Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. manufactures and sells chemical products in Japan. The company offers superabsorbent polymers; industrial agents for pulp and paper, paints, latex, ceramics, and electronics; raw materials for polyurethane foams and polyethylene glycols; super base compounds, urethane catalysts, curing accelerators for epoxy resins, photo-acid generators, watersoluble rust inhibitors, etc.; ethylidene norbornen; textile chemicals, surfactants, papermaking chemicals, paint and ink resins, etc.; and thermoplastic polyurethane beads for slush molding. It is also involved in warehousing, insurance, and real estate businesses. The company was formerly known as Sanyo Chemical Industry Co. and changed its name to Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. in 1966. Sanyo Chemical Industries Ltd. was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.