Daicel Corporation engages in the medical/healthcare, smart, safety, materials, engineering plastics, and other businesses in Japan, China, and internationally. The company offers 1,3-Butylene glycol and polyglycerin for cosmetics; chiral and achiral columns/stationary phases, analytical tools, analytical/purification/synthesis/formulation services, chiral and bio reagents, analytical standards, and DNA and RNA-based probes; triacetylcellulose, high performance film, solvent for electronic materials, polymer for resist, semiconductor process cleaning agent, optical parts and lens unit, silver nanoparticle ink, and organic semiconductor devices; and inflators, pyro-fuse, and safety device for non-mobility products; and acetic acid and derivatives, cellulose acetate, acetate tow, cycloaliphatic epoxies, caprolactone, ketene derivatives, and alkylamines. It also provides ceramide derived from konjac root, equol derived from soybeans, ß-cryptoxanthin derived from citrus unshiu, and lactobionic acid derived from milk; DiSPERZiSTA, a dispersible filler for dietary supplement tablet; and MOiSTCARM, a make granules easy to swallow. In addition, the company offers engineering plastics and plastic compound products, high performance polymer, functional sheets, formed trays, and packaging films; water treatment systems and diffusers, such as UF membrane modules, ultra-fine bubble membrane diffusers, and E mizu showers. Its products are used in transportation, electronics, medical care, personal care, everyday life, and environment and energy applications. The company was formerly known as Daicel Chemical Industries, Ltd. and changed its name to Daicel Corporation in October 2011. Daicel Corporation was incorporated in 1919 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan.