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Home > Company Index > Materials & Construction > Aggregates, Concrete & Cement > Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.

Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd.
 PROFILE
Sumitomo Osaka Cement is setting its sites on more high-tech business. After the company diversified into advanced materials (ultrafine particles and fiber-optic telecommunications components) and restructured, it turned its first profit in three years. Sumitomo Osaka Cement is Japan's #3 cement maker, behind Taiheiyo Cement and Ube-Mitsubishi. Cement and related products (such as waterproofing agents) account for 85% of sales. The company shares distribution facilities and equipment with Ube-Mitsubishi. Its restructuring included opening a home center in Tokyo, closing its Tamura cement plant, and liquidating its print circuit board subsidiary. Sumitomo Osaka Cement part of the massive Sumitomo Group.

 COMPETITION
Holcim Ltd. (HFGCY)
Taiheiyo Cement Corporation (5233)

 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 2,284.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 15.3%
Employees: 1,959
Revenue per employee: $1,166,360.39

 KEY PEOPLE
• Yasuyuki Odagiri
    CEO

 CONTACT INFO
1, Kandamitoshiro-cho, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 101-8677, Japan
Phone: 81-3-3296-9600
Fax: 81-3-3295-5156
Online: Web Site

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