Asahi Kasei Corporation (ASA.F)

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Asahi Kasei Corporation

Hibiya Mitsui Tower
1-1-2 Yurakucho Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0006
Japan
81 3 6699 3000
https://www.asahi-kasei.com

Sector(s): Basic Materials
Industry: Chemicals
Full-time employees: 46,751

Key executives

Name	Title	Pay	Exercised	Year born
Mr. Koshiro Kudo	CFO, Presial Exec. Officer, Pres & Representative Director	N/A	N/A	1959
Toshiyasu Horie	Sr. Exec. Officer, Exec. Officer for Strategy, Accounting & Fin., IR and Director	N/A	N/A	N/A
Futoshi Hamamoto	Gen. Mang. of Investor Relations	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hiroki Ideguchi	Sr. Exec. Officer and Exec. Officer for Genl Affairs, Legal, Comm. Risk Mgmt. & Compliance, HR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Shuichi Sakamoto	Primary Exec. Officer for Health Care Bus. Sector (joint) & Director	N/A	N/A	N/A
Dr. Ichiro Oyama M.D.	Chief Industrial Physician	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. Richard A. Packer	Primary Exec. Officer & Exec. Officer for Health Care Bus. Sector (Joint)	N/A	N/A	1958
Mr. Kenji Hamai	Primary Exec. Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hideyuki Yamagishi	Primary Exec. Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mr. John W. Moyer	Sr. Exec. Officer	N/A	N/A	N/A

Amounts are as of , and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay includes salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in EUR.

Description

Asahi Kasei Corporation manufactures, processes, and sells chemical products in Japan and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Material, Homes, and Health Care. It provides caustic soda, chemical fertilizers, nitric acid, ammonia, acrylonitrile, methyl methacrylate, styrene, adipic acid, hexamethylene diamine, AH salt, propionitrile, sodium cyanide, acetonitrile, methacrylonitrile, cyclohexyl methacrylate, cyclohexanol, cyclohexane, and cyclohexene; polymers; chemical intermediates; additives; membranes and systems; clads and anchors; optical and printing materials; electronic materials; and lithium-ion battery and lead-acid battery separators. The company offers cupro fiber, lining fabric, stretch fiber, spunbond nonwovens, cupro nonwoven fabric, microfiber suede, oil-water separator, multifunctional nonwoven, deodorizing nonwoven, heat-press formable thermoplastic nonwoven, noise suppression sheet, nylon filaments, flame-resistant fiber, honeycomb fabric, cellulose nanobead, ecorise, biocradle, and bemliese products, as well as polymers; synthetic rubber; elastomers; kitchen and household products; cleaners; and packaging products. In addition, the company provides electronic devices; and autoclaved aerated concrete, foundation systems, insulation materials, and structural systems and components. Further, it involved in the construction of homes and apartments; management of rental units and condominiums; brokerage of used homes; remodeling; and mortgage financing, asset management services, and insurance products. Additionally, the company provides pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents; dialyzers; therapeutic apheresis; biotherapeutics and plasma derivative filters and equipment, and virus removal filters; leukocyte reduction filters; defibrillators, temperature management systems, and data solutions; and UVC LED products. Asahi Kasei Corporation was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Corporate governance

Asahi Kasei Corporation’s ISS governance QualityScore as of 31 July 2022 is 5. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 7; Shareholder rights: 6; Compensation: 1.

Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS). Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while 10 indicates higher governance risk.