Nature-Born Green Chemistry

Harima Chemicals Group is a pine chemical manufacturer that utilizes natural and renewable resources to their full potential, creating an extensive portfolio of items used in daily essentials. We take pride in Green Chemistry (Green Sustainable Chemistry), the eco-friendly engineering technology we apply to create these products, which we have continuously nurtured since our inception. Indeed, Harima has been born and bred as a truly green company and will continue our mission to contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.

Sustainable Use of Natural Resources

Our products originate from crude tall oil, a raw material derived from the kraft-pulping process of pine trees. While this is distilled to obtain such substances as rosin and fatty acids, any surplus generated throughout production is recycled as biomass fuel. This carbon-neutral system offsets our environmental footprint, as the amount of CO₂ that pine trees absorb through photosynthesis balances out the CO₂ emitted during biomass power generation. This eco-efficient system is a key element in our circular business model.

Creating Harmony Between People, Nature and Technology

Our legacy dates back to 1958 when we began operations as the first company in Japan to specialize in crude tall oil refinery, further extending our value in 1973 by establishing the world's first closed-loop tall oil distillation plant. In 2000, Kakogawa Plant, Harima’s main production facility in Japan, was certified with the international standard for environmental management (ISO 14001); this prompted a series of initiatives to increase the number of eco-friendly products, while also reducing energy and waste at all our manufacturing plants.

Going Even Greener

Kakogawa Plant has long used components resulted during crude tall oil distillation, as fuel to power its steam turbine generators. In Mar 2005, we established our very own biomass power plant here with the capacity to fulfill all steam and power needs of the site, and any surplus power is supplied to local electricity companies as green energy so that nothing goes to waste.