Company

Message from the President

By plotting a business strategy for global expansion and practicing product development and operational and promotional activities suitable to the market environment, we will endeavor to enhance our corporate value.

Mitsuhiro Sagae

We, SDS Biotech K.K., are conducting business activities based on our management philosophy of contributing to society through the provision of food safety and environmental protection products based on research and development. We believe that our mission is to contribute to society as a core company in the agribusiness of the Idemitsu Kosan Group, with the keywords of "food safety and security" and "growing food demand" as our keywords.

On 1st July, 2022, SDS biotech K.K. has merged with Idemitsu Kosan Agri-Bio Business department and has started as “NEW” SDS Biotech K.K.. We will expand Agri-business by incorporating assets which had been divided in the two companies.

The world's population is expected to increase from approximately 7.8 billion in 2021 to over 9.7 billion in 2050. To meet the population growth and the accompanying economic growth, the need for increased food production is growing. In order to respond to this problem amid the limits on expanding farmland while preserving ecosystems, it is essential to increase the productivity of existing farmland.

Pesticides play a key role in increasing productivity and as a stable production technology. However, in recent years, challenges have been raised such as the appearance of resistant pests, diseases and weeds to pesticides, and the reduction of environmental impact. In addition, in the newly added livestock division, the occurrence of antimicrobial resistant bacteria and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission from livestock are important issue.

To address such challenges, we engages in diverse research and development aimed at establishing sustainable weeds and pests control technologies, including the development of effective products and new active ingredients, spread of the fungicide Daconil, and the paddy herbicide Benzobicyclon, as effective ways to counter resistant diseases and resistant weeds to pesticides. We are also promoting the dissemination of Bacillus subtilis preparation products, which is useful for the healthy rearing of domestic animals that do not rely on antimicrobial agents, and functional feed products containing Cashe Nut Shell Extract which is attracting attention both domestically and internationally for its effectiveness in controlling methane gas from cattle' belches. Furthermore, we put our efforts to develop novel, effective and environmental-friendly products to achieve sustainable disease control/prevention. Going forward, we will continue to engage in various R&D aimed at establishing sustainable control and disease prevention technologies in order to develop more effective and environmental-friendly products based on the technological development capabilities we have accumulated so far.

We will continue to strive for sustainable growth with contributing to food production through product development and sales promotional activities in line with the market environment from a global perspective.
Thus, we would like to humbly ask for your continued support in the future.

Toru Abe   President & Representative Director

Toru Abe
President & Representative Director