ADEKA, the Furukawa Group's chemical company, has earned a reputation in Japan and worldwide as an innovator in a broad spectrum of technologies. Founded in 1917 with the purpose of initiating domestic manufacture of electrolytically produced caustic soda, the Company later began producing hydrogenated oils using hydrogen produced from electrolysis. From these two operational strengths ADEKA has expanded its business in chemicals and food products. In the Chemical Products area, the Inorganic, Organic, and Industrial Fats and Fatty Acids Divisions produce a wide range of products that contribute to such industries as texti