Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacturing and sale of a range of pigments and colorants. It provides inorganic, organic, and prepared pigments for applications, including paints, printing inks, and information display and recording materials; colorants for industries comprising mass colorants for synthetic fibers, pigment printing agents, and colorants for paper and construction materials; and functional materials for polyvinyl chloride, high-performance fluororesin, and various thermoplastic and thermosetting resins, as well as for electronics and information materials, automotive, and interior construction materials fields. The company also offers UV and EB curable coating materials, decorative, and functional coating materials; and polyurethane and colorants used in synthetic leather and molded products, coating agents, and adhesives, as well as imide-based resins. In addition, it provides Chitosan, a polymer product made from crab shells, as well as its derivatives; functional inks and offset printing inks used in paper media, such as flyers, books, and packaging materials; gravure inks; and coating agents and flexographic printing inks. The company was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.