Nippon Pigment Co., Ltd.

Japanese colour specialist for plastics. Its history goes back to Miwa Shoten, founded in 1925 to sell imported pigments, which opened a factory in 1933 to make pigments in Japan; it later moved into colorants for plastics and resin compounds. The current operating company of Nippon Pigment Holdings started business in October 2024. Products: processed pigments for plastics (powder, granule, flake and paste colours), colour and additive masterbatch (NIPPISUN COLOUR, PVC masterbatch), highly dispersed liquid dispersions (NEODISPER, e.g. for FPD colour filters) and resin compounds. Uses named include car interior and exterior parts, plastic containers (e.g. shampoo), films, sheets, fibres, sealants and flooring. Plants in Saitama (Kawamoto, Kodama) and Osaka (ISO 9001/14001), plus group plants in Malaysia and Indonesia. Head office: Kanda-Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo.