Morita Chemical receives Chemical Heritage Certification for founding fluorine industry
Morita Chemical Industries, the first Japanese company to commercially produce hydrofluoric acid
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Sealing its legacy as the first Japanese company to commercially produce hydrofluoric acid, Morita Chemical Industries was awarded the Chemical Heritage Certification by the Chemical Society of Japan on March 23 in 2023. The accolade recognises the pioneering efforts of its company founder Kenzo Morita when he laid the foundations of Japan’s fluorine industry in 1917. After more than a century, Morita Chemical continues to lead the industry as its fluorine compounds are applied today globally for a broad range of products in the field from lithium-ion batteries and electric vehicles to semiconductors and consumer electronics.
“We’ve harnessed the power of chemistry to create comfortable lives for everyone. We have created technologies and materials indispensable in manufacturing many of society’s modern necessities,” said Morita Chemical Industries CEO Yasuhisa Morita, great-grandson of Kenzo Morita.
The fluorine compound specialist has further driven its global success with the building of its plants in Zhejiang and Jiangsu, China. The facilities are able to support specific client needs with utmost efficiency and reliability as the factory covers the whole value chain from raw material sourcing and processing to distribution. This development is a huge benefit to the company’s growing clientele from countries such as China, South Korea, Thailand, Singapore and the Americas. Looking ahead, Morita Chemical would like to expand its overseas presence by welcoming upstream and downstream partners as it eyes an additional production site in Southeast Asia.
“As fluorine possesses unique properties that no other element has, it can have many more applications that are yet to be discovered,” Yasuhisa Morita said. ”We’ve developed numerous uses for the element over the past century and are thrilled of what the future brings. We’re committed to leverage our research and development capabilities to come up with new fluorine applications in the next 50 or 100 years to help build a better world for everyone.”