Toagosei
Toagosei Co., Ltd. (東亞合成株式会社, Toagosei Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese chemical company, producing cyanoacrylate adhesives since 1963. Other chemical products of the company include high purity gases, soda and chlorine products and instant glue, which is sold in Japan as Aron Alpha and marketed in the United States as Krazy Glue.[3][4][5]
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 Toagosei headquarters building in Tokyo | |
Native name | 東亞合成株式会社 |
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| Type | Public KK |
| TYO: 4045 | |
| ISIN | JP3556400004 |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | March 31, 1942 |
| Founder | Momosuke Fukuzawa |
| Headquarters | Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8419 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Mikishi Takamura (President and CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue |  JPY 135.3 (FY 2016)
(US$ 1.2 billion) (FY 2016) |
 JPY 13.8 billion (FY 2016)
(US$ 127 million) (FY 2016) | |
Number of employees | 2,411 (as of December 31, 2016) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
The company was originally named Yahagi Kogyo and was founded by Momosuke Fukuzawa in 1933 with the manufacturing of ammonium sulfate, sulfuric acid, and nitric acid as its products. The present company was formed when Yahagi Kogyo merged with three other chemical companies in 1944.[6]
References
- "Company Profile". Toagosei. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- "Company Profile". Nikkei Asian Review. Nikkei Inc. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
- Dunn, David J. (2003). Adhesives and Sealants: Technology, Applications and Markets. iSmithers Rapra Publishing. p. 108. ISBN 978-1-85957-365-5.
- Dow Jones & Co (March 1995). The Dow Jones Guide to the World Stock Market. Prentice Hall. p. 289. ISBN 978-0-13-342296-2.
- COMLINE International Corp. (October 22, 2013). Advanced Materials in Japan: Source. Elsevier. p. 414. ISBN 978-1-4832-9402-5.
- "Company History". Toagosei. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
External links
- Official global website (in English)
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