolio transformation strategy, aiming for its leading-edge businesses to account for 60% of operating income by 2028. Recent developments include the expansion of its medical device business through the acquisition of Zeon Corporation’s medical assets and the construction of a new catheter plant in Hokkaido scheduled for 2027.
Sources#
- Corporate Profile | About Kaneka | KANEKA CORPORATION
- Plan: The Three-Year Initiatives 2026 - Change! Journey of Hope -
- Biodegradable polymer | Material Solutions Unit | Business | KANEKA CORPORATION
- Plan: The Three-Year Initiatives 2025
- Report for the 100 th Business Period
- Report for the 101 st Business Period
- Financial Summary
- https://www.kaneka.co.jp/ir/library/report/2025/rhmcfr0000000brc-att/ir2505292.pdf
- Industry
- Construction, Cosmetics, Food ingredients, Packaging & plastics
- Topics
- PHA / PHB bioplastics, PBS / PBAT & biodegradable plastics, Yeast, fermentation & food ingredients
- Role
- Producer — “…tion is a Japanese chemical manufacturer established on September 1, 1949, with headquarters in Tokyo and Osak…”
Bio-solutions it supplies 1
What they offer
Products: カネエース®Bシリーズ; カネエース®FMシリーズ; カネエース®Mシリーズ
- Applications
- 環境・エネルギー · 食糧 · 健康
- Production sites
- 摂津市鳥飼西5-1-1, Osaka, Japan
- Products (website)
- カネエース®Bシリーズ — PVC用 ブタジエン系耐衝撃性改良剤。透明性と耐衝撃性のバランスに優れています。 · カネエース®FMシリーズ — PVC用 アクリル系耐衝撃性改良剤。屋外用途で使用可能です。 · カネエース®Mシリーズ — 熱可塑性樹脂用耐衝撃性改良剤。エンジニアリングプラスチック用途に適用可能。
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Subsidiaries: Kaneka Foods Corporation · G.G. Energy Corporation · EndoStream Medical Ltd. · Japan Medical Device Technology Co., Ltd. (JMDT) · Zeon Medical Inc. · Cemedine Co., Ltd.
News & status 6
- 2026-09-22 世界をリードする太陽電池メーカー目指す…変換効率40％へ、カネカの切り札は「三接合」｜ニュースイッチ by 日刊工業新聞社Kaneka is aiming to lead the global solar-cell market by developing a three-junction tandem perovskite-silicon solar cell to achieve over 40% conversion efficiency after 2035, with strong leadership and commercialization push from its researchers and …
- 2026-09-28 『すすむチカラ レモンマートルドリンク すっきり柑橘風味』を新発売 | 株式会社カネカKaneka announces the launch of “Susumu Chikara Lemon Myrtle Drink—Light Citrus Flavor,” a health beverage co-developed with the Japan Walking Association. It features the lemon myrtle-derived casuarinin, researched by Kaneka for over 10 years, and targets …
- 2026-08-03 Green Planet®を使用したミズノの生分解性人工芝が自治体で初採用 | 株式会社カネカKaneka (Kaneka Corporation) co-developed the Green Planet® bio-based polymer with Mizuno, enabling a biodegradable artificial turf used for the first time by a local government in Tawaramoto, Nara. The project highlights Kaneka’s wellness-first, sustainable …
- 2026-09-10 「すげーぞ細胞®」プロジェクト ドロンジョが“おとなのゆらぎ”に寄り添うキャンペーンを開始 | 株式会社カネカのプレスリリースKaneka is running the “Sugeezo Cell®” project with a new campaign featuring Doronjo to support adults experiencing “adult hesitation,” emphasizing wellness and energy through products like Q10 drinks, yogurt, and ENERGY, and inviting public input via LINE for …
- 2026-08-17 ソーシャルボンド（社会貢献債）を発行 | 株式会社カネカKaneka announces its issuance of the 10th unsecured ordinary bond (social bond) totaling 10 billion yen to fund the construction of a new medical catheter plant at its Tomakomon East Plant (苫東工場) in Hokkaido, aiming to double catheter production and address …
- 2026-03-18 さいたま市とタンデム型ペロブスカイト太陽電池の屋外実証事業を開始 | 株式会社カネカKaneka is partnering with Saitama City to launch Japan’s first public-outdoor demonstration of tandem perovskite solar cells at the city hall, integrating them with existing silicon cells, testing performance and durability from 2026-03-18 to 2027-03-26, and …
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Ownership & investors 6
| subsidiary | Kaneka Foods Corporation |
| subsidiary | G.G. Energy Corporation |
| subsidiary | EndoStream Medical Ltd |
| subsidiary | Japan Medical Device Technology Co., Ltd |
| subsidiary | Zeon Medical Inc |
| subsidiary | Cemedine Co., Ltd |
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