Kao Specialties Americas LLC (KSA) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kao Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Kao Corporation is a $7 billion conglomerate established in 1887 that develops, manufactures and markets personal care, industrial, information, and chemical products.Originally a textile chemical company founded in 1945, High Point Chemical Corporation was acquired by Kao in 1987. On January 1, 2000 High Point Chemical Corporation was restructured into Kao Specialties Americ...