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Kaneka Corporation manufactures and sells polyvinyl chloride (PVC), crosslinked PVC, PVC-PVAc polymers, paste PVC, acryl grafted-vinyl chloride copolymer, and chlorinated PVC in Japan and internationally. It provides impact modifiers, processing aids, specialty additives, toughener for thermosetting resins, silyl-terminated polyether, acrylic silicon, terminally reactive liquid acrylic, and biodegradable polymer, engineering resin for injection molding, zero birefringence, acrylic film, and isobutylene-based thermoplastic elastomer products. The company also offers polypropylene and kanelite foams, extruded polystyrene foam insulation, polyimide film, transparent film for optical use, high thermal conductive graphite sheets, multi-layer insulation, transparent conductive film, and thermo-resistant, and light-resistant transparent resin products. In addition, it provides photovoltaic power generation systems for residences, public, and industrial installations; eco fur, flame-retardant, hair accessory, and new materials; organic EL lighting panels; and biosurfactant. Further, the company offers intervention, blood purification, gastroenterology intervention, testing equipment, regenerative medicine and cell therapy, and genetic diagnostic products; and low molecular pharmaceutical materials, affinity chromatography resin for purification of a monoclonal antibody, biopharmaceuticals, transdermal medicine, and innerwear with shock-absorbing pad. It also provides dairy products, margarine, fat and oils, whipping cream, filling, baker's yeast/ dough improver, processed fruits, butter, shortening, cacao butter alternatives, cream for kneading and other uses, frozen dough, spices, antifreeze materials; and pharma and supplemental nutrition solutions, including coenzyme, lactic-acid bacteria, and functional foodstuffs, as well as fertilizers. Kaneka Corporation was incorporated in 1949 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Full KANKF Calculator →Merck & Co., Inc. operates as a healthcare company worldwide. It operates through two segments, Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. The Pharmaceutical segment offers human health pharmaceutical products in the areas of oncology, hospital acute care, immunology, neuroscience, virology, cardiovascular, and diabetes, as well as vaccine products, such as preventive pediatric, adolescent, and adult vaccines. The Animal Health segment discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and health management solutions and services, as well as digitally connected identification, traceability, and monitoring products. It serves drug wholesalers and retailers, hospitals, and government agencies; managed health care providers, such as health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other institutions; and physicians and physician distributors, veterinarians, and animal producers. The company has collaborations with AstraZeneca PLC; Bayer AG; Eisai Co., Ltd.; Ridgeback Biotherapeutics; and Gilead Sciences, Inc. to jointly develop and commercialize long-acting treatments in HIV. Merck & Co., Inc. was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Kenilworth, New Jersey.
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