1. DIC Corporate Profile September 1, 2016
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2. DIC Corporate Profile DIC Corporation
Company Name
DIC Corporation
Corporate Headquarters
DIC Building, 7-20, Nihonbashi 3-chome, Chuo-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
Date of Foundation
February 15, 1908
Paid-in Capital
¥96.6 billion
Number of Employees
Consolidated: 20,264 Nonconsolidated: 3,581 (As of December 31, 2015)
Number of Subsidiaries and Affiliates
174 (Domestic: 31, Overseas: 143) (As of December 31, 2015)
Consolidated Net Sales
\820.0 billion (Fiscal year 2015)
Consolidated
Operating Income
\51.1 billion (Fiscal year 2015)
(Billions of yen)
Consolidated Net Sales
830.1
Consolidated Operating Income
41.1
705.6
40.2
* Fiscal year 2013 is 9 months for DIC and its domestic subsidiaries, and 12 months for overseas Subsidiaries.
820.0
51.1
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3. Extensive Global Network
DIC has 174 subsidiaries and affiliates in 64 countries and territories worldwide.
20,264 employees
Overseas: 14,298
(70%)
Overseas sales as a percentage of total: Approx. 60%
Europe 53
Africa 5
Asia
Oceania 2
North America 14
Central and
South America 16
Japan 31
As of December 31, 2015
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4. 108 Years of DIC History Organic pigments Printing inks
1908
2016
Diversifies operations by building on base in printing inks, organic pigments and synthetic resins
Seeks to advance global position through M&A
Focuses on enhancing core competencies
Promotes expansion of printing inks business
リキッドインキ
接着性材料
包装材料
機能性コンポジット
感性材料
Liquid inks
Optronics materials
High-performance composites
Packaging materials
Sensory materials
Surface protection materials
Core Products Today
Adhesive materials
Organic pigments
Synthetic resins
Pigments for color filters
Special effect pigments
Building materials
Membrane modules
Health foods
UV-curable resins
Organic-inorganic hybrid resins
Jet inks
PPS compounds
Pigments for inks
Pigments for coatings
Acrylic resins
Polyurethane resins
Epoxy resins
LC materials
Unsaturated polyester resins
Waterborne resins
Multilayer films
Industrial adhesive tapes
Plastic colorants
Fiber colorants
Printing inks
Offset inks
Gravure inks
News inks
Flexo inks
Packaging adhesives
1915
1925
1952
1974
1980
1999
2010
Commences production of offset printing inks
Begins production of organic pigments
Formally enters the synthetic resins market
Nematic LCs are adopted for use in LCD calculators manufactured by Sharp Corporation
Begins production of polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) compounds
Succeeds in developing 100% soybean oil-based printing ink
Develops high brightness green pigment (G58) for use in color filters for LED televisions
1908
1952
1962
1986
2008
2016
Established as Kawamura Ink Manufactory
Establishes joint venture with Reichhold Chemicals Inc. of the United States
Changes Company name to Dainippon Ink and Chemicals
Acquires the graphic arts materials division of Sun Chemical Corporation of the United States
Changes Company name
to DIC Corporation
Launches “DIC108” medium-term management plan
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5. Principal Business Segments
Printing Inks Product Div.
Offset inks,
Gravure inks,
News inks, etc.
Printing Inks
Pigment Product Div.
Organic pigments, etc.
Liquid Crystal Materials
Product Div.
TFT LC materials, etc.
Fine Chemicals
Polymers Product Div.
Acrylic resins,
Polyurethane resins,
UV-curable resins, etc.
Polymers
Liquid Compounds Product Div.
Jet inks, etc.
Solid Compounds Product Div.
PPS compounds, etc.
Compounds
Application Materials Product Div.
Industrial adhesive tapes,
Hollow-fiber membrane modules,
Health foods, etc.
Application Materials
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6. Printing Inks A stable business since the start
This segment focuses on printing inks, DIC’s mainstay business since its establishment. A global market leader, DIC boasts an extensive product portfolio ranging from publishing inks to inks and adhesives for packaging, enabling it to respond to the needs of customers worldwide.
Printing Inks Product Div.
Offset inks
Gravure inks
Flexo inks
Can coatings
News inks
Packaging adhesives
Printing supplies
Offset inks
Gravure inks
News inks
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7. Fine Chemicals Optronics materials and other high-value-added products
Products in this segment include a wide variety of materials indispensable to digital devices, including LC materials and organic pigments for color filters, which are expected to drive growth in the years ahead.
Pigment Product Div.
Liquid Crystal Materials Product Div.
Organic pigments
Special effect pigments
Metal carboxylates
Sulphur chemicals (lubricant additives)
TFT LC materials
STN LC materials
Pigments for color filters
Pigments for cosmetics
TFT LC materials
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8. Polymers DIC’s second core business Polymers Product Div.
Capitalizing on DIC’s world-class resin engineering capabilities, this segment provides synthetic resins and resin-related products to a broad array of industries.
Polymers Product Div.
Waterborne resins
UV-curable resins
Acrylic resins
Methacrylate resins
Epoxy resins
Phenolic resins
Fluorochemicals
Polyurethane resins
Polyester resins
Plasticizers
Unsaturated polyester resins
Polystyrene
Alkylphenols
Polyurethane resins
UV-curable resins
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9. Compounds Creating new value through dispersion and
compounding technologies
Capitalizing on a wealth of resin and organic pigment dispersion and compounding technologies cultivated since DIC’s founding, this segment offers products that respond to needs arising from growth in such key global markets as digital printing, automobiles and electronics.
Liquid Compounds Product Div.
Solid Compounds Product Div.
Jet inks
Fiber and textile colorants and artificial leather colorants
High-performance coatings and adhesive materials
Coatings for optical films
PPS compounds
High-performance compounds
Plastic colorants
High-performance optical materials
Jet Inks
PPS compounds
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10. Application Materials
Key applications of DIC technologies
This segment encompasses a diverse range of applied products, including industrial adhesive tapes, hollow-fiber membrane modules and coextruded multilayer films, made possible by the integration of DIC’s materials, coating, printing and molding technologies.
Application Materials Product Div.
Industrial adhesive tapes
Magnetic tapes and coated sheets
Hollow-fiber membranes and modules
Coextruded multilayer films
Health foods and natural colorants
Decorative boards, interior housing products and coatings for building materials
Decorative sheets and decorative films
Processed sheet molding compounds (SMCs) and bulk molding compounds (BMCs)
Molded plastic products
Industrial adhesive tapes
Hollow-fiber membrane modules
Health foods
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11. Basic Technologies of DIC
Based on the company's strengths, namely 5 basic technologies and 13 core technologies, DIC is tackling the development of new products in key target markets.
Basic technologies
Optics and color
Technologies for controlling substances’ chemical and physical structure to determine reflection, transmission and absorption of light
Organic molecular design
Chemical structure technologies that use organic reactions to obtain certain properties, characteristics and functionality
Polymer design
Technologies for controlling the structure of polymer compounds to obtain certain properties, characteristics and functionality
Dispersion
Technologies for ensuring the uniform mixing of substances that do not naturally mix together completely
Applicability assessment
(Coating/printing/molding)
Technologies for applying inks and coatings, molding plastics and compounds and forming films, as well as for assessing these products’ functionality and characteristics
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12. Principal Global R&D Sites
DIC's Research Division, mainly based in the Central Research Laboratories (Sakura, Chiba), 6 domestic plants and R&D facilities in China, Asia Pacific, Europe and Americas (Sun Chemical Group) are engaged in R&D activities in cooperation with each other.
Global
Domestic
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13. Top Share of Key Global Markets
DIC’s printing inks, organic pigments, PPS compounds and other products are used in a wide range of industries in markets around the world.
Printing inks
DIC
Global market share
No.1
Organic pigments
DIC
Global market share
No.1
PPS Compounds
DIC
Global market share
No.1
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