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Merck Ltd., Japan
Merck Ltd., Japan is the chemicals unit of Merck KGaA, Germany, one of the leading pharmaceutical and chemical companies in the world. It was established in 1968 for marketing, mainly in Japan, products manufactured by the Merck group. Now, in addition to selling other Merck Group company products, it sells its own products in Japan as well as overseas and has research, development and manufacturing facilities in Japan. The core businesses of Merck Ltd. are liquid crystals, pigments, wide-range of products for the life science industry.
Company Profile
| Establishment | February 15, 1968 | |
| Capital | 2,100 million yen | |
| Directors | Representative Director
Chairman and President | Dr. Karl Roeser |
| Director
Head of Performance Materials Pigments & Cosmetics Division | Hiroshi Ashizawa | |
Director
| Ikuko Kajikawa | |
| Director
Chief Financial Officer Head of Administration Division | Koji Okamoto | |
| Auditor | Eiji Wakayama | |
| Parent Company | Merck Internationale Beteiligungen GmbH (Germany) : 72.4%
Merck KGaA (Germany) : 15.9% Millipore International Holding Company B.V. (The Netherlands) : 11.7% | |
| Main Bank | Deutsche Bank AG, Tokyo Branch | |
| Subsidiary | Biotest K.K.
http://www.biotest.co.jp/ | |
Merck Ltd. Arco Tower 5F, 8-1, Shimomeguro 1-chome, Meguro-ku, Tokyo,
153-8927 Japan. Tel: +81-(0)3-5434-4700 e-mail: merck@merck.co.jp
153-8927 Japan. Tel: +81-(0)3-5434-4700 e-mail: merck@merck.co.jp
