Asahi Kasei
#1714
Rank
$10.12B
Marketcap
Japan
Country
Mr. Koshiro Kudo (CFO, Presial Exec. Officer, Pres & Representative Director)
Mr. Toshiyasu Horie (Sr. Exec. Officer, Exec. Officer for Strategy, Accounting & Fin., IR and Director)
Futoshi Hamamoto (Gen. Mang. of Investor Relations)
Summary
History
The company Asahi Kasei began in the year 1931 with the production of chemicals that included ammonia and nitric acids. In 1949, exchanges between stocks started up between Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya. Asahi Kasei entered into a joint petrochemical venture with Dow Chemical. A production of Polystyrene and Saran Wrap began in 1952. Diversification into acrylonitrile, construction materials, petrochemicals, glass fabrics, ethylene, housing, medical devices, electronics, engineered resins, semiconductors, pharmaceuticals and liquors began in the 1960s and 1990s. Net sales exceeded $10 billion globally in the years 2000–2003. Finally, in the years 2008–2009, there was further diversification into medical devices. In 2018, Asahi Kasei acquired Sage Automotive Interiors.
Mission
Vision
Key Team
Hiroki Ideguchi (Sr. Exec. Officer and Exec. Officer for Genl Affairs, Legal, Comm. Risk Mgmt. & Compliance, HR)
Mr. Shuichi Sakamoto (Primary Exec. Officer for Health Care Bus. Sector (joint) & Director)
Dr. Ichiro Oyama M.D. (Chief Industrial Physician)
Mr. Richard A. Packer (Primary Exec. Officer & Exec. Officer for Health Care Bus. Sector (Joint))
Mr. Kenji Hamai (Primary Exec. Officer)
Hideyuki Yamagishi (Primary Exec. Officer)
Mr. John W. Moyer (Sr. Exec. Officer)
Recognition and Awards
References
Mr. Koshiro Kudo (CFO, Presial Exec. Officer, Pres & Representative Director)
Mr. Toshiyasu Horie (Sr. Exec. Officer, Exec. Officer for Strategy, Accounting & Fin., IR and Director)
Futoshi Hamamoto (Gen. Mang. of Investor Relations)
