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 science.

Asahi Kasei Corporation
Native name
旭化成株式会社
Asahi Kasei kabushiki gaisha
TypePublic KK
TYO: 3407
TOPIX Large 70 Component
TOPIX 100 Component
Nikkei 225 Component
IndustryChemical industry
FoundedMay 21, 1931 (1931-05-21)
HeadquartersHibiya Mitsui Tower, 1-1-2Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo 100-0006 Japan
Key people
Hideki Kobori
(President)
Products
Revenue $ 18.5 billion (FY 2014) (¥ 1,897 billion) (FY 2014)
$ 989.7 million (FY 2014) (¥ 101.29 billion) (FY 2014)
Number of employees
34,670 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2018)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

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[3] and Nikkei 225[4] stock market indices.

History

The company Asahi Kasei began in the year 1931 with the production of chemicals that included ammonia and nitric acids. In 1949, exchanges between stocks started up between Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Asahi Kasei entered into a joint petrochemical venture with Dow Chemical. A production of Polystyrene and Saran Wrap began in 1952. Diversification into acrylonitrile, construction materials, petrochemicals, glass fabrics, ethylene, housing, medical devices, electronics, engineered resins, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and liquors began in the 1960s and 1990s. Net sales exceeded $10 billion globally in the years 2000–2003. Finally, in the years 2008–2009, there was further diversification into medical devices. In 2018, Asahi Kasei acquired Sage Automotive Interiors.[5]

Statistics

The company makes about 18 billion dollars globally in annual net sales. Their core operating segments include:

  • Chemicals (43.4%)
  • Homes (27.2%)
  • Healthcare (7.95%)
  • Fibers (7%)
  • Electronics (10%)
  • Construction materials (3.3%)
  • Services, engineering, and others (1.2%)

Locations

They currently employ 25,000 people and have a total of 54 manufacturing facilities found in different areas all over the world. Some of these places include North America, Europe, South Asia, East Asia, and Japan.

Their operations in North America are located in Illinois, Michigan, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Mexico. In Europe it has sites in Brussels and Milan. The sites in Japan are located in Tokyo, Kawasaki, Nobeoka, and Mizushima. The sites in South and East Asia operate in Suzhou, Shanghai, Thailand, and Singapore.

Business segments and products

The main operations of the company are divided into the following four business sectors:[6]

  • Chemicals & fibers
    • Chemicals
    • Polymer products
    • Specialty chemicals
    • Fibers
  • Homes & construction materials
    • Foundation systems
    • Insulation materials
    • AAC-related products
    • Structural materials
    • Order-built homes
    • Real estate–related operations
    • Building remodeling
  • Electronics
  • Health care
    • Blood transfusion devices
    • Blood purification devices
    • Bioprocess products: leukocyte reduction filters, virus removal filters
    • Orthopedics and urology pharmaceuticals
    • Critical care devices: defibrillators, wearable defibrillators, automated CPR systems, temperature management systems, data solutions
    • Diagnostic reagents
    • Nutritional products

References
  1. "Corporate Profile". Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  2. "Asahi Kasei Financial Statements". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  3. "TOPIX Large70 Components" (PDF). Japan Exchange Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 13, 2013. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  4. "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  5. "Asahi Kasei to acquire Sage Automotive Interiors | Press Releases | Asahi Kasei". Asahi Kasei Corporation. Retrieved 2019-06-07.
  6. "Asahi Kasei products". Retrieved August 6, 2014.
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