Asahi Kasei Company Description
Asahi Kasei Corporation engages in material, homes, healthcare businesses.
The company offers Pimel photosensitive polyimide/PBO precursor, a liquid photosensitive material for buffer coating and packaging applications; Sunfort dry film photoresist to form circuit patterns on printed wiring boards; Novacure, a latent curing agent for epoxy resin with storage stability; glass fabric for printed circuit boards; plastic optical fiber; suede products under the Dinamica name; Microza UF and MF industrial membranes and systems; Aciplex membranes, process equipment, and systems for caustic soda production; Hipore, a microporous polyolefin sheet which prevents the anode and cathode from contacting one another; Celgard, a lithium-ion battery separator; Deramic, a lead acid battery separator; photopolymers and platemaking systems; and fiber products under the Bemberg, ROICA, ELTAS, Bemliese, EUTEC, Precisé, SEMIA, smash, PULSHUT, Lastan, Cubit, NanoAct, ECORISE, BioCradle, CMC-Bemliese names.
It also provides cling film, bags and containers, and dishwashing liquid under the Saran Wrap, Ziploc, Cookper, Frosch names; packaging products under the OPS, Suntec, Barrialon, PVDC latex, and Saran names; pharmaceutical and food additives under the Ceolous and Celphere names; and clads and anchors under the Baclad and AR Chemical Setter names.
In addition, the company is involved in the provision of remodeling services; real estate-related operations; offers unit homes and apartment buildings; autoclaved aerated concrete, foundation systems, thermal insulation, and structural systems and components products; prescription drugs in the fields of orthopedics, critical/intensive care, urology, immune system, and central nervous system; enzymes and diagnostic products; and hemodialysis, therapeutic apheresis, and autologous blood-related businesses.
The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
| Country | Japan |
| Founded | 1922 |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Sector | Materials |
| Employees | 50,352 |
| CEO | Koshiro Kudo |
Contact Details
Address: Hibiya Mitsui Tower Tokyo, 100-0006 Japan | |
| Phone | 81 3 6699 3000 |
| Website | asahi-kasei.com |
Stock Details
| Ticker Symbol | AHKSY |
| Exchange | OTCMKTS |
| Fiscal Year | April - March |
| Reporting Currency | JPY |
| ISIN Number | US0434001006 |
| SIC Code | 2800 |
Key Executives
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Koshiro Kudo | President, Presidential Executive Officer for Material Business Sector and Representative Director |
| Toshiyasu Horie | Chief Financial Officer, Executive Officer of Strategy, Accounting, Finance and IR, Primary EO and Representative Director |
| Futoshi Hamamoto | General Manager of Investor Relations |
| Nobuhiro Yamaguchi | Lead Ex. Officer and Ex. Officer for General Affairs, Legal, Corporate Comm, Risk Mgt and Compliance |
| Satoshi Nishikawa | Senior Executive Officer and Executive Officer for Human Resources |
| Shuichi Sakamoto | Primary Executive Officer for Health Care Business Sector (joint) |
| Richard A. Packer | Vice-Presidential Executive Officer and Executive Officer?Corporate Initiatives |
| Hideyuki Yamagishi | Primary Executive Officer |
| Jonathan A. Rennert | Senior Executive Officer |
| Hideki Tsutsumi | Senior Executive Officer and Executive Officer for Procurement and Logistics |