Foam Techniques Foam Techniques is a manufacturer, supplier, and converter of industrial foam products. | ![]() Nippon Shokubai Nippon Shokubai is a company that specializes in chemicals and production capacity for acrylic acid and superabsorbent polymers. | ![]() Kraton Kraton is a company that develops, manufactures, and markets biobased chemicals and specialty polymers primarily derived from pine wood pulping co-products. | |||
Founding Date | Founding Date 1987 | Founding Date 1941 | Founding Date 1942 | Founding Date 2023 | Founding Date 2009 |
Type | Type Subsidiary | Type Public | Type Private | Type Public | Type Public |
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Locations | Locations HQ | Locations Osaka, JP HQ Chiyoda City, JP Himeji, JP Kawasaki, JP Suita, JP | Locations Dock Sud, AR HQ | Locations Bruxelles, BE HQ Buenos Aires, AR Baulkham Hills, AU Antwerp, BE Bruxelles, BE Oudenaarde, BE Sao Paulo, BR see more | |
Employees | Employees 293% decrease | Employees 4,607 | Employees 1191% increase | Employees 13,000 | Employees 1,7513% decrease |
Valuation ($) | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 1.7 b | Valuation ($) N/A | Valuation ($) 8.3 b | Valuation ($) 1.5 b |
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Revenue (est.) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) ¥409.3b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) N/A | Revenue (est.) €6.1b (FY, 2025) | Revenue (est.) $2b (FY, 2021) |
Cost of goods | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods ¥307.3b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods N/A | Cost of goods €3.5b (FY, 2025) | Cost of goods $1.4b (FY, 2021) |
Gross profit | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit ¥105.5b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit N/A | Gross profit €2.9b (FY, 2025) | Gross profit $588.8m (FY, 2021) |
Net income | Net income N/A | Net income ¥18.5b (FY, 2025) | Net income N/A | Net income (€60m) (FY, 2025) | Net income $175.6m (FY, 2021) |
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Countries | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries N/A | Countries 30 (FY, 2023) | Countries 70 (FY, 2019) |

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