Corporate R&D Division
Responsible for seeking out new business opportunities, this division actively carries out innovative research activities by searching the world for cutting-edge technologies and fusing them with the unique technical resources of the NOF Group.

Intellectual Property Department
Strategically supporting R&D and sales activities by protecting and utilizing NOF Group intellectual property such as patents and trademarks.

Tsukuba Corporate Research Lab.
This facility is responsible for both leading the research activities of the NOF Group and for seeking out new technologies.

Research Group No. 1 (Corporate R&D Division)
This group is involved in long-range research focusing on pharmaceuticals, functional materials and fine polymers. It also aggressively carries out wide-ranging joint research activities, exchanging information and technology with internal and external research groups and working with partners in other industries.

Research Group No. 2 (Life Science Products Division)
This research group currently focuses on applied research into a new biocompatible material, MPC polymer. Target fields include eye care, cosmetics, medical devices and textile processing.

Oleo&Speciality Chemicals Research Lab. (Oleo & Speciality Chemicals Division)
Focusing on basic and application researches mainly for oils and fats and their derivatives, surfactants, macromolecules, the Oleo & Speciality Chemicals Research Laboratory is approaching from various angles and developing speciality products in the fields including resource, environment, energy, healthcare, information and electronics.

Functional Chemicals & Polymers Research Lab. (Functional Chemicals & Polymers Division)
Leveraging technological expertise in synthesis, analysis, polymerization and evaluation acquired through research and development into organic peroxide compounds, this research laboratory is now tackling research themes in new fields such as synthetic resins.

R&D Department (Explosives & Propulsion Systems Division)
This facility carries out research into gunpowder, explosives, propellants and other products while exploring the possibilities of new technologies and fields. The laboratory is also building a network of overseas partners to take advantage of future globalization in the industry. The Kamioka Branch Office, which uses a tunnel design to lessen the impact of the site on the surrounding environment, plays a vital role in the laboratory’s testing operations.

Functional Foods Research Lab. (Functional Food Division)
This facility possesses expertise and technology in a range of areas including the application of emulsifiers, multiple emulsifiers, solubilizers and enzymes used in bread making; microencapsulation; and functional lipids such as DHA, linolenic acid and phospholipids. Underpinned by these capabilities, the Food Research Laboratory develops processed edible oils and fats such as margarine, shortening and powdered varieties, as well as functional food products and enteral nutritional supplements.

DDS Research Lab. (DDS Development Division)
This facility carries out wide-ranging R&D activities in the DDS field related to advanced materials and technologies such as Activated PEG, phospholipids and liposome conversion techniques.

Functional Films Research Lab. (Functional Films Division)
Skillfully leveraging specific technologies for material development, product design and thin layer coating, this laboratory is conducting research in various areas of functional film field.

Electronic Materials R&D Lab. (Electronic Materials Department)
Underpinned by its blocked acid hardening and grafting polymer technologies, this facility carries out applied research in three main areas: LCD displays, soldering devices and high-frequency printed circuit boards.

Nippon Koki Co., Ltd., Shirakawa Plant, R&D Department
This site is primarily focused on R&D pertaining to defense-related equipment. However, leveraging its high-precision technologies and expertise accumulated over many years, the Shirakawa Plant is also carrying out the development of new products in fields such as industrial explosives and industrial high-precision products, as it seeks to meet the needs of customers in a wide range of industries.

Nichiyu Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd., R&D Department
By skillfully utilizing its base of existing technologies or combining them with new technologies, and with an R&D Expenses that enables activities beyond its immediate field of specialization, this site is capable of creating numerous products in the chemical, electrical, mechanical, control and processing fields.

Nichiyu Giken Kogyo Co., Ltd.,

NOF METAL COATINGS ASIA PACIFIC CO.,LTD. Technical Section
Involved in the development of corrosion prevention agents for automotive components and other products, the Technical Section led the industry with the launch of a high-quality chrome-free corrosion prevention agent.

NOF METAL COATINGS ASIA PACIFIC CO.,LTD.