Unicharm Corporation
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- CEO
- Takahisa Takahara
- Full Time Employees
- 16,542
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Household/Personal care
- Address
- Sumitomo Fudosan Tokyo Mita Garden Tower. Tokyo TY Japan 108 8575
- IPO Date
- Aug 2, 1976
- Website
- unicharm.co.jp
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- Unicharm Corporation Unicharm Corporation manufactures and sells personal care products including baby care items such as disposable diapers under the Moony, Mamy Poko Pants, Trepanman and Oyasuminman brands; feminine care products under the Sofy and Silcot brands; adult incontinence and healthcare products under the Lifely, Charm Nap, Wave and Cook Up brands; pet care products under the Grand Deli, Best Balance, Physicalife Dog, Aiken Genki, Silver Plate, Manner Wear, Deo Sheet, Silver Spoon, AllWell, Physicalife Cat, Neko Genki, Deo Toilet, Deo Sand, Deodorizing Beads and Deo Clean brands; and other items such as food-packaging materials and recycling services for paper pants and disposable diapers under the RefF brand. The company operates through Personal Care, Pet Care and Others segments, with personal care accounting for the majority of sales, and generates significant revenue from international markets particularly in Asia including China, Indonesia, Thailand, India and Vietnam, as well as Saudi Arabia, the Americas and Europe; it serves customers via drugstores, supermarkets, baby product specialty stores and e-commerce channels. Founded in 1941 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, Unicharm Corporation employs approximately 18,000 people and focuses on hygiene products utilizing nonwoven fabrics, positioning it as a leading producer of disposable baby diapers, feminine sanitary products and adult incontinence items in Japan and Asia. Recently, the company established a joint venture, Sofy East Africa Limited, with Toyota Tsusho Corporation and CFAO Kenya Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, in June 2025 to expand local production and sales of Sofy sanitary napkins including SOFY Long Lasting and sachets, building on prior imports from Egypt and aiming for broader East African market penetration to support women's social advancement; it launched trial operations for the next-generation healthcare service Sofy FemScan in November 2025 utilizing menstrual blood analysis in partnership with iLAC Inc. for daily health management; completed a new plant in Ahmedabad, India in February 2025 to strengthen its presence; announced medium- to long-term ESG goals under Kyo-sei Life Vision 2035 in October 2025; signed a comprehensive partnership with Shinagawa Joshi Gakuin in November 2025 to empower women and address social issues; and joined initiatives like the Circular Economy Partnership and GX League working group for sustainability and resource circulation centered on the RefF project.
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