Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc.

AJINOMOTO U.S.A., INC.

U.S. Headquarters:

400 Kelby Street

Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Tel: [phone]

Fax: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

AJINOMOTO CO., INC. Japan Headquarters: 15-1 Kyobashi 1-chome, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-8315, Japan Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Founded

1908

Key Personnel

Shinichi Suzuki, President Koichiro Sagawa, Director, Specialty Chemicals Division Seiji Takagi, Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Anthony Aguirre, Midwest Sales Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Jerry Burke, East Coast Sales Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Michael Grenner, East Coast Sales Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Hubert Yeboah, West Coast Sales Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Bruce Gesslein, Technical Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division

Company Description

Ajinomoto U.S.A., Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ajinomoto Co., Inc., the Tokyo-based food, beverage and amino acid powerhouse that is one of East Asia's best-known and most respected brands with annual sales of $10 billion worldwide. Manufacturing and marketing a diverse range of products around the globe, Ajinomoto is a leading producer of foods and beverages, pharmaceuticals, amino acids and specialty chemicals--including amino acid-based humectants, surfactants, emollients and functional powders for the cosmetics and toiletries industries. Ajinomoto's high-technology laboratories employ more than 800 scientists, technicians, medical doctors and pharmacists.

With a corporate heritage of almost 100 years, Ajinomoto opened its first sales office in the U.S. in 1917. Today, the company continues to be headquartered in New Jersey, with sales offices in North Carolina, Chicago, California, Oregon, and Hawaii; a representative office in Washington, DC; and manufacturing facilities in Iowa, North Carolina and Oregon.

Major Markets

* Personal Care

* Toiletries

* Cosmetics

* Oral Care

* Pharmaceuticals

Major Products

* Amino acids

* Amino acid derivatives (humectants, surfactants, emollients, gelling agents, functional powders)

Global Capabilities

Eastern / Western European Contact: S.A. Ajinomoto OmniChem N.V. Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

South American Contact: Ajinomoto Interamericana Industria e Comercio Ltda. Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Pacific Rim Contacts: Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Japan Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Ajitrade (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

NEW For 2008!

ELDEW[R] APS-307: an amino acid-based hard emollient wax with a light skin feel and significant water-holding capacity (more than 2000% of its weight).

PRODEW[R] 500: an amino acid blend that repairs and strengthens the hair. It is formulated to resemble the amino acid composition of Cell Membrane Complex proteins in the hair.