About Bizen Chemical
Bizen Chemical always aims to
go one step beyond
with original technology
that leads to new value.
We have built up the capabilities to utilize natural materials to create novel products and new value. Our active pursuit of research and development has given us the power to achieve such goals.
Bizen Chemical is a pioneer
in the field of vitamin E and supplements.
Company founder Takafumi Ishihara realized the importance of living healthy as a result of his
detention in Siberia during wartime. Following that experience, he developed a desire to make food
products that are good for people, and pursued the manufacture and sale of healthy food products.
In
1964, Mr. Ishihara acquired the know-how and rights for the production of vitamin E extracted from
soybean germs, and founded Sanwa Yakuhin Kogyo (predecessor of Bizen Chemical) in anticipation of future
developments in the vitamin market.
In addition to providing pioneering proposals,
Bizen Chemical responds flexibly to
minor consultations and collaborates with customers
in the manufacture of products.
Not only our sales department, but also our development and manufacturing departments listen to all customer requests, and we are always thinking about how Bizen Chemical can be useful.
“Diverse” integrated system
to achieve customer satisfaction
Bizen Chemical utilizes an integrated system for everything from natural materials to
final products.
We also utilize an integrated system to provide support for research and
development, manufacturing, proposals for customer awareness, actual commercialization and product
release, and customer satisfaction.
These integrated systems make smooth cooperation possible. While these systems allow us to respond
flexibly to customer requests, they also allow us to take responsibility for every product we make from
start to finish.
This is based on our corporate philosophy, which was a motto often repeated by our
founder: “Think, create, sell.”
Bizen Chemical’s manufacturing philosophy is
based on comprehensive
satisfaction.
Bizen Chemical strives for the creation of new value based on research and development, to achieve
further evolution toward brand new ways of manufacturing.
We fully demonstrate the Bizen Chemical
approach to hospitality, such as the user-friendly and safe aspect of natural materials, collaboration
with customers, and the rich natural environment of the Bizen area, while aiming to create comprehensive
satisfaction and value instead of simple manufacturing.
A pioneering spirit that dates back to the founding our company, self-confidence backed
by achievement, reliable technical ability and high-quality skills, integrated systems that allow us to
create together with our customers: these are the elements that make it possible for Bizen Chemical to shape
its products.
We are shaping our products so that our customers can enjoy the hidden and invisible
benefits of natural materials.
Bizen Chemical is a pioneer
in the field of vitamin E and
supplements.
Company founder Takafumi Ishihara realized the importance of
living healthy as a result of his detention in Siberia during wartime. Following that experience, he
developed a desire to make food products that are good for people, and pursued the manufacture and
sale of healthy food products.
In 1964, Mr. Ishihara acquired the know-how and rights for the
production of vitamin E extracted from soybean germs, and founded Sanwa Yakuhin Kogyo (predecessor
of Bizen Chemical) in anticipation of future developments in the vitamin market.
in its early days
In the early days (1960s), natural vitamin E became a big hit as an “antioxidant” in
instant noodles. Later, when we brought our vitamin E to the United States as a veterinary drug,
we discovered capsule-type supplements. This led to the decision to make our vitamin E agent
Japan’s first capsule-type supplement.
In 1971, in response to the rapid increase in
demand for natural vitamin E, Bizen Chemical was founded to start full-scale production.
“Bitapol E” was released in 1975. Vitamin E capsules at that time were only
pharmaceutical products, and were not approved as food by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.
Therefore, we decided to seek approval from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries,
and then sold the product as seasoning. (In those days, the label for Bitapol E described it as a
seasoning.)
Initially, it was difficult to increase the concentration of ingredients in
vitamin E production, but repeated technological developments eventually made it possible to
increase the concentration to about 98%.
Bizen Chemical has been a pioneer in the production
of supplements, well before nutritional supplements became a mainstay in Japan.
Takafumi Ishihara
Manufacturing and
sale of Bitapol E
Manufacturing and
sale of oyster extract
Approximately 50 years of continuing to pioneer new fields
through
the development of technologies and natural materials
Based on our management principle of “always aiming to go one step beyond,” we have contributed to society by developing vitamin E and related technologies in a variety of fields. For example, through the development of products with a high concentration of α-tocopherol (the active ingredient in basic cosmetics and pharmaceuticals) in the 1970s, the development of technology to get extracts from natural materials and the development of natural materials such as oysters, garlic, and guava in the 1980s, the use of advanced extraction/purification technology for the development of DHA/EPA and the full-scale development of API in the 1990s, and patents for original technology and the original development of various natural materials since the 2000s, we have been leading pioneers in a wide variety of fields. During this time, we have made significant expansions in our business, received high evaluations from major companies that are our direct customers, and achieved steady growth while contributing to the health of society.
In addition to providing pioneering proposals,
Bizen
Chemical responds flexibly to minor consultations and collaborates with customers
in the
manufacture of products.
Bizen Chemical has worked with many customers such as cosmetics makers, food makers, pharmaceutical makers, and distribution companies. In addition to responding to customer requests, we have actively proposed materials and formulations for our customers to utilize natural materials and technologies that are unique to Bizen Chemical. This attitude of manufacturing through collaboration with our customers has been successful due to our accumulated experience in proposing a pioneering vitamin E agent and listening sincerely to feedback from our customers.
We respond to a wide variety of customer requests regarding not only new materials, but also manufacturing processes such as formulation and consignment manufacturing, quality, price, delivery date, and consultation regarding minor concerns. We believe that the total satisfaction of our direct customers will lead to satisfaction among customers who are further down the chain (such as consumers). Not only our sales department, but also our development and manufacturing departments listen to all customer requests, and we are always thinking about how Bizen Chemical can be useful.
