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We Continue to Innovate Technology Higher and Higher
Historically, the oldest plastic, known as phenolic resin, was developed
by Dr. Baekeland, an American of Belgian ancestry in 1907. We first manufactured
bakelite in 1911 in Japan. The name of our company originated with this
achievement. Dr. Jokichi Takamine, a close friend of Dr. Baekeland was
authorized to use the patent rights legally. And so, the Shinagawa plant
of Sankyo Co., Ltd. began to manufacture trial products in 1911. They were
the pioneer of Japanese plastic industry. In 1932, the bakelite department
of Sankyo Co.,Ltd. independently separated into Nippon Bakelite Co., Ltd.
Besides, Nippon Bakelite Co., Ltd. was merged into Sumitomo Kakozai Industries,
Ltd. in 1955. As the pioneer of plastics, we have developed new methods
to make use of high technology and modern facilities in order to contribute
to society's continual drive to realize a safe and comfortable living.
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OVERVIEW
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Capital
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¥ 37,143 million (as of March 31, 2010)
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Employees
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Consolidated 7,537
Non-consolidated 2,271 (ditto)
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Annual sales
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Consolidated ¥ 170,8
billion
Non-consolidated ¥ 98,9 billion (as of period of March,
2010)
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Head office
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Tokyo
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Branch office
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Osaka, Nagoya
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Research laboratory
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Yokohama, Kobe, Amagasaki, Kanuma, Shizuoka, Utsunomiya
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Plant
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Amagasaki, Kanuma, Nara, Shizuoka, Utsunomiya
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Accounting period
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March
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