Kao Corp.
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Kao Corporation (花王株式会社 Kaō Kabushiki-gaisha?) (TYO: 4452 ) is a chemical and cosmetics company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
Kao was begun as a domestic toiletry soap in 1890 by Tomiro Nagase. Until 1940, they were known as Nihon Yuki Company, changing their name then to Kao Soap Company, and finally in 1985 to Kao Corporation. Kao entered the North American and European markets in 1986-1989, purchasing the Andrew Jergens Company. A research project on face powders resulted in the discovery of a dispersing system that was ideal for the management of magnetic particles spread over floppy discs, and Kao in 1985 established a U.S. subsidiary called Kao Infosystems Company to manufacture such discs. Their U.S. brands operations are based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Canadian office is located in Mississauga, Ontario.
[edit] External links
- "Kao Corporation website." Accessed December 21, 2005.
- "Kao Brands Company U.S. Subsidiary website." Accessed August 27, 2006.
- "Jergens Moisturizers website." Accessed August 27, 2006.
- "Biore Pore Perfect website." Accessed August 27, 2006.
- "John Frieda Hair Care website." Accessed August 27, 2006.
- "Ban Deodorant website." Accessed August 27, 2006.
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