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( R e d i r e c t e d f r o m U B E I n d u s t r i e s )
Japanese chemicals company
UBE Corporation Company type Public (K.K )
Traded as
TYO : 4208 FSE : 4208Nikkei 225 Component Industry Chemicals Founded June 1897; 127 years ago (1897-06 ) Founder Sukesaku Watanabe Headquarters Seavans North Building, 1-2-1, Shibaura , Minato-ku , Tokyo 105-8449, JapanTokyo head office )Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8633, JapanUbe head office )
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Michio Takeshita(president and CEO) Products
Plastics
Pharmaceuticals
Cement
Building materials
Industrial machinery
Power generation
Defense technology
Revenue USD (FY JPY ) (FY 2013)
Net income
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 Japanese chemical company manufacturing chemicals, plastics, battery materials, pharmaceuticals, cement, construction materials, and machinery.[2]
The former company name is Ube 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 the House of Representatives of Japan and a deputy mayor of Ube — 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 the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Fukuoka Stock Exchange , and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[3]
Ube Industries is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFJ) keiretsu
History
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1897: Okinoyama Coal Mine (沖ノ山炭鉱組合 Okinoyama Tankō Kumiai ) is established as a silent partnership
1914: Ube Shinkawa Iron Works (宇部新川鉄工所 Ube Shinkawa Tekkōjo is established as a silent partnership.
1923: Ube Cement Production, Ltd. (宇部セメント製造 Ube Cement Seizō is established.
1933: Ube Nitrogen Industry, Ltd. (宇部窒素工業 Ube Chisso Kōogyō is established.
1942: Ube Industries, Ltd. is established through amalgamation of the four foregoing companies.
1993: Capital investment is made in PQM of Spain (now Ube Chemical Europe, S.A.)
1997: Thai Caprolactam Public Co., Ltd. and Ube Nylon (Thailand ) Ltd. (now UBE Chemicals (Asia) Public Company Ltd.) open for business.
1998: Ube-Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (joint venture with Mitsubishi Materials Corporation) is established.
Main products
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Chemicals and plastics
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Speciality chemicals and products
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Pharmaceutical
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Cement and construction materials
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Energy and environment
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Defense technology
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Ube provides advanced materials for various defense and aerospace applications, for example it's Tyranno fiber (a material incorporating a silicon/titanium mix) is used as a stealth material in the X-2 experimental aircraft.[4]
Corporate governance
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Board directors
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Chairperson and Director
President and Representative Director
Michio Takeshita (CEO , also holds the post of vice chairperson of the Japan Chemical Industry Association)[5]
Representative Director
Directors
Akinori Furukawa (CCO , General Director of General affairs and Personnel Office)
Makoto Umetsu (General Director of Research and Development)
Yoshiomi Matsumoto (He was vice president of the Industrial Bank of Japan )
Mitsutaka Motoda (He is President of the Sanwa Research Institute and used to be Senior managing director of Sanwa bank )
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Japan
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Tokyo (Headquarter)
Ube (Headquarter, R&D, Plant, Bulk terminal, Limestone mine)
Fukuoka (Sales branch, Plant)
Chiba (R&D, Plant)
Osaka (Plants, Sales branch)
Nagoya (Sales branch)
The presidents of the Ube Chamber 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 the Chemical Society of Japan .[6] assemblyman .
Worldwide
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Thailand (Sales branch, R&D, Plant)
Spain (Sales branch, R&D, Plant)
Nantong , China (Plant)
U.S. (Sales branch, Plant)
Seoul , South Korea (Sales branch)
Shanghai , China (Sales branch)
Hongkong , China (Sales branch)
Singapore (Sales branch)
Düsseldorf , Germany (Sales branch)
São Paulo , Brazil (Sales branch)
Taiwan (Sales branch)
Mexico City (Sales branch)
etc.
UBE Group is doing business worldwide, especially Thailand(Rayong Province ) and Spain(Province of Castellón ) are main sites for petrochemical 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]
See also
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Gallery
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Statue of company founder Sukesaku Watanabe
Watanabe Memorial Hall
Ube's chemical plant in
Ube, Yamaguchi
Ube mine expressway, a Ube dedicated road in
Yamaguchi prefecture
References
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^ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average" . Nikkei Inc. Retrieved September 18, 2014 .
^ "Ministry to support, boost defense equipment R&D" . Yomiuri Shimbun. Retrieved October 8, 2014 .
^ Official website of JCIA,"About JCIA Officers" , Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
^ Official website of CSJ,"公益社団法人日本化学会 設立と役員人事のお知らせ , Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
^ Official website of FTIPC,"FTIPC Organization Chart 2010-2011" , Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
External links
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R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UBE_Corporation&oldid=1211059132 " C a t e g o r i e s : ● C h e m i c a l c o m p a n i e s b a s e d i n T o k y o ● C e m e n t c o m p a n i e s o f J a p a n ● D e f e n s e c o m p a n i e s o f J a p a n ● C o m p a n i e s b a s e d i n Y a m a g u c h i P r e f e c t u r e ● M a n u f a c t u r i n g c o m p a n i e s b a s e d i n T o k y o ● J a p a n e s e b r a n d s ● C o m p a n i e s l i s t e d o n t h e T o k y o S t o c k E x c h a n g e ● C o m p a n i e s l i s t e d o n t h e F u k u o k a S t o c k E x c h a n g e ● C o m p a n i e s i n t h e N i k k e i 2 2 5 ● J a p a n e s e c o m p a n i e s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 8 9 7 ● C h e m i c a l c o m p a n i e s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 8 9 7 ● C o n g l o m e r a t e c o m p a n i e s b a s e d i n T o k y o ● M i d o r i - k a i H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g J a p a n e s e - l a n g u a g e t e x t ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● A r t i c l e s w i t h P o r t u g u e s e - l a n g u a g e s o u r c e s ( pt ) ● A r t i c l e s w i t h I S N I i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h V I A F i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h L C C N i d e n t i f i e r s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h N D L i d e n t i f i e r s
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
$ 6.3 billion USD (FY 2013)
(¥ 650.5 billion JPY) (FY 2013)
