Fuji Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. | APIs & Pharmaceuticals

History of Fuji Chemical & SD

Since 1965, Fuji Chemical has been a leading manufacturer of SDs for pharmaceutical products.

SD technology was first introduced in order to mass produce Neusilin® and to meet the tailoring needs of customers. Since then, our company has acquired the processing technology to not only enhance mass production and quality but also provide good value additions to APIs.

Fuji Chemical's representative SD products

Neusilin®, Fujicalin®, and F-MELT®

Neusilin®, Fujicalin®, and F-MELT® are globally accepted excipients manufactured by SD methods, and these products comply with the global pharmacopeias.

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AstaREAL® Powder

The ability of the SD to powderize any oily compound was applied for the production of Astaxanthin, which is extracted from micro algae in the form of oil. Astaxanthin is a powerful antioxidant which is about 1000 times stronger than that of Vitamin E. AstaREAL astaxanthin is used as an ingredient for health supplements

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A history of the introduction of the SD

1940-1949	1946 Foundation
1950-1959	1954 Mass production and release of Neusilin® 1954 Completion of inorganic Building NO.1
1960-1969	1965 Completion of the first open-cycle SD and initiation of contract manufacture First SD processing service in the Japanese pharmaceutical industry 1966 Completion of open-cycle SD No.2
1970-1979	1974 Completion of open-cycle SD No.3
1980-1989	1980 Completion of open-cycle SD No.4 1981 Completion of open-cycle SD No.5
1990-1999	1998 Completion of closed-cycle SD 1998 Launch of Fujicalin®
2000-	2000 Initiation of SD-centered business structure 2004 Introduction of F-MELT® in market