Kao Chemicals is the chemical business of the Kao Group, supplying oleochemical-based and specialty ingredients for personal care, home care, and industrial applications. Its portfolio includes fatty alcohols and acids, glycerin, surfactants (such as ethoxylates and ester quats), tertiary amines and quaternary ammonium compounds, alongside other functional additives used in hair and skin care, fabric and dish care, and institutional and industrial cleaning.
The company operates production and technical centers in Europe and Asia and serves global consumer-goods and industrial markets. Key application areas include cosmetics and personal care, detergents and cleaners, and related performance-chemical uses.
chemXplore tracks 2 projects involving Kao Chemicals.
Kao Chemicals's role on them: Owner.
Selected by NEDO to build a saccharification enzyme supply platform to convert unused biomass into sugars for bioproducts including bioethanol and SAF.
Fermentative gallic acid from glucose gives doubled yield and higher purity; already used in its products and by domestic makers for boiler corrosion inhibitors; expansion to Asia and Europe planned.
Supplying saccharification enzymes to a Fukushima bioethanol facility to support research converting non-edible plant biomass into automotive bioethanol.
€30 million, two-phase expansion at Emmerich (2020–2022) to add production for cosmetic and cleaning-product precursors, create 10 jobs and increase trainee intake.
The expanded facility in Germany now produces 14,000 tons of tertiary amines annually. This boosts total capacity across Europe, the Philippines, and Japan to 50,000 tons, meeting rising demand.
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