Nissan Chemical Corporation

Nissan Chemical Corporation, founded in 1887 and headquartered in Tokyo, is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under code 4021 and operates in agrochemicals, performance materials and pharmaceuticals. The company ranked first in domestic Japanese agrochemical sales in the period from October 2022 to September 2023, and its crop protection portfolio pairs herbicides led by the Roundup line sold in Japan with insecticides such as GRACIA and ALTAIR and fungicides including LEIMAY.

In FY2024 the agrochemicals segment recorded sales of ¥86.2 billion and operating profit of ¥25.6 billion, with the insecticide GRACIA reaching its initial ¥10.0 billion sales target during the year and its peak sales target subsequently revised up to ¥12.5 billion. Exports accounted for 50 percent of agrochemical sales, distributed across Europe and Africa at 58 percent, Asia at 33 percent and the Americas at 9 percent, while domestic sales made up the remaining half.

The company also invented fluralaner, the active ingredient in the BRAVECTO and EXZOLT animal health products, which are sold in more than 100 countries, and in April 2025 it extended its long-term supply agreement for the ingredient while agreeing joint research on new veterinary medicines. At company level, FY2024 revenue rose 11 percent to ¥251.4 billion with operating profit up 18 percent to ¥56.8 billion, both record highs for the group.