BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.7B
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Has products from here to the moon! Ube Industries, Ltd. (TYO and OSA: 4208), based in Tokyo, Japan, deals in specialty chemicals, construction materials, metals and machinery. It makes synthetic rubber, nylon, and fine chemicals, cement and aluminum wheels. Its products are used in the household and aerospace industry. It is also involved in the import and sale of coal, the operation of call centers, the power supply business, the design and sale of environmental systems, and others. Founded in 1897, the company employs about 11,000 people and has revenue of $5.2 billion. In 2005 the company established a new technical center in Thailand named Ube Technical Center (Asia) Ltd.
Number of Employees 10,829
Contact Information
1978-96 Kogushi
Ube
(81) 836312111
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining: 212111
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Ube to Expand Manufacture of Polyimide Hollow Fiber Membrane Gas
- 2006-08-11
Tokyo, Aug 11, 2006 - JCN - Ube Industries Ltd., has announced plans for additional manufacturing facilities for Polyimide hollow fiber membrane gas separation, to become operational from October. Due to growing demand of nitrogen separation membrane and alcohol dehydrogenation, Ube plans to move a portion of...
Ube to bolster nylon compounding business.(Ube Industries Ltd.'s plan)
- 2006-07-24
Byline: Bill Bregar Japanese nylon producer Ube Industries Ltd. plans to beef up its nylon compounding business and expand research and development, to develop unique materials quickly for customers, officials said at NPE 2006. Akio Koma, vice president of Ube's Chemicals...
Ube Industries, Santen Pharmaceutical to Co-develop Rho-kinase
- 2006-05-11
Tokyo, May 11, 2006 - JCN - On May 9, Ube Industries and Santen Pharmaceutical jointly announced that they have basically agreed to develop DE-104, a compound that inhibits the activity of Rho-kinase ROCK. Through collaboration, the two companies aim to develop an ophthalmic solution for treating...
Ube Industries to Install Full-scale Marine Fragrance Production
- 2005-08-26
Tokyo, Aug 26, 2005 - JCN - Ube Industries announced on august 24 that it will set up a system to produce its Heliofresh marine fragrance, at its Ube Chemical plant. The world's first fully synthetic marine fragrance successfully derived from catechol, Heliofresh is now used in many popular perfumes...
Laser welding system for nylon 12 gas pipe.(KEEPING UP WITH: Auxiliaries)
- 2005-07-01
A new laser welding system for nylon 12 high-pressure gas pipe is said to offer advantages of virtually instant welding in contrast to slower electromagnetic, hot-plate, and solvent bonding approaches. The new method was developed by Ube Industries, Ltd. in Japan (Ube America is in N.Y.C.)...
PA gas pipes are easier to weld.(Applications)
- 2005-04-01
Ube Industries Ltd, Japan, has developed a system for welding PA pipes that can be used to carry gas. The company, from Minato-ku, Tokyo, plans to market the system initially in Australia. Although pipes for carrying gas are traditionally made of iron, in recent...
New LDPE Joint Venture Established by Ube Industries and Maruzen
- 2004-09-29
Ube Industries (TSE: 4208) announced September 29 that Ube Maruzen Polyethylene, a joint venture the company established with Maruzen Petrochemical, will begin operation on October 1. Capitalized at 490 million yen ($4.4 mil), the joint venture will take over Ube's low-density polyethylene LDPE operations and engage in...
High-temperature polyimide.(Materials)
- 2004-08-01
Ube Industries Ltd, Japan, has signed a licensing contract with the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA to manufacture and market a high-temperature engineering resin for advanced composites. Specifically, the resin is a phenylethynyl-terminated polyimide called PETI-330, and is designed to be used...
Maruzen gains 50% of Ube's PE business.(Company News)
- 2004-07-01
Maruzen Petrochemical Co Ltd, Japan, is to acquire a 50% stake in Ube Industries' PE business. Under the terms of the deal, Ube will spin off its PE activities into an independent subsidiary, and sell a 50% stake in the new company to Maruzen by October 2004....
Maruzen to buy half of Ube's polyethylene business.(business & finance news)(Maruzen Petrochemical)(Ube Industries)(Brief Article)
- 2004-05-19
Maruzen Petrochemical plans to acquire a 50% stake in Ube Industries' polyethylene PE business, sources say. Ube will spin off its PE operation into an independent subsidiary, and sell a 50% stake in the new company to Maruzen by October, under the terms of the proposed...
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