A Big Step Towards the Dream: Jupiter Sangyo and Kakutoku Corporation Jointly Acquire Higashi Kagaku's Management Rights
On February 27, 2026, Jupiter Sangyo Co., Ltd. and Kakutoku Corporation jointly acquired the management rights of Higashi Kagaku Co., Ltd. through a stock transfer. This move aims to strengthen support for Japanese manufacturing by leveraging Higashi Kagaku's technology, human resources, and operational expertise.
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**On February 27, 2026, Jupiter Sangyo Co., Ltd. and Kakutoku Corporation jointly acquired the management rights of Higashi Kagaku Co., Ltd. through a stock transfer.** This acquisition, executed via stock transfer, ensures that Higashi Kagaku's long-cultivated technologies, human resources, operational know-how, and the trust established with all its business partners are extremely important assets for both companies (Jupiter Sangyo and Kakutoku Corporation), and we will inherit them in a stronger form without diminishing their value.
By inheriting Higashi Kagaku's cultivated technological capabilities, human resources, and quality management system, we will strengthen stable supply, quality improvement, and environmental compliance, thus moving closer to **our dream of "supporting Japanese manufacturing."**
■ Business operations will remain unchanged in principle:
* Product supply, transaction terms, pricing, warranty, after-sales support
* Quality control procedures, technical documents, safety data sheets (SDS)
* Operation system for various certifications
* Employee structure, locations, facilities, manufacturing/quality control operations
We will continue stable operations under the same system as before, ensuring no impact on our business partners.
■ With this opportunity, we will intensively strengthen our efforts in:
1. Strengthening the stable supply system
2. Advancing quality and safety management
3. Expanding the product lineup
4. Strengthening regulatory compliance (environmental certification, traceability, etc.)
■ About Higashi Kagaku Co., Ltd.:
* It is a high-performance materials manufacturer that develops plastic additives and functional materials for UV and surface treatment, based on unique molecular design and reaction control technologies. It provides solutions that simultaneously enhance durability, transparency, and processability for industries such as automotive parts and building materials.
* **For carpet emulsion latex, various materials such as natural rubber, SBR, NBR, EVA, acrylates, and PVC are available.** We provide carpet compounds tailored to specific applications.
* We also develop additives such as fillers, crosslinking agents, stabilizers, tackifiers, softeners, and colorants for these latexes, according to your requirements.
* [Contact Window] Higashi Kagaku Co., Ltd. Fujiwara/Yoshimura (TEL: 072-949-0991)
■ Future Outlook
We will continue to support Japanese manufacturing, develop new products together with our business partners, and strive to have them used by customers worldwide.
■ About Us
Company Name: Kakutoku Corporation
Established: 1993 in Habikino City, Osaka
Representative: Motohiko Itano
Company Overview: Sale and import/export of chemical industrial products. Sale and import/export of paints, synthetic resins, inks, and their raw materials.
"Reliable 'proposal power' that embodies needs on behalf of customers; chemistry is born from encounters."
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By inheriting Higashi Kagaku's cultivated technological capabilities, human resources, and quality management system, we will strengthen stable supply, quality improvement, and environmental compliance, thus moving closer to **our dream of "supporting Japanese manufacturing."**
■ Business operations will remain unchanged in principle:
* Product supply, transaction terms, pricing, warranty, after-sales support
* Quality control procedures, technical documents, safety data sheets (SDS)
* Operation system for various certifications
* Employee structure, locations, facilities, manufacturing/quality control operations
We will continue stable operations under the same system as before, ensuring no impact on our business partners.
■ With this opportunity, we will intensively strengthen our efforts in:
1. Strengthening the stable supply system
2. Advancing quality and safety management
3. Expanding the product lineup
4. Strengthening regulatory compliance (environmental certification, traceability, etc.)
■ About Higashi Kagaku Co., Ltd.:
* It is a high-performance materials manufacturer that develops plastic additives and functional materials for UV and surface treatment, based on unique molecular design and reaction control technologies. It provides solutions that simultaneously enhance durability, transparency, and processability for industries such as automotive parts and building materials.
* **For carpet emulsion latex, various materials such as natural rubber, SBR, NBR, EVA, acrylates, and PVC are available.** We provide carpet compounds tailored to specific applications.
* We also develop additives such as fillers, crosslinking agents, stabilizers, tackifiers, softeners, and colorants for these latexes, according to your requirements.
* [Contact Window] Higashi Kagaku Co., Ltd. Fujiwara/Yoshimura (TEL: 072-949-0991)
■ Future Outlook
We will continue to support Japanese manufacturing, develop new products together with our business partners, and strive to have them used by customers worldwide.
■ About Us
Company Name: Kakutoku Corporation
Established: 1993 in Habikino City, Osaka
Representative: Motohiko Itano
Company Overview: Sale and import/export of chemical industrial products. Sale and import/export of paints, synthetic resins, inks, and their raw materials.
"Reliable 'proposal power' that embodies needs on behalf of customers; chemistry is born from encounters."
URL: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" class="pr-link" data-l"