DIC: A Five-Minute Introduction
The DIC Way
The DIC Group has established "The DIC Way" as its fundamental management philosophy.
We create enhanced value and utilize innovation to
introduce socially responsible and sustainable products.
We improve the human condition by safely delivering
color and comfort for sustainable prosperity
- Color & Comfort -
DIC in Numbers
As of December 2025
DIC’s Businesses and Competitive Advantages
The DIC Group is transforming its three core businesses to enhance profitability and competitiveness and strengthen its business foundation. Looking ahead to an AI-integrated society, the Group is cultivating semiconductors, batteries and physical AI as growth businesses. By leveraging technologies developed through its core businesses to create new value and solutions, the Group aims to establish new pillars of profitability for the future.
R&D
The DIC Group is creating new technologies and products by combining its diverse core technologies with AI and materials informatics (MI). Bringing together expertise from 28 major R&D facilities worldwide, the Group develops products and technologies that help address environmental and social challenges while creating new value.
Contributing to a Circular Economy
A key component of the DIC Group’s sustainability strategies is helping to realize a circular economy. Looking ahead, the Group will continue to implement related initiatives in line with its proprietary “5R” framework (reuse, reduce, renew, recycle and redesign).
The DIC Group’s 5R
- ReuseReducing single-use products
- ReduceHigher performance and more functions from less material
- RenewCreating value through bio-based renewability
- RecyclePromoting a circular economy
- RedesignRedesigning products for virtuous cycles
Vision Watch
Through compelling narratives, Vision Watch shines a light on critical—but often invisible—elements at the heart of the DIC Group’s businesses, including the enthusiasm that leads to new materials, aspirations behind cutting-edge technologies and realities on the front lines, providing a window on how the Group continues to address the challenge of delivering on its Color & Comfort value proposition.
Our History 118 Years
Established in 1908 as a manufacturer of printing inks, DIC has capitalized on its capabilities in organic pigments and synthetic resins to build a broad portfolio of products for diverse industries, evolving into the core of the DIC Group, a multinational manufacturer of fine chemicals with operations worldwide.
DIC’s Vision for the Future
DIC’s Vision for the Future is a series of approximately two-minute videos introducing the DIC Group’s current and future initiatives to provide Color & Comfort and create a better future for people and the planet.
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