Entity

Taiyo Oil is a Japanese independent oil refiner-distributor established in February 19412 . The company operates under the leadership of President & CEO Takahiro Yamamoto and employs 818 people as of December 2024.

The company's main operations are centered at the Shikoku Operations facility in Ehime Prefecture, which serves as their primary refinery. Despite having a relatively small atmospheric distillation capacity, Taiyo Oil has enhanced its competitive strength by implementing advanced technologies like residual fluid catalytic cracking and transalkylation units.

Operations

•  Manufacturing and selling petroleum and petrochemical products
•  Focusing sales primarily in western Japan under the SOLATO brand
•  Operating oil storage and transportation services