Tokyo, Mar 25, 2011 (JCN Newswire) - IR & PR Office (Phone: 81-3-5470-3235) (SDK) and its consolidated subsidiary Shoko Co., Ltd. (Shoko) have decided to integrate their businesses in high-performance liquid chromatography* (HPLC). HPLC is used for analyzing molecular weight of polymers, chemical substances in food, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals, as well as quality of water. The integration is scheduled to take effect at the end of this month.