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Chemical ManufacturingTokyo, Japan1001-5000 Employees
Takasago is a chemical manufacturing company in the flavor and fragrance industry, headquartered in Tokyo, Japan (17f 5-37-1 Kamata Ohta-ku Kamata). Established in 1920 in Japan, Takasago develops flavors and fragrances for foods, beverages, fine fragrances, and home and personal care products, with a global network of offices, production sites, and R&D centers in 27 countries and regions. The company has core technology in asymmetric synthesis, including the industrial production of l-menthol for more than 35 years, enabling the manufacture of aroma ingredients, pharmaceutical intermediates, functional materials, and other fine chemicals. Takasago employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people and reports revenue in the range of $1 billion to $10 billion. Recent activity includes receiving the Partner of the Year Award 2025 as part of Unilever's Partner to Win program, expanding R&D facilities and offices in India and Southern Asia, and a collaboration with Sensegen announced in January 2024, as well as the appointment of a Senior Perfumer in Paris.