ADEKA Company Description
ADEKA serves the chemically dependent. The company's sales come primarily from producing chemicals including caustic soda (used in soap and paper). It produces other such chemicals as chlorine, additives for resins and polymers, and mixtures for liquid crystal displays. Founded in 1917, ADEKA expanded into margarine in 1929 and now also makes shortening, mayonnaise, and raw food materials, among other food items. Part of the Furukawa Group, ADEKA operates primarily in Japan, but also has business throughout Asia as well as in France, Germany, and the US. Its primary US subsidiary, Amfine Chemicals, produces plastics additives. In 2006 the company changed its name from Asahi Denka.
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