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Rohto Pharmaceutical

Japanese consumer goods company

Summary

Japanese consumer goods company

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name	Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
native_name	ロート製薬株式会社
native_name_lang	ja
romanized_name	Rōto Seiyaku kabushiki gaisha
logo	Rohto 2024.svg
type	Public
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foundation	Higashinari-ku, Osaka, Japan (, to reorganize "Shintendo, Yasutami Yamada pharmaceutical Company")
founder	Yasutami Yamada
location	Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan
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operating_income
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assets
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num_employees	7,259 (as of March 31, 2024)
subsid	Mentholatum
Rohto Advanced Research Hong Kong Ltd
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Rohto Advanced Research Hong Kong Ltd Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in fast-moving consumer goods and pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Ikuno-ku, Osaka, Japan. The company primary focuses on skin and eye care products. They also produce cosmetics, supplements, and over-the-counter medications.

International presence

In 1975, Rohto gained trademark rights to Mentholatum from The Mentholatum Company Inc., allowing the sale of Mentholatum-branded products. Rohto acquired The Mentholatum Company Inc. in June 1988.

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Rohto has two production plants in Japan and six across the US, UK, China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Rohto entered the Vietnamese market in 1997 expanding sales to the Asia Pacific region. In mid-2010, Rohto entered the Indian and Bangladeshi markets.

In 2024, Rohto Pharmaceutical entered into a partnership with the Austrian Sigmapharm Group. This partnership aimed at expanding the production and sale of ophthalmic drugs and medical products across Europe, with Rohto Pharmaceutical investing nearly €30 million in research, development, production, and sales.

History

Yasutami Yamada founded "" in Osaka, on February 22, 1899. ROHTO Pharmaceutical Co. is the largest company in Japan's OTC drugs market, commanding a 40% share in the eye-drop sector. The name "Rohto" was inspired by August von Rothmund,In Japanese, August von Rothmund was known as アウグスト・フォン・ロートムント. a German ophthalmologist who was a professor for Toyotaro Inoue, a Japanese ophthalmologist.

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