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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 provides chemical materials and consumables, lab equipment and instrumentation, as well as procurement and production solutions.	Sumitomo Sumitomo (住友商事株式会社, also known as Sumitomo Shoji) is a general trading company engaged in the sale of products and services and investments in domestic and international business.	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 and investment company that provides products and services in various sectors.	Toray Industries Toray Industries (東レ株式会社) is an integrated chemical industry company specializing in advanced materials and solutions for aerospace, automotive, industrial, and other applications.	Sumitomo Chemical Sumitomo Chemical (住友化学株式会社) is a chemical company.
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 biotech chemicals medical devices procurement	Tags Energy & Utilities Manufacturing & Industrial building materials chemicals conglomerates electronics infrastructure metal products mining vehicles	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial auto parts chemicals communication equipment conglomerates electronic components leasing mechanical components semiconductors textiles wireless	Tags Energy & Utilities Financial Services Manufacturing & Industrial Retail aerospace chemicals conglomerates construction & design consumer products & services footwear lifestyle metal products oil & gas	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial advanced materials building materials chemicals manufacturing equipment textiles	Tags Manufacturing & Industrial chemicals plastic
Locations	Locations Tokyo, JP HQ Sydney, AU Wien, AT Brussel, BE Toronto, CA Beijing, CN Guangzhou, CN see more	Locations Radnor, US HQ Shanghai, CN Gurugram, IN Suwon, KR Gliwice, PL Singapore, SG Zhubei, TW see more	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 49,295	Employees 13,5007% decrease	Employees 79,6922% increase	Employees 18,6304% decrease	Employees 46,000	Employees 48,140	Employees 32,161
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.) ¥2.8t (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) $6.8b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) ¥6.9t (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) ¥494.7b (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) ¥7.3t (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) ¥2.5t (FY, 2024)	Revenue (est.) ¥2.4t (FY, 2024)
Cost of goods	Cost of goods ¥1.7t (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods $4.5b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods ¥5.4t (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods ¥359.1b (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods ¥6t (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods ¥1.9t (FY, 2024)	Cost of goods ¥1.8t (FY, 2024)
Gross profit	Gross profit ¥1.1t (FY, 2024)	Gross profit $2.3b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit ¥1.5t (FY, 2024)	Gross profit ¥135.7b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit ¥1.3t (FY, 2024)	Gross profit ¥580.4b (FY, 2024)	Gross profit ¥627.4b (FY, 2024)
Net income	Net income ¥46.3b (FY, 2024)	Net income $711.5m (FY, 2024)	Net income ¥426.1b (FY, 2024)	Net income ¥11b (FY, 2024)	Net income ¥482.5b (FY, 2024)	Net income ¥30.5b (FY, 2024)	Net income (¥465.4b) (FY, 2024)
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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Sumitomo

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Employees

79,692↑ 2% increase

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Nisshinbo

Tokyo, JP

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18,630↓ 4% decrease

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Marubeni

Tokyo, JP

Employees

46,000

Marubeni (丸紅株式会社) is a trading and investment company that provides products and services in various sectors.