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Home > Company Index > Drugs > Drug Manufacturers - Major > Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.

Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
 PROFILE
Japan's top drug maker, Takeda Chemical Industries dates back to 1781, when its predecessor began selling herbal medicines. It makes and markets pharmaceuticals (such as indigestion treatment Prevacid), vitamins, food additives, and such chemical products as insecticides and wood preservatives. It is developing drugs for ulcers, prostate cancer, and diabetes. Takeda sells its products in some 100 countries, including the US, and has alliances with several firms, including a pact with Johnson & Johnson to sell Tylenol and other nonprescription drugs in Japan. German firm BASF and Takeda have combined their bulk vitamin operations. Takeda has agreed to pay a $72 million fine to the US for price-fixing vitamins.

 COMPETITION
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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 8,749.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 23.4%
Employees: 16,369
Revenue per employee: $534,510.35

 KEY PEOPLE
• Kunio Takeda
    CEO
• Toshiyuki Araki
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
1-1 Doshomachi 4-chome, Chuo-ku
Osaka 540-8645, Japan
Phone: 81-6-6204-2111
Fax: 81-6-6204-2880
Online: Web Site

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