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Fuso Chemical Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture of fruit acids and functional chemicals. Its operations are carried out through the Life Science Business, and Electronic Materials and Functional Chemicals Business segments. The Life Science Business segment deals with the production and sale of malic, citric, and other fruit acids, food additives, and gluconic acid. The Electronic Materials and Functional Chemicals Business segment manages the production and sale of ultra-high purity colloidal silica, resin additives, pharmaceutical raw materials, and photographic chemical raw materials. The company was founded by Shozo Akazawa in 1952 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.