Company Profile
| Name | Watanabe Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| Establishment | October 26, 1949 |
| Capital | 100 million yen |
| Annual sales | 27.65 billion yen (As of September 2024) |
| Office locations | Osaka, Tokyo, Nagoya, and Singapore |
| Major shareholders | Yoshiyuki Watanabe Employee Stock Ownership Association |
| Officer | Chairman Yoshiyuki Watanabe President Soichiro Watanabe Director Issho Nasu Auditor Naomasa Hayashi |
| Location | Head Office Map 3-6-1 Hiranomachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan Aioi Nissay Dowa Sompo Midosuji Building Tokyo Branch Map 5-1-9 Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo Ginsen Shimbashi Building II Nagoya Office Map 4-3-2, Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya City Nishiki Park Building Singapore Branch Map 1 Wallich Street #14-01 Guoco Tower Singapore 078881 |
| Correspondent banks | Mizuho Bank (Tenmabashi, Kyobashi)Main banks Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (Osaka Chuo) Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (Semba-Chuo Branch, and Head Office) Higo Bank (Osaka) |
| Sales items | Pharmaceutical raw materials Food additives Chemical raw materials ＆ Industrial chemicals Electronic materials Cosmetic raw materials And More |
| Number of employees | 62 |
History
| October 1949 | Established Watanabe Yakuhin Co., Ltd. |
| February 1953 | Opened Tokyo Branch |
| April 1970 | Opened Nagoya Office |
| June 1992 | Changed company name to Watanabe Chemical Co., Ltd. |
| January 2004 | Established, Shinzen International Trading Guangzhou Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with a Taiwanese company in Guangzhou City, China. |
| April 2007 | Dissolved the joint venture and established Watanabe Chemical (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. under sole ownership in Guangzhou City, China. |
| April 2007 | Acquired certification of Eco-Action 21 |
| August 2011 | Established Watanabe Chemical Co., Ltd. Shanghai Office in China. |
| September 2013 | Reorganized Shanghai Office and established Watanabe Chemical (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch. |
| May 2015 | Established WACC Jakarta Office in Jakarta, Indonesia （Closed October 2017） |
| July 2015 | Established WAC (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. under full ownership of capital in China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. |
| December 2015 | Changed company name from Watanabe Chemical (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. to Guangzhou WAC Trading Co., Ltd. |
| December 2015 | Abolished Watanabe Chemical (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch. |
| January 2016 | WAC (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. takes over the business of Watanabe Chemical (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch. |
| November 2017 | Established Watanabe Chemical Co., Ltd. Singapore Branch |
| June 2018 | Established WAC (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. Tianjin Branch |
| July 2022 | Established WACC TRADING (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD |
| February 2023 | Guangzhou WAC Trading Co., Ltd. Chengdu Branch |
Contact Us
Osaka
+81-6-6202-6451
FAX：+81-6-6202-0480
Tokyo
+81-3-6402-3731
FAX：+81-3-6402-3735
Nagoya
+81-52-218-6391
FAX：+81-52-218-6396
Office hours: 9:00-17:00（JST） (closed Saturdays, Sundays, and Japan national holidays)
