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Unitika Ltd (ユニチカ株式会社, Yunichika Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company based in Osaka. Primarily, the company produces various textiles, glass, plastics, and carbon fiber products. They are also known for their films, which are used in consumer products like athletic apparel and food packaging.[4]
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Native name | ユニチカ株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| TYO: 3103 OSE: 3103 Nikkei 225 Component | |
| Industry | Textile Chemical |
| Founded | June 19, 1889 |
| Headquarters | Osaka Center Bldg., 4-1-3 Kyutaro-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8566 Japan |
Key people | Hiroyuki Shime (CEO and President) |
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| Revenue |  $ 1.57 billion (FY 2013)
(¥ 162.68 billion) (FY 2013) |
| $ 5.64 million (FY 2013)
(¥ 583 million) (FY 2013) | |
Number of employees | 4,534 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2013) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
As of July 2009, they gained notoriety when they announced their new plastic, which exceeds ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) in terms of carbon emissions during production and heat/impact durability.[5]
Unitika has 46 subsidiary companies across Japan, in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Brazil and the US.[6] The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[7]
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