Why engage in Pesticides/Functional feed business?
Idemitsu Group’s “food” initiatives
With the keywords of "food safety and security" and "meeting increasing food demand," we conduct research and development, manufacturing, and sales of chemical pesticides, biological Pesticides/Functional feed and other products.
Why does our group engage in Pesticides/Functional feed business?
Food is one of the important industries that supports people's energy, which is essential for economic activities. Idemitsu Kosan works on oil, an important energy industry that supports the world economy, and we are working on Pesticides/Functional feed business, believing that our businesses are the same from the perspective of supporting people's lives.
Based on this philosophy, Idemitsu has been accumulating microbial-related technologies since the 1970s with the aim of creating agricultural chemicals and feed additives, and has been aiming for manufacturing using microorganisms.
In addition to creating products to increase food production, we aim to contribute to a recycling-oriented society and are also targeting the creation of environmentally friendly livestock materials, biopesticides, etc. by utilizing the technologies we have accumulated in Pesticides/Functional feed businesses. . As one of our efforts, we are promoting technological innovation in collaboration with academia and startups, and are working on "bio-manufacturing" using smart cells * that maximize the production of the target product. In the future, we aim to build an all-in-one biomanufacturing chain, from securing raw materials to producing useful substances using smart cells.
As a company that supports people's lives, Idemitsu will continue to research and develop pesticides and feed additives that support food.
*Smart cells: Organisms and cells that maximize the production of desired products through a combination of genetic modification technology and information analysis.
SDS Biotech K.K. Research Institute
The core research base for this project is SDS Biotech K.K. Research Institute, located in Tsukuba Science City.
It is made up of researchers with various technical axes such as organic chemistry, biology, biochemistry, analytical chemistry, and physical chemistry, and active communication among researchers creates new ideas and carries out efficient research activities. Masu.