Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited (4008.T) JPX

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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited

Address

The Sumitomo Building

Osaka, OS 541-0041

Japan

Phone

81 6 6220 8508

Sector

Basic Materials

Industry

Chemicals - Specialty

Employees

1438

First IPO Date

January 01, 2001

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Yoshiaki OdaPresident, Chief Executive Officer & Representative Director01961
Kazuhisa UemuraExecutive Officer, Chief of Technology Sector (Engineering and RC) & GM of Engineering Office0N/A
Kenji NakamuraExecutive Officer, Chief of Production Sector & Director01969
Kin BunchinExecutive Officer0N/A
Kenichiro MacHidaMng Exe. Off., GM of Corp. Planning & Acc. office, Chief of Admin Sector and Representative Director01963
Takehiro ToyaMng Exe. Officer, Head of Business Div., Director of Func. Materials Div & Director01961
Nobuhiro MaedaExecutive Officer0N/A
Takashi YamamotoExecutive Officer0N/A
Isao KurimotoMng Exec. Officer, Chief of R&D Sector and Tech. (Tech. Affairs and Intellec. Prop.) Sector0N/A
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Description

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited. engages in the manufacture and sale of absorbent polymers, functional chemicals, and gases in Japan and internationally. It operates through the Super Absorbent Polymers and Functional Materials segments. The Super Absorbent Polymers segment offers a super absorbent polymer, AQUA KEEP, used in water absorbent materials for hygiene products, including disposable diapers, baby diapers, sanitary napkins, and incontinent pad; industrial materials comprising water blocking tape for power and optical cables and water-swelling rubber; and other applications, such as water absorbent pad, freshness agent, water retention agent, anti-dewing agent, pet sheets, and water absorbent sheets. Its Functional Materials segment manufactures and sells water soluble polymers, emulsions, latexes, powder resins, and organic synthetic chemicals. This segment also produces particle polymers, pharmaceuticals-related products, functional products, electronics gases, standard gases, industrial chemicals, medical gases, chemical gases, oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and other gas generators, including PSA systems. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

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