- CEO
- Junji Kawafuku
- Full Time Employees
- 742
- Sector
- Non-energy minerals
- Industry
- Other metals/Minerals
- Address
- 1 Higashihama-cho Amagasaki HY Japan 660-8533
- IPO Date
- Mar 8, 2002
- Business
- OSAKA Titanium Technologies Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells titanium products and high-performance materials primarily for aerospace, semiconductor, medical, and industrial applications. Established in 1952 and headquartered in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, the company operates through its Amagasaki Plant and Kishiwada Works, with sales offices including Tokyo, and serves markets in Japan, the United States, China, and internationally. Its titanium segment produces titanium sponge, the world's second-largest premium-grade output used in aircraft engines; titanium ingots for pipes in power plants, petrochemical facilities, and heat exchangers; titanium tetrachloride and aqueous solutions; and ferrotitanium; while the high-performance materials segment offers high-purity titanium for semiconductor sputtering targets, silicon monoxide (SiO) for lithium-ion batteries, TILOP (gas-atomized low-oxygen titanium powder) and titanium powder for additive manufacturing in aerospace and medical fields, and titanium low-oxygen powder. In September 2024, the company commits ¥30 billion to expand titanium sponge production capacity by 10,000 metric tons annually to 50,000 tons at a new Amagasaki plant by fiscal year 2027, addressing surging aviation demand amid Boeing challenges and global supply chain shifts; it reclassifies titanium tetrachloride to high-performance materials in fiscal 2025, launches a High-Performance Business Department with a New Business Co-Creation Project targeting ¥10 billion in high-value sales and 30% ROS by 2027, and reports full-year 2024 net sales of ¥51.9 billion with operating profit of ¥10.1 billion, forecasting ¥57 billion sales for 2025 despite temporary adjustments. As part of the Sumitomo Group, OSAKA Titanium leverages advanced Kroll process technology to maintain leadership in high-quality titanium sponge amid recovering commercial aircraft production (CAGR 10% projected) and growing additive manufacturing, while pursuing cost reductions, DX via smart factories, and carbon neutrality initiatives.