Manufacturing

Flexibility responding to volume and technologies

Kaneka's seamless manufacturing facilities have the ability to respond to a wide range of volume and technology production needs.

Manufacturing Sites

Our manufacturing sites in Japan are located in Takasago City (Hyogo Prefecture), Ako City (Hyogo Prefecture), and Yanahara City (Okayama Prefecture).
In addition, Kaneka operates a manufacturing site in Singapore.

Kaneka Corporation Takasago Plant

Kaneka Corporation
Takasago Plant

1-8, Miyamae-cho, Takasago-cho, Takasago-city,
Hyogo 676-8688, Japan

Osaka Synthetic Chemical Laboratories Inc. (OSCL)

Yanahara Plant
Yanahara Plant806-1, Yanahara, Misaki-cho, Kume-gun, Okayama 708-1527, Japan
Ako Shimizu Plant
Ako Shimizu Plant1325-71, Azainariyama, Kizu, Ako-city, Hyogo 678-0165, Japan
Ako 2nd Plant
Ako 2nd Plant1325-8, Azainariyama, Kizu, Ako-city, Hyogo 678-0165, Japan
ARAC: Ako Research and Analysis Center
ARAC: Ako Research and Analysis Center1325-67, Azainariyama, Kizu, Ako-city, Hyogo 678-0165, Japan
Kaneka Singapore Co.(Pte) Ltd.

Kaneka Singapore Co.(Pte) Ltd.

29 Gul Crescent Singapore, 629534.

Features of each site

  • High productivity using a three-shift-basis operation (24 hr staffing) at all manufacturing sites
  • Manufacturing combination for biotechnology and synthetic technology
  • Continual expansion and improvement for more effective production
  • Ready to accommodate for better capacities reflecting customer demands
Kaneka Takasago Kaneka Singapore OSCL

Features
  • Process development
  • Large scale production
  • Enzymatic Reaction"
  • Mid - Large scale production
  • Enzymatic Reaction
  • Flow Reaction
  • R&D (Crystal form etc.)
  • Small-mid scale production
  • Various APIs Milling
  • Flow Reaction

Reaction Typical Scale
(Max scale)

3~5m³
(~10m³)

3~5m³
(~20m³)

0.5~3m³
(~6m³)

Fermenter

~20m³
(250m³)

~40m³

-

High Pressure Reactor
(hydrogenation)

GL: 10m³

-

SUS:1.5m³
Hastelloy : 2m³

High Temp. Reactor

-

-

<250℃
GL: 1, 0.5m³
SUS: 0.5m³

Flow Reactor

Lab scale (R&D, small scale
manufacturing)

Reaction tube:
ca. 4L (JK:400L)

Reaction tube:
ca. 0.3L(JK:100L)

Clean rooms for APIs

-

-

10
(Crystallizing：6 line)

Clean rooms for HPAPIs

Lab scale

-

2
Ako 2nd: <5L
ARAC: <10L