PROFILE |
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Asahi Denka Kogyo serves the chemically dependent. About two-thirds of the company's sales come from producing chemicals, including its original product, caustic soda (used in soap and paper). Other chemicals include chlorine, additives for resins and polymers, and mixtures for liquid crystal displays. Founded in 1917, the company expanded into margarine in 1929 and now also makes shortening, mayonnaise, and raw food materials, among other food items. Part of the Furukawa Group, Asahi Denka Kogyo has plants in France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and the US. Its AMfine Chemicals subsidiary in the US produces plastics additives.
COMPETITION |
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Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation (MUCCY)
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (dossier)
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,215.30
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 15.5%
Employees: 1,562
Revenue per employee: $778,040.97
KEY PEOPLE |
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Masahiro Iwashita
CEO
CONTACT INFO |
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Furukawa Bldg., 3-14, Nihonbashi-Muromachi 2-chome, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 103-8311, Japan
Phone: 81-3-5255-9002
Fax: 81-3-3246-2090
Online: Web Site
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