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Asahi Kasei's competitors and similar companies include Avantor, Sumitomo, Nisshinbo, Marubeni, Toray Industries and Sumitomo Chemical.

	Asahi Kasei Asahi Kasei (旭化成株式会社) is a company that manufactures and sells chemicals.	Avantor Avantor is a company that manufactures and distributes chemical and instrumentation systems.	Sumitomo Sumitomo (住友商事株式会社, also known as Sumitomo Shoji Kaisha) is a diversified trading company that specializes in metal products, transportation systems, infrastructure, energy, chemicals, food, real estate, and digital media sectors.	Nisshinbo Nisshinbo Holdings (日清紡ホールディングス株式会社) is a diversified company that operates through seven business segments.	Marubeni Marubeni (丸紅株式会社) is a trading company that operates food, lifestyle, energy, finance, aerospace, mobility, and real estate businesses.	Toray Industries Toray Industries (東レ株式会社, formerly known as Toyo Rayon) is a company that manufactures and sells fibers and textiles, chemicals, and composite materials.	Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo Chemical (住友化学株式会社) is a company that specialises in organic chemicals research, development, and manufacturing.
Founding Date	Founding Date 1922	Founding Date 1904	Founding Date 1919	Founding Date 1907	Founding Date 1858	Founding Date 1926	Founding Date 1913
Type	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public	Type Public
Tags	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial chemicals construction & design electronics medical devices pharma	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial chemicals clinical research procurement	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial coal conglomerates metal products natural gas	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial auto parts chemicals communication equipment conglomerates electronic components leasing mechanical components semiconductors textiles wireless	Tags Financial Services construction & design holding company insurance it consulting procurement sport wood product	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial advanced materials chemicals textiles	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial bioengineering chemicals clinical research electronic components plastic
Locations	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Sydney, AU Wien, AT Brussel, BE Toronto, CA Beijing, CN Guangzhou, CN see more	Locations Radnor, US HQ Lutterworth, GB Allentown, US	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Buenos Aires, AR Brisbane, AU Melbourne, AU Perth, AU Sydney, AU Manama, BH see more	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Asahi, JP Chiba, JP Chiba, JP Okazaki, JP Osaka, JP Tokushima, JP	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Hydra, DZ Luanda, AO Buenos Aires, AR Melbourne, AU Perth, AU Sydney, AU see more	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Bhaluka, BD Dhaka, BD São Paulo, BR Beijing, CN Beijing, CN Chengdu, CN see more	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Buenos Aires, AR Epping, AU Machelen, BE São Paulo, BR Shanghai, CN see more
Employees	Employees 50,352	Employees 13,500	Employees 83,3275% increase	Employees 18,630	Employees 51,8343% increase	Employees 47,914	Employees 29,279
Valuation ($)	Valuation ($) 9.5 b	Valuation ($) 15.3 b	Valuation ($) 26.2 b	Valuation ($) 996.7 m	Valuation ($) 25.5 b	Valuation ($) 8.7 b	Valuation ($) 4.4 b
Financial
Revenue (est.)	Revenue (est.) ¥3.1t (FY, 2026)	Revenue (est.) $6.6b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) ¥7.3t (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) ¥502.3b (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) ¥7.8t (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) ¥2.6t (FY, 2025)	Revenue (est.) ¥2.6t (FY, 2025)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods ¥1.9t (FY, 2026)	Cost of goods $4.4b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods ¥5.6t (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods ¥348.1b (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods ¥6.4t (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods ¥1.9t (FY, 2025)	Cost of goods ¥1.8t (FY, 2025)
Gross profit	Gross profit ¥1.2t (FY, 2026)	Gross profit $2.1b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit ¥1.7t (FY, 2025)	Gross profit ¥154.3b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit ¥1.5t (FY, 2025)	Gross profit ¥642.3b (FY, 2025)	Gross profit ¥894.6b (FY, 2025)
Net income	Net income ¥163.5b (FY, 2026)	Net income ($503.2m) (FY, 2025)	Net income ¥609b (FY, 2025)	Net income ¥14.9b (FY, 2025)	Net income ¥515b (FY, 2025)	Net income ¥86.7b (FY, 2025)	Net income ¥42.7b (FY, 2025)
Operating ⚠
Countries	Countries N/A	Countries 180 (FY, 2023)	Countries N/A	Countries N/A	Countries 80 (FY, 2022)	Countries 29 (FY, 2023)	Countries N/A
Countries (Facilities)	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) 30 (FY, 2023)	Countries (Facilities) 66 (FY, 2023)	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) N/A	Countries (Facilities) N/A
Patents (Foreign)	Patents (Foreign) N/A	Patents (Foreign) N/A	Patents (Foreign) N/A	Patents (Foreign) N/A	Patents (Foreign) N/A	Patents (Foreign) 14.4 k (FY, 2021)	Patents (Foreign) 8.5 k (FY, 2021)

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Avantor

Radnor, US

Employees

13,500

Avantor is a company that manufactures and distributes chemical and instrumentation systems.

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Sumitomo

Tokyo, JP

Employees

83,327↑ 5% increase

Sumitomo (住友商事株式会社, also known as Sumitomo Shoji Kaisha) is a diversified trading company that specializes in metal products, transportation systems, infrastructure, energy, chemicals, food, real estate, and digital media sectors.

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Nisshinbo

Tokyo, JP

Employees

18,630

Nisshinbo Holdings (日清紡ホールディングス株式会社) is a diversified company that operates through seven business segments.

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Marubeni

Tokyo, JP

Employees

51,834↑ 3% increase

Marubeni (丸紅株式会社) is a trading company that operates food, lifestyle, energy, finance, aerospace, mobility, and real estate businesses.