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Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co 4008.T · JPY

Materials · Tokyo Stock Exchange · 🇯🇵 Japan

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About Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co

Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 4008.T. It has been listed since 18 July 1952. In the fiscal year to 31 March 2026, it reported revenue of ¥148.35bn and net income of ¥7.68bn. At that date it held total assets of ¥152.73bn and shareholders' equity of ¥103.62bn.

Sumitomo Seika Chemicals Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemical products. The company is headquartered in Osaka, Osaka-Fu. is a Japan-based chemical company. The firm operates in three segments. The Chemical Product segment manufactures and sells industrial chemicals, medical products, functional products, water-soluble polymers and fine-grained polymers. The Water Absorbing Resin segment provides super water absorbing resins. The Gas and Engineering segment is engaged in the manufacture and sale of medical gas, chemical gas, standard gas, electronics gas and industrial chemicals, as well as the design, manufacture and sale of pressure swing absorption (PSA) of oxygen/nitrogen/hydrogen gas generators and general chemical engineering equipment, among others.

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Company facts

Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Listed since
18 Jul 1952
Employees
1,412

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Ikuzo OgawaPresident, Chief Executive Officer, Executive President, Representative Director, since 2018
  • Mr. Kazuhiro HamataniSenior Managing Executive Officer, Manager of General Affairs & Human Resources Office, Director, since 2013
  • Mr. Takehiro ToyaSenior Managing Executive Officer, Director, since 2016
  • Mr. Kenichiro MachidaManaging Executive Officer, Manager of Accounting and Planning, Director, since 2018
  • Mr. Isao KurimotoManaging Executive Officer, Manager of Technical Office
  • Mr. Hironobu MasumotoManaging Executive Officer, President of Subsidiary, since 2016
  • Mr. Hiromoto ShigetaManaging Executive Officer, since 2016
  • Mr. Kazuhisa UemuraManaging Executive Officer, Manager of Engineering
  • Mr. Satoshi AoyamaExecutive Officer, Director of Water Absorbent Resin Business, Director of Functional Materials Business, Chairman of Subsidiaries
  • Mr. Nobuhiro MaedaExecutive Officer, President of Subsidiary
  • Mr. Kenji NakamuraExecutive Officer, Manager of Himeji Plant, Manager of Production Management Office
  • Mr. Kiyoshi YamaguchiExecutive Officer, Manager of Sustainability Promotion Office

Environmental, social and governance

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ESG
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0
Environment
0
Social
0
Governance
0

SWOT analysis

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Strengths

  • Headquartered in Osaka, Osaka-Fu with 1,412 employees
  • Operates in three business segments including Chemical Products and Water Absorbing Resin
  • Manufactures and sells industrial chemicals, medical products, and gas engineering equipment

Weaknesses

  • No specific weaknesses mentioned in the provided information
  • No financial data or performance metrics provided
  • No details on market share or competitive positioning

Opportunities

  • Expansion in chemical product segments such as medical and functional products
  • Growth potential in water-absorbing resin applications
  • Opportunities in gas engineering equipment and medical gas markets

Threats

  • No specific threats mentioned in the provided information
  • No market competition details provided
  • No external economic or regulatory risks identified

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