Fine chemicals

Japanese: ファイン・ケミカル(英語表記)fine chemicals
Fine chemicals
Fine chemicals are chemical industry products that are backed by unique technology, have a high degree of processing, and therefore have high added value. They are also called precision chemical products. Specifically, they refer to pharmaceuticals, pesticides, synthetic dyes, organic pigments, paints, fragrances, cosmetics, adhesives, photographic materials, soaps, synthetic detergents, surfactants, and cyclic intermediates. The chemistry that researches and develops this field is called fine chemistry. A characteristic of fine chemicals is that the market size for these products is not large, ranging from several hundred million to 30 billion yen per item, so new entrants tend to cause oversupply, and there are many varieties, each of which has a different manufacturing method.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ファイン・ケミカルとは,化学工業製品のなかでも固有の技術に裏づけられた,より加工度が高く,したがって付加価値の高い製品のことで,精密化学製品ともいわれる。具体的には医薬品,農薬,合成染料,有機顔料,塗料,香料,化粧品,接着剤,写真感光材料,セッケン,合成洗剤,界面活性剤,環式中間物などを指す。またこの分野を研究・開発する化学をファイン・ケミストリーfine chemistryという。ファイン・ケミカルの特徴としては,その製品の市場規模が1品目当り数億円から300億円程度と大きくないため,新規参入があると供給過剰が発生しやすいこと,また品種が多く,かつその一つ一つで製法が異なることである。

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