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Kaneka Corp.

is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.0B
  • Private
  • US
Dow Jones Description

Kaneka's recipe for success includes resins and margarine! And Kaneka Corporation (Tokyo: 4118) deals in polyvinyl chloride, caustic soda, specialty plastics and plastic products. It is also active in foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals, electrical and electronic materials and synthetic fibers. The company's main offerings are basic chemicals, resins, and plastics. It also makes margarine and shortenings, magnet wire, optical films, and synthetic fibers. Founded in 1949, and based in Osaka, Japan, the company employs about 7,300 people. It has revenue of $4 billion. In December 2005, the company announced completion of planned expansion of coenzyme Q10 production facilities in Takasago, Japan.

President
Masami Onishi
Number of Employees 6,649
Contact Information

324 Nakanoshima

Osaka

(81) 662265050

NAICS Code All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing: 326199

News & Analysis

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  • World's most advanced high thermal conductive graphite sheet

    - 2009-03-01

    Kaneka Corp of Japan has developed a graphite sheet based on the high-temperature sintering technology and polymer design technology using polyimides as raw materials that have the highest thermal conductivity in the world. The company is looking to develop this as a thermal diffusion material for mobile devices, focusing...

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  • KanekaQH™ Ubiquinol Dramatically Boosts Ejection Fraction in Patients With Late-Stage Congestive Heart Failure

    - 2009-02-18

    Results of first clinical trial indicate pre-converted form of Coenzyme Q10 positively impacted heart function in critically ill subjects HOUSTON, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Results from the first clinical trial evaluating ubiquinol's effects on late-stage congestive heart failure showed that the newly available pre-converted form of Coenzyme Q10...

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  • Clinical Trial Shows Ubiquinol Has Significant Effect on Patients with Congestive Heart Failure

    - 2008-03-11

    Newly available form of Coenzyme Q10, KanekaQH[TM], dramatically improves heart function and heightens plasma levels in critically ill subjects HOUSTON -- Patients suffering from advanced congestive heart failure exhibited significantly improved heart function after supplementing with ubiquinol, according to a recent clinical trial. Ubiquinol, only available in supplement form...

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  • Compostable wrapping material.(ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES)

    - 2005-10-01

    Kaneka Corp, Japan, says it has developed a wrapping film made of polylactic acid PLA, which is extracted from corn or other plants, and has begun selling the product commercially. The material--named Kanepearl PLA Foam--dissolves naturally in the ground to become compost, allowing wrapping...

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  • JAPAN'S KANEKA TO MAKE FUNCTIONAL FOOD SUBSTANCE IN U.S.

    - 2004-06-25

    OSAKA, June 25 Asia Pulse - Kaneka Corp. (TSE:4118) will build a 9 billion yen (US$83.8 million) facility in the U.S. to produce coenzyme Q10, a substance used in nutritional supplements that is reportedly effective in fighting exhaustion and slows the aging process. The firm plans to meet...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Masami Onishi President
Uichiro Shimomi Executive Vice President
Hideo Yasuri Executive Director
Kazuya Yonezawa Executive Director
Kimikazu Sugawara General Manager & Executive Director
Kiyomi Imou Executive Director
Masatoshi Hatori Executive Director
Nobutaka Tani Executive Director
Nobuyuki Koyama Executive Director
Satomi Takahashi Executive Director
Setsuo Shimazaki Executive Director
Shigenori Yamazaki Executive Director
Shinji Kato Executive Director
Tetsuo Ikuno Executive Director
Toshihiro Suzuki Executive Director
Yoichi Shima Executive Director
Yoshimaro Senge Executive Director
Tadasu Tachi Counselor

Board of Directors

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Masatoshi Takeda Chairman
Takeshi Huruta Chairman

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