Asahi Kasei Chemicals
Corporate Profile
Asahi Kasei Chemicals is the core operating company for all chemical-related operations of the Asahi Kasei Group. Beginning with Japan’s first commercial ammonia synthesis in 1923, process and product innovation have driven the expansion and growth of operations. The company is a world-leader in product quality and performance in a number of important fields.
| Main businesses | Organic and inorganic industrial chemicals, synthetic resins, synthetic rubber, coating materials, latexes, pharmaceutical and food additives, explosives, photopolymers and platemaking systems, separation and ion-exchange membranes, cling film, storage bags, plastic film, sheet, and foam |
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| Home office | 1-105 Kanda Jinbocho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8101 Japan |
| President | Masaki Sakamoto |
| Paid-in capital | 3,000 million yen |
| Shareholder | Asahi Kasei Corporation |
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| (as of April 1, 2010) |
Major Products
- Acetonitrile
- Acrylonitrile (AN)
- Adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, and AH salt
- Cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene
- Cyclohexyl methacrylate (CHMA)
- Methacrylonitrile (MAN)
- Methyl methacrylate (MMA)
- Styrene monomer (SM)
- Barrialon™ PVDC barrier performance
- Delaglas™ PMMA sheets
- Delpet™ PMMA resins
- Leona™ nylon (polyamide) 66 polymer
- Duranol™ polycarbonatediol
- PVDC latex & resin
- Stylac™-ABS acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene
- Stylac™-AS styrene-acrylonitrile
- Suntec™ polyethylene (PE)
- Suntec™ polyolefin shrink films
- Tenac™ polyacetal
- Wonderlite™ polycarbonate
- Xyron™ modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE)
- Asaflex™ SB block copolymer
- Asadene™, Tufdene™, and Asaprene™ butadiene rubber (BR) and solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) for HIPS and ABS
- Asadene™, Tufdene™, and Asaprene™ butadiene rubber (BR) and solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR) for rubber products
- S.O.E.™ new hydrogenated styrenic elastomer
- Tuftec™ hydrogenated styrenic elastomer
- Tufprene™ and Asaprene™ T styrenic thermoplastic elastomer
- Asaclean™ purging compound
- Asaclean™ purging compound (the Americas)
- Asaclean™ wipers
- BusterMild™ mold cleaner
- Elease™ industrial cleaning compound
- LuckyBoy™ industrial hand cleaner
Major Subsidiaries
| Tong Suh Petrochemical Corp., Ltd. | Acrylonitrile, sodium cyanide | Korea | +82-(0)2-3215-0700 |
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| Asahi Kasei Chemicals Korea Co., Ltd. | Sale of adipic acid | Korea | +82-(0)2-3215-0794 |
| Asahi Kasei Performance Chemicals Corp. | High-performance HDI-based polyisocyanate | China | +86-(0)513-8598-2460 |
| Asahi Kasei Performance Chemicals Corp. Shanghai Technical Support Center | Techinical support for high-performance HDI-based polyisocyanate | China | +86-(0)21-6436-4065 |
| Asahi-DuPont POM (Zhangjiagang) Co., Ltd. | Polyacetal | China | +86-(0)512-5838-9000 |
| Asahikasei (Suzhou) Plastics Compound Co., Ltd. | Coloring and compounding of performance resin | China | +86-(0)512-6624-1324 |
| Asahikasei Plastics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | Sale of performance resin | China | +86-(0)21-6391-5252 |
| Asahi Kasei Microza (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. | Industrial filtration membranes and systems | China | +86-(0)571-8687-1617 |
| Asahi Kasei Plastics (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. | Sale of performance resin | Hong Kong | +852-2151-4000 |
| Asahikasei Plastics (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Coloring and compounding of performance resin | Thailand | +66-(0)35-350-720 |
| Asahi Kasei Plastics Singapore Pte. Ltd. | Performance resin | Singapore | +65-6316-1777 |
| Polyxylenol Singapore Pte. Ltd. | PPE powder | Singapore | +65-6316-1777 |
| PT Nippisun Indonesia | Coloring and compounding of styrenic resin | Indonesia | +65-(0)21-898-0018 |
| Asahi Kasei Plastics Europe SA/NV | Sale of compounded performance resin | Belgium | +32-(0)2-526-8930 |
| Asahi Kasei Synthetic Rubber Europe SA/NV | Sale of synthetic rubber | Belgium | +32-(0)2-526-0556 |
| Asahi Packaging GmbH | Sale of food packaging material | Germany | +49-(0)2-102-704-262 |
| Sun Plastech Inc. | Sale of purging compound | US | +1-973-257-1991 |
| Asahikasei Plastics (America) Inc. | Compounded performance resin operations | US | +1-517-223-0000 |
| Asahi Kasei Plastics North America, Inc. | Coloring and compounding of performance resin | US | +1-517-223-2000 |
| Asahi Kasei Metals Ltd. | Aluminum paste | Japan | +81-(0)3-3296-3331 |
| Sanyo Petrochemical Co., Ltd. | Benzene, ethylene | Japan | +81-(0)3-3296-3216 |
| Sundic Inc. | Biaxially oriented polystyrene sheet | Japan | +81-(0)3-5205-8667 |
| Okayama Chemical Co., Ltd. | Caustic soda, chlorine | Japan | +81-(0)3-3552-8716 |
| Asahi Kasei Home Products Corp. | Cling film, other household products | Japan | +81-(0)3-3296-3400 |
| Asahi Kasei Color Tech Co., Ltd. | Plastic coloring and compounding | Japan | +81-(0)3-5541-5751 |
| Asahi Kasei Technoplus Co., Ltd. | Processing and sale of plastic and fibers | Japan | +81-(0)3-3552-5200 |
| JCAM Agri Co., Ltd | Fertilizer | Japan | +81-(0)3-5297-8900 |
| ASTOM Corp. | Hydrocarbon ion-exchange membranes and electrodialyzers | Japan | +81-(0)3-3597-5019 |
| Kayaku Japan Co., Ltd. | Industrial explosives | Japan | +81-(0)3-5637-0901 |
| Asahi Kasei Pax Corp. | Packaging products and solutions | Japan | +81-(0)3-5217-5851 |
| PS Japan Corp. | Polystyrene | Japan | +81-(0)3-5689-6540 |
| Asahi Kasei Geotechnologies Co., Ltd. | Sale of civil engineering materials | Japan | +81-(0)3-5652-3411 |
| Asahi SKB Co., Ltd. | Shotgun cartridges | Japan | +81-(0)296-72-1515 |
| Wacker Asahikasei Silicone Co., Ltd. | Silicone products | Japan | +81-(0)3-5283-8850 |
| Asahi Kasei Finechem Co., Ltd. | Specialty chemicals | Japan | +81-(0)6-7636-3170 |
| Japan Elastomer Co., Ltd. | Synthetic rubber | Japan | +81-(0)3-3296-3250 |
| Asahi Kasei Clean Chemical Co., Ltd. | Water treatment equipment, environmental chemicals | Japan | +81-(0)545-62-6380 |
Corporate Officers of Asahi Kasei Chemicals
| Masaki Sakamoto | President & Representative Director Presidential Executive Officer |
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| Yuji Kobayashi | Director Primary Executive Officer |
| Hajime Nagahara | Director Senior Executive Officer |
| Yoshio Negishi | Director Senior Executive Officer |
| Tsuneo Takemoto | Director Senior Executive Officer |
| Yukihiro Mori | Director Executive Officer |
| Tadashi Akaishi | Senior Executive Officer |
| Hiroyuki Takamizawa | Executive Officer |
| Masanao Nomoto | Executive Officer |
| Mutuo Narita | Executive Officer |
| Kenji Hamai | Executive Officer |
| Shuichi Sakamoto | Executive Officer |
| Ichiro Ibuki | Executive Officer |
| Kazuyoshi Kiyama | Corporate Auditor |
| Yuji Honma | Corporate Auditor |
| Toru Watanabe | Corporate Auditor |
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| (as of June 28, 2011) |
