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Nippon Kayaku Co 4272.T · JPY

Materials · Tokyo Stock Exchange · 🇯🇵 Japan

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Close of 9 Nov 2026, in JPY

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About Nippon Kayaku Co

Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 4272.T. It has been listed since 16 May 1949. In the fiscal year to 31 March 2026, it reported revenue of ¥241.85bn and net income of ¥24.64bn. At that date it held total assets of ¥398.74bn and shareholders' equity of ¥279.00bn.

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of chemicals. The company is headquartered in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo-To. The firm has three business segments. The Functional Chemical segment manufactures and sells functional materials, such as epoxy resin, ultraviolet curable resin and high-performance chemicals; pigment materials, including functional dyes, pigment for inkjet printers and others; catalysts, such as catalysts for acrylic and methacrylic acid manufacturing, as well as coloring materials, such as dyes and special coloring materials for nonfibrous products, among others. The Pharmaceutical segment supplies pharmaceutical products, medical intermediates and diagnostic medicines, among others. The Safety Systems segment provides inflators for airbags and micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners. The firm is also engaged in the manufacture and sale of agricultural chemicals.

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Company facts

Sector
Materials
Industry
Chemicals
Listed since
16 May 1949
Employees
5,847

Leadership

Pay as last reported

  • Mr. Atsuhiro WakumotoPresident, Executive President, Representative Director, since 2012¥111.0m
  • Mr. Yoshitsugu IshidaExecutive Vice President, Representative Director, since 2016
  • Mr. Shinji InoueManaging Executive Officer, Director, since 2020
  • Mr. Shigeyuki KawamuraManaging Executive Officer, Chief Director of Safety Systems Business, Director, since 2020
  • Mr. Hiroshi ShimadaManaging Executive Officer, Director of Pharmaceutical Business, Director, since 2021
  • Mr. Makoto TakedaManaging Executive Officer, Director, since 2022
  • Mr. Yoshiki AkataniSenior Executive Officer
  • Mr. Yasuhito KatoSenior Executive Officer
  • Mr. Shinya IkedaExecutive Officer, Chief Director of Sales in Pharmaceutical Regional Business Unit in Life Sciences Business
  • Mr. Tsutomu KawamuraExecutive Officer, Director of Accounting
  • Ms. Masako AonoExecutive Officer, Director of Business Planning
  • Mr. Takumi FujitaExecutive Officer, General Manager of Subsidiary

Environmental, social and governance

Scores out of 100, from our data supplier

ESG
Overall
81
Environment
99
Social
93
Governance
51
Direct emissions (scope 1)
35,581 t
Energy emissions (scope 2)
85,692 t
Value chain emissions (scope 3)
389,600 t
Carbon reduction policy
Yes
Human rights policy
Yes

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