Overseas Locations
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical (China)
About Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical is a group company of Soken. Founded in 1994 in Ningbo, China, the company has been a leading player in the rapid development of China's adhesive industry for many years.
Since its inception, the company was home to China's first coating line with class 1000 cleanroom conditions. Through its coating services, the company meets customer needs by providing innovative technology, high-quality products, and superior service.
Technological Capabilities
The Research and Development Center at Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical has sold more than 1,000 products to date.
The company differentiates itself through active patent filings and has a wide range of high-performance products including products that feature optical transparency, shatter resistance, thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, flame resistance, corrosion resistance, and consideration for the environment. These products have been used extensively in a variety of applications and industries, including mobile devices, optical displays, touch panels, automobiles, home appliances, medical, construction, and residential environments.
Localization Policy
For more than 25 years, Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical has established local production and sales networks, enabling it to quickly respond to customer needs.
Coating Service Facilities
With a total investment of US$18.5 million, Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical's facilities cover an area of 50,000 m2. The facility has implemented various types of production environments, ranging from general coating production lines to class 1000 cleanrooms. From raw material to finished product, the company meets customer needs with a streamlined manufacturing process.
Community Engagement
As a foreign company entering the Chinese adhesives market, Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical is widely recognized by the public for its active involvement in community engagement through volunteer activities, environmental conservation, and relief support.
Certifications
ISO 9001 specifies requirements for establishing and operating a quality management system. It puts in place processes to ensure that an organization meets customer needs and maintains the quality of its products and services.
In addition to providing a framework for a quality management system, ISO 9001: 2015 specifies a set of requirements, including setting quality objectives, developing sound plans, process monitoring, quality improvement, internal auditing, and implementing an adequate documentation control system.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical obtained ISO 9001: 2015 certification in January 2020 and continues to maintain the quality of its products and services.
Developed by the International Automotive Task Force (IATF), IATF 16949 certification is an international standard for quality management systems in the automotive industry.
IATF 16949: 2016 is based on a process-oriented approach that promotes risk-based thinking. It specifies a wide range of requirements, including meeting customer requirements, supply chain quality control, product safety, and compliance with legal requirements.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical obtained IATF 16949: 2016 certification in July 2020 and continues to maintain a quality management system.
ISO 14001 is the internationally recognized standard for environmental management systems (EMS). It is intended to help organizations reduce their environmental impact and demonstrate their commitment to the environment.
ISO 14001: 2015 covers numerous environmental requirements, including compliance with relevant legal requirements, implementing efforts to minimize environmental impact, and continual improvement for setting and achieving environmental objectives.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical obtained ISO 14001: 2015 in January 2019 and continues to manage its environmental management system.
ISO 45001 is an internationally recognized standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system. It aims to help organizations assess OH&S risks, implement preventive measures, and ensure health and safety in the workplace.
ISO 45001: 2018 specifies a set of requirements for an occupational health and safety management system, including compliance with legal requirements for occupational health and safety, conducting occupational health and safety risk assessments, implementing preventive measures and emergency response planning, and continuous improvement efforts.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical obtained ISO 45001: 2018 in January 2021 and continues to maintain an occupational health and safety management system.
Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) is a set of regulations in the European Union that restricts the use of hazardous substances in electronic and electrical products.
The RoHS Directive is a legislative act adopted in the European Union to address the recycling of electrical and electronic components. Together with the Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, it aims to reduce the environmental impact of electrical and electronic equipment waste.
The RoHS Directive applies to various components and materials of electrical and electronic products, requiring manufacturers to measure the amount of hazardous substances in their products and take the necessary measures to comply with the RoHS regulations.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical's products for electrical and electronic applications are regularly tested for RoHS compliance to reduce environmental impact.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a group of hazardous chemicals known for their volatility.
In order to comply with VOC control regulations, manufacturers are required to detail the components and amounts used in their products, measure VOC levels, and adhere to regulatory limits.
Compliance with VOC regulations results in reducing the environmental impact of products and contributes to environmental protection.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical's product lineup also includes VOC-compliant products.
The UL Certification Mark is applied to products that have been certified by the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) in compliance with their safety standards.
UL provides safety assessments and certification for a wide range of products, from electrical appliances to chemical products, plastic materials, and more.
Ningbo Daxie Soken Chemical's product lineup also includes UL-certified products.
Coating Service Case Studies
Case Study 1: Polystyrene (PS) Sheets for COVID-19 Test Kits
Pain Point
The customer wanted to provide hydrophilic PS flat sheets for COVID-19 test kits ahead of their competitors.
Solution
By leveraging our blood test kit tape technology, we were able to quickly meet the customer's needs and shorten their development time for the new product. The company was able to get the product to market earlier than its competitors, gaining market share in the medical industry. This also meant that the test kits reached end-users sooner.
Case Study 2: Prompt Response to a Defect Issue
Pain Point
We received customer complaints about quality defects regarding roll slippage.
Solution
Upon receiving the complaint, we immediately investigated both production and transportation packaging methods to identify the cause of the roll slippage. Measures were taken to prevent the defect from recurring, and we were able to provide quality control to the customer, maintaining their trust.
Soken Chemical Asia (Thailand)
About Soken Chemical Asia
Soken Chemical Asia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Soken. The company was established in Thailand in 2008 and has established manufacturing and sales networks not only in Thailand, but also throughout Southeast Asia including Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.
Technological Capabilities
Soken Chemical Asia combines Soken Chemical's adhesive design technologies and adhesive tape processing technologies to produce high-quality products.
It integrates the latest technologies from Japan into its product development and provides technical support to customers.
Localization Policy
Based on the policy of local production for local consumption, Soken Chemical Asia can provide products, services, and quality in accordance with Japanese technical standards locally. We also conduct regular quality inspections and factory audits on raw material suppliers.
With a manufacturing base in Thailand and product stocks in Vietnam and Indonesia, the company sells products in countries throughout Southeast Asia.
Support Measures
Soken Chemical Asia has both Thai and Japanese staff with expert knowledge of the local market. To meet customer needs in an international context, Soken Chemical Asia provides services in multiple languages, including Thai, English, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Indonesian.
Soken Chemical Asia's Coating Service Facilities
Soken Chemical Asia meets customer needs throughout the entire production process, ensuring quality from raw materials to finished products within an ISO 9001-certified environment.
Soken Chemical Asia Coating Service Case Studies
Case Study 1: Automobile Parts Manufacturer
Pain Point
The customer was using an automotive interior tape that exceeded the standard level of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and was looking at adhesive tapes as a possible replacement.
Solution
We proposed a low-VOC adhesive tape, which the customer chose as a replacement for their automotive interior tape.
Case Study 2: Air Conditioner Parts Manufacturer
Pain Point
The customer wanted to propose a newly developed tape solution to air conditioner manufacturers but struggled to explain the underlying adhesive technology.
Solution
A technical salesperson from Soken accompanied the customer to provide technical sales support to the air conditioner manufacturer, resulting in the successful adoption of the tape.
