Asahi Kasei

Asahi Kasei
Asahi Kasei Corporation
Type Public KK (TYO: 3407)
Industry Chemicals
Founded 1931
Headquarters Tokyo, Japan
Key people Nobuo Yamaguchi, Chairman
Shiro Hiruta, President
Products Chemicals
Revenue increase ¥ 1,696.789 billion JPY (FY 2007)
Net income increase ¥ 69.945 billion JPY (FY 2007)
Employees 25,085 (2011)
Website www.asahi-kasei.co.jp

Asahi Kasei Corporation (旭化成株式会社 Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha?, TYO: 3407) is a Japanese company. The main products are chemicals and materials science. The company has around 25,000 employees and had consolidated sales of ¥ 1.7 trillion in 2008[1]. 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. It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is part of the Nikkei 225 index.

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