The Kewpie Group uses about four billion eggs a year. Recognizing that eggs contain all the necessary ingredients for creating life, we launched our Fine Chemical Products Business to make effective use of such ingredients. We create an array of products in a wide range of fields, from food to cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. Moreover, we are striving to develop new ingredients using cutting-edge techniques, and to supply functional products that will open the way to the future.

	Building the Kewpie Fine Chemical Products Business	Product Milestones
1982	Constructed Fine Chemical Building (FC1 Plant)	Started sales of Egg Yolk Lecithin
1983		Gained Lysozyme Hydrochloride manufacturing approval and started sales. Started sales of Hyaluronic acid (derived from chicken comb) for cosmetic applications.
1984	Completed purification line in new building (Lecithin 1 Plant)
1985		Started sales of Egg White Peptides (produced by breaking down egg white protein)
1988		Started sales of Egg Yolk Lysolecithin
1990	Completed new building (Lecithin 2 Plant)	Started sales of Hydrolyzed Eggshell Membrane
1992		Started sales of Hyaluronic acid (derived from chicken comb) for food use
1994		Started sales of Hyaluronic acid (derived from chicken comb) for pharmaceutical applications
1996	Completed Fine Chemical Building (FC2 Plant)
1998		Started sales of Ecosapetanoic acid (EPA) for pharmaceutical applications
2000	Completed Fine Chemical Building (FC3 Plant)
2001	Fine Chemical Products Goka Factory gained ISO14001 certification	Started sales of Chondoroitin Sulfate
2002		Started sales of Kewpie dietary supplements
2004		Started sales of Hyaluronic acid (microbially fermented) for cosmetic and food applications
2006	Started operation of facilities to increase production of microbially fermented Hyaluronic acid（Phase 2)	Started sales of Hyalo-Oligo®
2007	Started operation of facilities to increase production of microbially fermented Hyaluronic acid (Phase 3)	Started sales of Hyaloveil® and Hyabest®(J)
2008	Fine Chemical Products Goka Factory and Quality Assurance Dept. gained ISO9001 certification
2010	Started operation in Quality Control Building
2012		Started sales of Hyalorepair®
2014		Started sales of Hyabest®(A)
2017		Started sales of HAbooster™