UBE Corp - Company Profile
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UBE Corp, formerly Ube Industries Ltd, is a chemical manufacturing company. It produces and sells plastics, chemicals, specialty chemicals, cement, and construction materials, industrial machinery and metal products. The company also has coal and electricity business. The company offers products to various industries such as communications, rubber, pharmaceuticals, construction, plastics, power, and energy and environment. It also offers drug discovery and contract manufacturing for pharmaceutical sector. Its product offering includes cement, ready-mixed concrete, building materials, magnesia and calcia. The company import and sales coal and operates coal storage facility. The company operates plants in Spain, China, Japan, Thailand and Malaysia. Ube is headquartered in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan.
Headquarters
Japan
Address
1978-96, Kogushi, Ube-Shi, Yamagata, 755-8633
Website
www.ube.co.jp
Telephone
81 836 312111
No of Employees
8,028
Industry
Chemicals
Ticker Symbol & Exchange
4208 (TYO)
Revenue (2022)
$3.7B
-24.5%
(2022 vs 2021)
EPS
XYZ
Net Income (2022)
XYZ
-128.6%
(2022 vs 2021)
Market Cap*
$1.9B
Net Profit Margin (2022)
XYZ
-138.0%
(2022 vs 2021)
* As of and is in US$
Products and Services
| Products | Brands |
|---|---|
| Chemicals: | Ubepol BR |
| Synthetic Rubber | Ubepol VCR |
| Engineering Plastics | Umerit |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Plans/Strategy | In January, the company announced its plans to form a joint venture company with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. |
| 2023 | Research and Development | In September, the company announced to Construct New Research & Development Facility to enhance composites business. |
| 2023 | Corporate Changes/Expansions | In July, the company plans to expand silicon nitride production facility at its Ube Chemical Factory. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | UBE Corp | Mitsubishi Chemical Corp | Sumitomo Chemical Co Ltd | Asahi Kasei Corp | Tosoh Corp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan | Japan |
| City | Ube-Shi | Tokyo | Chuo-Ku | Chiyoda-Ku | Minato-Ku |
| State/Province | Yamagata | Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo | Tokyo |
| No. of Employees | 8,028 | 42,127 | 33,572 | 48,897 | 14,266 |
| Entity Type | Public | Private | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuzuru Yamamoto | Chairman | Executive Board | - | - |
| Masato Izumihara | President; Director; Chief Executive Officer | Executive Board | - | - |
| Masayuki Fujii | Managing Executive Officer; Director; Chief Financial Officer | Executive Board | - | - |
| Hisaaki Yokoo | Senior Executive Officer; General Manager - Synthetic Rubber Div. | Senior Management | - | - |
| Masarou Suehiro | Deputy General Manager - Business Planning & Management Dept.; Executive Officer | Senior Management | - | - |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
| Non Dignissim Eros | Proin vel | Convallis | 2024 | XY |
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