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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
|---|---|
| TYO:4208 FSE: 4208 Nikkei 225 Component | |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | June 1897; 128 years ago (1897-06) |
| Founder | Sukesaku Watanabe |
| Headquarters | Seavans North Building, 1-2-1,Shibaura,Minato-ku,Tokyo 105-8449, Japan (Tokyo head office) 1978-96 Kogushi,Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8633, Japan (Ube head office) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Michio Takeshita (president and CEO) |
| Products | |
| Revenue |  $ 6.3 billionUSD (FY 2013) (¥ 650.5 billionJPY) (FY 2013) |
| $ 122 million USD (FY 2013) (¥ 12.6 billion JPY) (FY 2013) | |
Number of employees | 9,849 (consolidated as of March 31, 2022) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
UBE Corporation (UBE株式会社,Yū-bī-ī Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanesechemical company manufacturing chemicals, plastics, battery materials, pharmaceuticals, cement, construction materials, and machinery.[2]
The former company name isUbe Industries, Ltd. (宇部興産株式会社,Ube Kōsan Kabushiki-gaisha)
The company was founded in 1897 when Sukesaku Watanabe —an industrialist, a member of theHouse of Representatives of Japan and adeputy mayor ofUbe— established Okinoyama Coal Mine, the predecessor of the present Ube industries.
Since then, the company has established six core business units:Chemicals & plastics,specialty chemicals & products,cement,pharmaceuticals,machinery and metal products,energy and environment.
The company is listed on theTokyo Stock Exchange andFukuoka Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of theNikkei 225 stock index.[3]
Ube Industries is a member of theMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ)keiretsu.
Ube provides advanced materials for various defense and aerospace applications, for example it'sTyranno fiber (a material incorporating a silicon/titanium mix) is used as a stealth material in theX-2 experimental aircraft.[4]
The presidents of the UbeChamber of Commerce and Industry are elected from retired persons of The company. Serving president Yasuhisa Chiba (he was Representative Director of Ube industries) also holds the post of vice chairperson of theChemical Society of Japan.[6] Some employees of the Ube Group are elected toassemblyman.
etc.
UBE Group is doing business worldwide, especially Thailand (Rayong Province) and Spain (Province of Castellón) are main sites forpetrochemical business. UBE Chemicals (Asia) Public Company Ltd. (UCHA) is one of the cogent chemical companies in Thailand. The company is the sole caprolactam producer in Thailand. Dr. Charunya Phichitkul, the president of UCHA also holds the post of vice chairperson of the petrochemical Industry Club The Federation of Thai Industries.[7]
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