On October 12th, Osaka Caoda Co., Ltd. held a commencement ceremony for the new silicone production equipment at the Matsuyama factory (Matsuyama City, Ehime Prefecture).
Land Agreements of this project was signed with Matsuyama City Government on February 1st, 2023, and is planned to be completed by the end of 2024. The company’s silicone is widely used in pharmaceutical analysis and refining, as well as other sectors, making it a crucial product for the health industry with a dominant global market share of 60%. In recent years, due to the growing global population and increasing focus on health and longevity, there has been an expanding demand for this product in refined applications such as diabetes therapeutics. With the establishment of this production base, Osaka Caoda’s silicone production capacity will increase by 1.5 times its current capacity.
OSAKA CAODA
Osaka Caoda Group is a reputable Japanese chemical company with a rich history of over a century. It specializes in the development, production, and sales of essential chemicals like sodium hypochlorite and sodium hydroxide, as well as pharmaceutical intermediates and functional chemicals. Leveraging its expertise in special chemicals, the company has successfully expanded into related industries such as biological products and environmental solutions. Notably, Osaka Caoda Group also stands out as one of the world’s largest manufacturers in silicone chromatographic fillers.
In December 2017, Osaka Caoda acquired all liquid chromatography related businesses from Shiseido Group, thus forming a comprehensive product line that includes chromatographic fillers, chromatographic columns, and chromatographic analysis instruments. Additionally, they established Sanyo Fine Medical Physicochemical Technology Co., Ltd. in Japan and a wholly-owned subsidiary in China - Sanyo Fine Trade (Beijing) Co., Ltd., which is responsible for the sales and technical support of original chromatographic columns as well as Osaka Caoda's chromatography fillers and affinity chromatography products in China.
