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Japan Specialty Chemicals M&A: Carve-Outs From Chemical Majors, Semiconductor Materials and Foreign Capital
(Updated October 2026. USD figures are converted at USD/JPY = 150 for reference.) Since 2024, Japan specialty chemicals M&A has followed several distinct patterns. Japanese majors, including AGC, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Kyocera and JSR, have carved out businesses in resins, adhesive raw materials and semiconductor materials, and Japanese chemical makers such as Sumitomo Bakelite, Konishi…