Rakuto Kasei

Infobox_Company
company_name = Rakuto Kasei Industrial Co., Ltd.
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1952
location_city = Otsu City
location_country = Japan
key_people = Hiroshi Asada, President
Osamu Tanida, Director
Goro Kawabata, Director
Hiroaki Yoshida, Auditor
industry = Chemicals
products = Industrial enzymes, animal feed additives, dishwashing detergent, fertilizer, and color deepening agents
homepage = [http://www.netorder.jp/maker/rakuto/index.html]

Rakuto Kasei is a multinational chemicals company, with their headquarters in Otsu City, Japan and offices in Yokneam, Israel. They produce chemical products, including animal feed additives, dishwashing detergent, fertilizer, and color deepening agents for blue jeans.

Offices

Rakuto's Japanese operations are based in Otsu City, in the Konan region, south of Lake Biwa. The company employs approximately 50 people [ [http://www.rakuto-kasei.net/profile/index.html RAKUTO KASEI INDUSTRIAL Co.,Ltd.,Corporate Guide ] ] , produces textiles, animal feeds, detergents, and performs biotechnology research [cite journal |author=Ando S, Ishida H, Kosugi Y, Ishikawa K |title=Hyperthermostable endoglucanase from Pyrococcus horikoshii |journal=Appl. Environ. Microbiol. |volume=68 |issue=1 |pages=430–3 |year=2002 |month=Jan |pmid=11772658 |pmc=126571 |doi= |url=http://aem.asm.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=11772658] , for which they hold patents [ [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0665322.html Treatment method for pre-dyed fabrics or garments using this agent - Patent EP0665322 ] ] in the EU. Rakuto Kasei is a supporting member of the Japanese Society for Biotechnology [ [http://www.nacos.com/sfbj/seibutu-en/frame_sfbj_e11.html The Society for Biotechnology, Japan ] ] .

Rakuto Kasei (Israel) Ltd. was established in 1990 as a joint venture with the Japanese company. Their Israeli operation is run by its president, Dr. Roni Bornstein, and involves industrial enzymes, nutraceuticals, pharmaceuticals, optical brighteners, whiteners, textile auxiliaries, wine technology, and food distribution. In 2006, the company entered into an investment partnership with Israeli manufacturing company Biodalia Technologies to market biopesticides and bioinsectisides to develop products for the food and beverage industry [ [http://www.biodalia.co.il/Templates/ShowPage.asp?DBID=1&TMID=178&FID=97&PID=160&IID=159 BioDalia Microbiological Technologies Ltd. - About Us-News & Events-News 2006-Biodalia has signed a shareholder partnership agreement with Rakuto Kasei (Israel) Ltd. and Zohar... ] ] .

External links

* [http://rakuto-kasei.co.jp/ Company Website (Japan) (Japanese)]
* [http://www.rakuto-kasei.net/ Company Website (Japan) (English)]
* [http://www.rakuto-kasei.com/ Company website (Israel)]

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