Nippon Shokubai

For batteries it supplies IONEL LF-101, an electrolyte material for lithium-ion batteries, and it also makes electrolyte sheets for solid oxide fuel cells and heat dissipation materials. The company describes its business as reaching from diapers and detergents to next-generation batteries, ICT and nucleic acid pharmaceuticals. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market and has about 4,900 consolidated employees.

The 2025 Battery Report lists Nippon Shokubai in the Asia-Pacific supply chain for zinc batteries, among separator suppliers.