08.01.14
47-6 Bakurocho 1-chome
Nihonbashi, Chuo-Ku
Tokyo 103-8383 Japan
Phone: +81-3-3662-7111
Fax: +81-3-3669-3936
www.daicolor.co.jp
Sales: $290 million (29,782 million yen); consolidated sales $1.61 billion (162,078 million yen).
Major Products: Sheetfed, heatset, waterless and UV offset, gravure and specialty inks; security and banknote inks; and overprint varnishes.
Key Personnel: Osamu Takahashi, chairman; Koji Takahashi, president; Yoshihiko Takeichi, managing director/CFO; Kazuyuki Hanada, director, chief of Polymer Research Office, deputy chief of Overall Technology Division; Ryuichi Inoue, managing director; Yoshihisa Makino, senior managing director; Akio Yoshida, managing director; Kengo Nakajo, director; Kazuo Nakamura, director; Takanori Sannan, director.
Number of Employees: 2,600 (colorants and printing inks; 3,600 (worldwide) (Ink World estimate).
Comments: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, specializes in inks, pigments and colorants. The company had an excellent year in 2012, with consolidated sales decreasing 6.6% to ¥162,078 million ($1.58 billion). Its net income increased 5.6% to 6,045 million yen ($58.8 million).
The Printing Inks business also enjoyed growth, with sales increasing 3.5% to 29,782 million yen ($290 million). According to the company, domestic sales of gravure packaging inks were solid for beverage-related use,. In addition, sales were also strong in Southeast Asia market, primarily for lifestyle- and food-related products. Shipments of web offset rotary ink grew, especially for commercial printing, such as advertising inserts.
Nihonbashi, Chuo-Ku
Tokyo 103-8383 Japan
Phone: +81-3-3662-7111
Fax: +81-3-3669-3936
www.daicolor.co.jp
Sales: $290 million (29,782 million yen); consolidated sales $1.61 billion (162,078 million yen).
Major Products: Sheetfed, heatset, waterless and UV offset, gravure and specialty inks; security and banknote inks; and overprint varnishes.
Key Personnel: Osamu Takahashi, chairman; Koji Takahashi, president; Yoshihiko Takeichi, managing director/CFO; Kazuyuki Hanada, director, chief of Polymer Research Office, deputy chief of Overall Technology Division; Ryuichi Inoue, managing director; Yoshihisa Makino, senior managing director; Akio Yoshida, managing director; Kengo Nakajo, director; Kazuo Nakamura, director; Takanori Sannan, director.
Number of Employees: 2,600 (colorants and printing inks; 3,600 (worldwide) (Ink World estimate).
Comments: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, specializes in inks, pigments and colorants. The company had an excellent year in 2012, with consolidated sales decreasing 6.6% to ¥162,078 million ($1.58 billion). Its net income increased 5.6% to 6,045 million yen ($58.8 million).
The Printing Inks business also enjoyed growth, with sales increasing 3.5% to 29,782 million yen ($290 million). According to the company, domestic sales of gravure packaging inks were solid for beverage-related use,. In addition, sales were also strong in Southeast Asia market, primarily for lifestyle- and food-related products. Shipments of web offset rotary ink grew, especially for commercial printing, such as advertising inserts.