Kureha Corporation (4023.T) JPX

3,770.00

+30(+0.80%)

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Kureha Corporation

Address

3-3-2 Nihonbashi Hamacho

Tokyo, 103-8552

Japan

Phone

81 3 3249 4666

Sector

Basic Materials

Industry

Chemicals - Specialty

Employees

4217

First IPO Date

January 01, 2001

Key Executives

NameTitlePayYear Born
Mr. Yutaka KobayashiChief Executive Officer, President & Director105M1951
Kyosuke KawanaVice President and Deputy GM of Corporate Strategies & Accounting Division0N/A
Mr. Naomitsu NishihataSVice President, MD of R&D, Manufacturing, Tech. Div., GM of New Business. Div. and Director01965
Mr. Kazushige TsurutaniGeneral Manager of Public & Investor Relations Department0N/A
Takayuki OgawaGeneral Manager of Corporate Communications Department0N/A
Mr. Hiroyuki TanakaSenior Vice President. MD of Business Division & GM of Advanced Products Division01963
Mr. Katsuhiro NatakeSenior EVice President, GM of Corporate Strategies, Accounting & Administration Division and Director01962

Description

Kureha Corporation manufactures and sells functional materials, specialty chemicals, and plastics in Japan and internationally. It operates through four segments: Advanced Materials, Specialty Chemicals, Specialty Plastics, Construction, and Other Operations. The Advanced Materials segment offers polyphenylene sulfide, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), processed polyglycolic acid products, carbon fibers, and bead-shaped activated carbon products. The Specialty Chemicals segment provides therapeutic agents for chronic renal failure, agricultural and horticultural fungicides, chlorine, caustic soda, hydrochloric acid, sodium hypochlorite, monochlorobenzene, para-dichlorobenzene, trichlorobenzene, and ortho-dichlorobenzene. The Specialty Plastics segment offers household products, including household plastic wrap, storage containers, cooking sheets, food storage bags, strainable garbage bags, garbage deodorizing sheets; antibacterial dishcloths, range hood filters, and plastic bag clips; PVDF fishing lines; polyvinylidene chloride films; heat-shrink multilayer films; and machinery for auto-seal food packaging. The Construction segment provides construction, civil engineering, housing, factory-related services, and plant engineering and maintenance services. The Other Operations segment offers industrial waste management services and environmental related treatment facilities; real estate, building management, travel agency, insurance, and staffing services; medical care services; transport and storage services; and trades in chemical products. The company was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.