Tag: Bio-materials distribution
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Japan Chemical Trading M&A: Chemical-Major Carve-Outs, Owner-Run Distributors and Overseas Acquisitions
(Updated October 2026. USD figures are converted at USD/JPY = 150 for reference.) Japanese chemical trading companies (kagaku shosha) buy chemicals, synthetic resins, electronic materials and food ingredients from chemical manufacturers and sell them to processors and end-product manufacturers. Over the past few years, Japanese chemical majors such as Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsui Chemicals and Asahi…