Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd.
TTSE:40081,452.00
JPY
-24.00
(-1.63%)
ISIN
JP3405600002
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50.62
14.20
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63.51
81.12
5Y
117.37
68.34
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- CEO
- Yoshihiko Ogino
- Full Time Employees
- 1,438
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Textiles
- Address
- The Sumitomo Building Osaka OS Japan 541-0041
- IPO Date
- Jul 18, 1952
- Website
- sumitomoseika.co.jp
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- Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Company, Limited (4008.T) manufactures and sells super absorbent polymers, functional chemicals, and gases primarily for hygiene products, personal care, industrial materials, electronics, and medical applications. The company offers sodium polyacrylate-based super absorbent polymers under its proprietary brands for disposable diapers, incontinence pads, pet sheets, cooling gel sheets, and agricultural uses; functional chemicals including water-soluble and water-absorbent polymers, emulsions, latex products, powdered plastics, fine chemicals, pharmaceutical intermediates, binders and additives for rechargeable batteries, tackifiers, and thickeners serving cosmetics, skincare, adhesives, rubber products, inks, and tissue paper; and gases such as electronic and specialty gases for semiconductors, LCD monitors, LEDs, and smartphones, standard gases for environmental measurements, medical gases, chemical gases, along with precision pressure regulators, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) gas generators for oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen, and chemical engineering equipment including plants and storage systems. Sumitomo Seika operates through three main segments: Super Absorbent Polymers, Functional Materials, and Gas & Engineering; it maintains production facilities and sales offices in Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Europe (France), Taiwan, China, and the United States, with overseas sales accounting for approximately 73.7% of total revenue; the company, founded in 1944 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, employs about 1,402 people and has 11 consolidated subsidiaries. Recent developments include the launch of new super absorbent polymer grades in fiscal 2023 with plans for further enhanced absorption variants in fiscal 2025 and applications in cables; construction of a new carbon monoxide production facility in South Korea operational since May 2023 to boost semiconductor material gases capacity; decisions to build a new pilot facility for super absorbent polymers at Himeji Works, expand manufacturing in Singapore, and establish a new R&D center in the Befu area; implementation of SAP S/4HANA core business system; receipt of ISCC PLUS certification by its Korean and European polymer subsidiaries; signing of the United Nations Global Compact; and announcement of a treasury stock acquisition program for up to 210,000 shares, or about 1.6% of issued shares, in late 2025.