Production Technology
Our Unique Production Technology
Each production site (Nihongi, Takaoka, Mizushima and Chiba) has a production technology research center. Each center aims to develop unique production technologies for next generation based on the core/fundamental technologies developed over Nippon Soda's history.
Our mission as the Production Technology Division is to achieve mass production of new products rapidly and, at the same time, to continuously train highly skilled personnel.
Improvement of Technology Development Bases - Aiming for technological evolution and fusion
The production technology research centers are staffed with a wide range of personnel, including synthetic chemists, process engineers, and chemical engineering specialists.
We promote a wide range of research to rapidly industrialize new products, to improve production processes of existing products, and so on.
In recent years, to seek efficiency of research/inspection , we constructed new facilities at the Takaoka and Nihongi sites and integrated and consolidated various research resources.
Nihongi Laboratory
Takaoka Laboratory
Nippon Soda has test production facilities that can scale up not only conventional reactions but also special reactions, i.e. fluorination reactions, high-pressure reactions, and cryogenic reactions. The facilities are utilized in the development of various manufacturing processes.
In addition, our test facilities for Cellulose derivatives and our test facilities for Polymers that are capable of polymerization reactions in compliance with the High-Pressure Gas Safety Act enable us to further deepen and evolve our proprietary production technologies.
By utilizing these test facilities, Nippon soda has realized a flexible system for tasks as follows; Mass production tests of various our products, Trials production of the intermediates of pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals and the fine chemical products, Small-scale production for providing samples, etc.
Recent Results
- Increased production of Pharmaceutical excipients "NISSO HPC" (2014 and 2021)
- Launch of a new Fungicide "PYTHILOCK (Picarbutrazox)" (2017)
- Increased production capacity of the "VP-POLYMER", a raw material for the semiconductor photoresists (2018)
- Launch of a new Acaricide "DANYOTE (Acynonapyr)" (2020)
- Launch of a new Fungicide "MIGIWA (Ipflufenoquin)" (2021)
- Increased production capacity of the "magnesium ethylate", a raw material for the catalysts and the ceramics (2021)
- Launch of a new Functional polymer " Liquid 1,2-SBS" (2021)
"Migiwa" manufacturing plant at Nihongi site
Maintaining and Brushing up Production Technology - For Safe and Stable Production that Lasts into the Future
The Nisso Technical Training Center (NTTC) was established in order to maintain and improve technologies for safe and stable production. The center provides education on production skills and safety, with a focus on experiential education, to all employees involved in our manufacturing operations.
Please look forward to Nippon Soda's developing "Manufacturing strength" on going.
Training for working at heights
Training for experiencing being caught in a roll
