Address:
[Head Office]
27th floor, World Trade Center Building South Tower, 2-4-1 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN, 105-5127
[Numazu Plant]
678 Ipponmatsu, Numazu-City,Shizuoka-Prefecture, JAPAN., 410-0314
[Tsukuba Plant]
25-3, Kohshindaira, Bando-City,Ibaraki-Prefecture, JAPAN, 306-0608
Phone Number:
[Head Office]81-3-3435-5490
[Numazu Plant] 81-55-966-1080
[Tsukuba Plant] 81-297-36-7777
Fax Number:
[Head Office] 81-3-3435-5484
[Numazu Plant] 81-55-967-2544
[Tsukuba Plant] 81-297-36-773
Website: https://www.ne-chemcat.co.jp/eg/
Employees: 693（as of March 31,2022）
Capital: 3.4235 billion yen
Main Clients: Automotive manufacturers, Chemical companies, Energy companies etc.
Introduction of your company & business:
N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORATION was founded in 1964 as a joint venture between Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. and Engelhard Corporation (currently BASF Corporation).
We are engaged in the development, manufacturing, and distribution of chemical catalysts, auto exhaust catalysts (including three-way catalysts and diesel auto catalysts), and fuel cell catalysts, and collection/refinement of precious metal catalysts.
Mission/Vision:
[ Corporate Philosophy]
・We contribute to achieving a sustainable and quality global environment and affluent society through chemistry.
・We at all times strive to develop technologies and provide high-quality products to our customers, and bring about the creation of new value.
・We respect human rights and fulfill corporate social responsibilities, and seek to co-exist with the environment and society around us, and aim to become a company that is trusted by stakeholders.
・We promote transparent and sound management, develop the potential of each employee, and foster a culture that maximizes the achievement of the entire company.
[Vision 2030] To provide new values in catalysts to society and thereby contribute greatly to the development of a sustainable society and protection of the global environment.
History:
1964 April
Founding of Nippon Engelhard Ltd. (headquartered at Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo) as a joint venture between Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. and Engelhard Corporation (currently BASF Corporation).
1970 July
Construction of Numazu Factory (currently Numazu Plant) completed, manufacturing of precious metal catalysts, and recovery and refinement of precious metals.
1989 June
The corporate name was changed to "N.E. CHEMCAT CORPORAATION".
1989 September
N.E. CHEMCAT's shares were registered the over-the-counter market in Tokyo.
1991 September
N.E. CHEMCAT executed an exclusive distribution agreement for base metal catalysts with Engelhard Corporation.
1997 October
The development of electrode catalysts for fuel cell vehicles began.
2003 October
Tsukuba Plant launched high-volume production of diesel auto exhaust catalysts.
2010 January
N.E. CHEMCAT was delisted from JASDAQ and reverted to a 50-50 joint venture between BASF Group and Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
2011 May
N.E. CHEMCAT acquired BASF Japan-Chemical Catalyst business.
2021 May
N.E. CHEMCAT moved its headquarters to the World Trade Center Building South Tower.
Key Products or Services:
chemical catalysts, auto exhaust catalysts (including three-way catalysts and diesel auto catalysts) , fuel cell catalysts , collection/refinement of precious metal catalysts.
Company Goals & Objectives:
Since its foundation in 1964, N.E. CHEMCAT has contributed to a wide variety of industries through catalyst businesses, including the development, production, distribution and recovery of precious and base metal (general-purpose metals) catalysts. Catalysts are vital for countless chemical reactions, supporting our daily lives through their use in many industrial production processes as well as the purification of exhaust gas to protect the global environment.
N.E. CHEMCAT is committed to continuously developing and providing high-performance and high-quality products based on our expertise in chemistry, and to contribute in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations (SDGs).
In addition, N.E. CHEMCAT strives for continuous growth and development together with our stakeholders under our ESG (Environment, Society and Governance)-oriented management policies.
