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Kawaguchi Chemical Industry is a specialized manufacturer of industrial chemical products that serves as a backbone supplier to various industries. The company primarily develops and manufactures additives essential for rubber and resin product manufacturing, providing a wide range of chemicals that enhance the quality of tires, industrial rubber products, and plastic products.

The company's customer base centers on automotive parts manufacturers and chemical product manufacturers. By supplying additives that improve rubber and resin performance to these enterprises, the company secures stable revenue. The chemical products business forms the core of its revenue structure, while the company also operates a real estate rental business to diversify its income streams.

The product lineup is divided into four major categories: rubber chemicals including vulcanization accelerators and anti-aging agents; resin chemicals including antioxidants and polymerization regulators; intermediate compounds used as raw materials for dyes, pharmaceuticals, and agricultural chemicals; and functional chemical products such as lubricant additives and rust preventatives. This diversified product portfolio ensures the company is not overly dependent on any single sector.

Kawaguchi Chemical Industries is advancing its medium-term management plan named "ACCEL2026" to pursue sustainable growth. The company positions operating profit margin on sales as a key performance indicator and aims to establish a stable revenue base and build a financial structure capable of delivering consistent dividends. Despite challenging business conditions—including raw material price volatility, foreign exchange risks, and intensifying competition from overseas companies—the company is working to improve profitability and strengthen its business foundation based on its five-year management plan.

The company's priority investment strategy focuses on strengthening its business foundation through new product development and capital expenditure. It is enhancing production efficiency by maximizing the use of expanded facilities that began operations in June 2025 and advancing stable operations and process optimization. The company has adopted a strategy that accelerates new product launches through coordinated efforts between research and development and marketing divisions, aiming for early returns on investment and a stronger revenue structure. This approach enhances competitive advantage in the chemical and pharmaceutical sector and drives differentiation.

For new market development, the company is deploying a comprehensive approach centered on five business strategies. It pursues new product development and market expansion while prioritizing environmental impact reduction through capital investment, thereby achieving sustainable business operations. By maximizing the use of management resources and improving system efficiency, the company optimally allocates limited resources and prepares the foundation for business expansion. To prepare for geopolitical risks and supply chain instability, the company strengthens business continuity by implementing early ordering of raw materials, inventory optimization, and securing multiple suppliers.

In its technology innovation efforts, the company prioritizes human resources strategy and organizational capability enhancement as the foundation for technological development. The company positions talent as a critical management resource and works to improve engineers' skills through integrated management of training, evaluation, and compensation. Through revisions to its personnel evaluation system, the company is advancing motivation improvement and clearer career pathways, strengthening the recruitment and development of talented engineers. By continuously reinforcing internal controls based on quality and environmental management systems, the company ensures transparency and appropriateness in technology development processes and builds an organizational structure that supports sustained technological innovation.