Katakura & Co-op Agri Corporation

Katakura & Co-op Agri Corporation, founded in 1920 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a multifaceted enterprise with operations spanning agriculture, chemicals, cosmetics, animal feed, and real estate. The company's agricultural arm offers a wide array of products, including various chemical and blended fertilizers, sustainable organic and liquid fertilizers, microbial soil treatments, silica gel, home gardening supplies, and materials specifically designed for nurturing seedlings. Its chemical division supplies crucial feed ingredients such as calcium phosphate and calcium carbonate, alongside industrial, fertilizer, food-grade phosphoric, and sulfuric acids, as well as other liquid solutions and water. Beyond this, the firm provides essential raw materials for maintaining the health of livestock, encompassing poultry, pigs, dairy cows, and beef cattle. It also actively owns, manages, and operates a portfolio of real estate properties. In the cosmetic sector, Katakura & Co-op Agri develops, manufactures, and distributes key ingredients for skincare, haircare, and makeup products, featuring collagen, botanical extracts, and inorganic components like synthetic mica. Additionally, it undertakes contract manufacturing, specializing in freeze-dried cosmetic formulations. To further support agricultural practices, the corporation delivers a suite of analytical services, covering physical and chemical soil and compost assessments, biological analyses, quality evaluations for farm produce, cultivation trials, pesticide residue detection, and DNA analysis. The company's products are also distributed internationally through its export activities.