A Quick Guide
Air Water Performance Chemical Inc.
AWPC basic information
AWPC basic information
・Chemical product manufacturer
・Head office: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture
・Main locations: Kawasaki Plant, Shonan Plant, Shizuoka Plant, Hofu Plant
・Established in 2021
・Number of employees: Approx. 700
・Capital: 100 million yen
・Member of the Air Water Group
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Names and natures often agree
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Our name is Air Water Performance Chemical Inc. As this name suggests, we are a member of the Air Water Group and a maker of “performance chemicals.” Essentially, we are a company that makes chemicals with various functions.
Chemicals are materials and products that are newly created through chemical reactions. They use natural resources such as oil, coal, natural gas and metals, and renewable resources such as plants as raw materials. Among these chemicals are “performance chemicals,” which have special functions that are useful in a wide range of applications in society. These are used as “intermediate materials” and “intermediate raw materials” that are eventually transformed into various products. The unique functions of each of them increases the added value of our customers’ products.
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Work that supports industry and daily life, and contributes to the future
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Performance chemicals, which are created by adding various chemical reactions and processing technologies to a variety of raw materials, have limitless possibilities. They are used in industries in a variety of fields.
We manufacture a wide range of intermediate raw materials with exceptional functional characteristics, such as electronic materials, resins, food, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals, to support society in a variety of ways. For example, ultra-heat-resistant and low-dielectric materials are crucial for meeting the high-speed and high-capacity communication demands of the ultra-smart society of the near future, and food performance materials with functions that preserve quality have contributed to a reduction of food loss. In other words, our work is connected to the future of the earth and humanity. By researching and developing unique performance chemicals, we are helping to enrich the lives of people and the future.
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The products themselves can’t be seen, but they can be found in everyday objects
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As a company that creates intermediate materials, we are a manufacturer for manufacturers. You can’t often see our products directly, but they are, in fact, working behind the scenes in many objects around us.
- AWPC around us
- Click on the text portion of the photo on the left to see how our products are being used.
- Polymer raw materials
- Semiconductor sealing materials, resins for printed circuit boards, color filters for LCDs, etc.
- SK Resin (high performance resin)
- Semiconductor sealing materials
- ANTHRACURE™ (UV sensitizer)
- Phthalic anhydride
- Unsaturated polyesters used for bathtub material, plasticizers for lining of carpets and wallpapers, paints and coatings, etc.
- MAXIMOL®
- Building materials, heat insulation materials for refrigerators, etc.
- Succinic Acid
- Bubble-type bath agents
- TEG (Thermally expandable graphite)
- Flame retardant for windows, sash windows and PVC pipes
- ANTHRACURE™ (UV sensitizer)
- Screen inks, inkjets for large format printing, polarizing plate adhesives, 3D printer inks
- Sodium acetate
- Shelf-life enhancer and pH adjuster for prepared foods, bread, rice balls, pickles, etc.
- Sanmi Ace™
- Powdered seasonings such as powdered sauce for yakisoba noodles, acidifier for prepared foods, and shelf-life enhancers
- Calcium Acetate
- Shelf-life enhancer, texture enhancer, structure enhancer, and “CAL-FRESH™” Ca enhancer for noodles, cut vegetables, fish paste, and prepared foods
- Adipic Acid
- Shelf-life enhancer for prepared foods, potato salad, pickles, etc., pH adjuster, and acidifier for jellies and jams
- Succinic Acid
- Seasonings that add richness to soy sauce, miso, sake, etc.
- Fumaric Acid
- Seasoning, acidifier, and pH adjuster for pancakes, ham, pickles, etc.
- TEG (Thermally expandable graphite)
- Automobile engines, aircraft seats
- Quinone functional materials
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Sodium acetate
- Raw materials for dialysis drugs
- 1,4-Naphthoquinone
- Antivirals, antibiotics, antipyretics
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Creating new, one-of-a-kind products through the fusion of our unique technologies
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Our company was created from the merger of three different companies, each with unique areas of expertise, in 2021. As a result, we have many unique technologies in a wide range of fields. In the field of cutting-edge electronic materials, monomers for special polyimide resins, “SK Resin” phenolic curing agents, and ANTHRACURETM photosensitizers are one-of-a-kind products. Our strength also lies in our one-of-a-kind technologies. We are the only company in Japan to manufacture TEG (thermally expandable graphite), which can be used as a sealing material for parts and is flame retardant. We were the first company in Japan to succeed in the mass production of sodium acetate, a food functional material. We are also the only company in the world to succeed in the comprehensive commercialization of quinone products. The fusion of these many technologies is the source of our ability to create new one-of-a-kind products for customers who want materials with these special characteristics.
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A member of the diverse and innovative Air Water Group
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We are a member of the Air Water Group, with the corporate slogan of “Meeting society’s needs with nature’s blessings.” In the Group, companies in a wide range of business fields including industrial gas, chemical, medical device and service, energy, agriculture and food, logistics, seawater and aerosol industries, aim to grow together by creating synergies and taking on new challenges that surpass organizational boundaries.
The diversity of our human resources, who come from three different backgrounds, is one of our strengths. In addition, our stance is to collaborate with and mutually encourage our diverse colleagues within the Group while constantly innovating in a positive manner. We believe that the ideas that arise as a result will not only lead to the development of new applications for materials, but will also lead to solutions for various issues worldwide and for the Earth.