Asahi Kasei
Asahi Kasei Corporation (旭化成株式会社, Asahi Kasei Kabushiki-gaisha, styled as AsahiKASEI) is a multinational Japanese chemical company. Its main products are chemicals and materials.
Headquarters in Yūrakuchō, Chiyoda, Tokyo | |
Native name | 旭化成株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Asahi Kasei kabushiki gaisha |
| Company type | Public KK |
Traded as | TYO: 3407 TOPIX Large 70 Component TOPIX 100 Component Nikkei 225 Component |
| Industry | Chemical industry |
| Founded | May 21, 1931 |
| Headquarters | Hibiya Mitsui Tower, 1-1-2Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0006 Japan |
Key people | Koshiro Kudo (President) |
| Products | |
| Revenue | $ 18.5 billion (FY 2014) (¥ 1,897 billion) (FY 2014) |
Net income | $ 989.7 million (FY 2014) (¥ 101.29 billion) (FY 2014) |
Number of employees | 46,751 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2022) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references | |
It was founded in May 1931, using the paid in capital of Nobeoka Ammonia Fiber Co., Ltd, a Nobeoka, Miyazaki based producer of ammonia, nitric acid, and other chemicals. Now headquartered in Tokyo, with offices and plants across Japan, as well as China, Singapore, Thailand, U.S.A. and Germany.
The company is listed on the first section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX 100 and Nikkei 225 stock market indices.
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