UBE Corporation
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JP3158800007
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- CEO
- Yuki Nishida
- Full Time Employees
- 7,968
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- Seavans North Building Ube YG Japan 105-8449
- IPO Date
- May 30, 1949
- Website
- ube.co.jp
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- UBE Corporation, a diversified Japanese chemical and machinery manufacturer, produces and markets a broad range of chemicals, polymers, plastics, cement and construction materials, molding machinery, and energy-related products; core offerings include polyimide films (global No.1 in COF applications for LCD displays), high-purity silicon nitride powders, nylon polymers such as UBE Nylon 6 and UBESTA Nylon 12, polycarbonate diols (PCD), waterborne polyurethane dispersions (PUDs), butadiene rubbers (UBEPOL BR and VCR), caprolactam, ammonium sulfate, composite materials, separation membranes, electrolytes, separators, resins, rubber, silicon products, fine chemicals, ceramics, die casting machines, injection molding machines, extrusion presses, conveyors, grinders, cement, plaster, and foundation materials. The company operates through segments encompassing specialty products, polymers and chemicals, machinery, cement and construction materials, and energy, serving industries such as automotive, IT/electronics, medicine, energy/environment, agriculture/fishery, aerospace, and livingware with applications in semiconductors, lithium-ion batteries, and sustainable solutions. Founded in 1897 and headquartered at Seavans North Building in Tokyo, Japan, with its registered head office in Ube, Yamaguchi, UBE maintains major production facilities in Japan (Ube, Chiba, Osaka, Fukuoka), sales branches in Nagoya and Osaka, R&D centers, and global operations across Asia, Europe (including Spain and subsidiaries like UBE Corporation Europe), North America (with UBE Machinery Incorporated in Michigan and UBE Machinery Mexico), and over 20 countries, employing 7,563 consolidated as of March 2025 and generating FY2024 sales of 4,868 billion yen with 54% from overseas. Recent developments include the October 2024 agreement and April 2025 completion of its €4.6 billion ($5 billion) acquisition of LANXESS's Urethane Systems business (annual sales ~€250 million, EBITDA ~€50 million), enhancing PCD and PUD capabilities, North American market presence, semiconductor applications, and synergies in technologies, human resources, and customers; in December 2024, subsidiary UBE Corporation Europe acquired majority shares in Spanish recycled plastics manufacturer Manufacturas Paulowsky SLU, bolstering sustainability efforts in high-quality recycled polypropylene (PP) and polyethylene (PE); the company pursues GHG emission reductions targeting 50% by FY2030 (from FY2013) and advances eco-friendly innovations amid resilient financial performance.