Daicel
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| Company type | Public KK |
|---|---|
| TYO: 4202 | |
| Industry | Chemical |
| Founded | (September 8, 1919) |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Misao Fudaba (President and CEO) |
| Products |
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| Revenue |  JPY 443.7 billion (FY 2014)
(US$ 3.69 billion) (FY 2014) |
| JPY 31.2 billion (FY 2014)
(US$ 260 million) (FY 2014) | |
Number of employees | 10,173 (as of March 31, 2015) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2] | |
Daicel Corporation (株式会社ダイセル, Kabushiki gaisha Daiseru) is a chemical company based in Japan. It operates business in celluloid technologies, organic chemicals, high-performance chemicals, polymers and pyrotechnic devices. The company's products include cellulose acetate, tow for cigarette filters, high-performance chemicals, engineering plastics like liquid crystal polymers (LPCs), resin compounds, and automotive airbag inflators.[3]
The company formed under the name of Dainippon Celluloid Company from a 1919 merger of eight regional celluloid manufacturers and changed its name to the present one in 1966.[4] Its first subsidiary, Fuji Photo Film, was set up in 1934 to produce nitrocellulose film.[5] Eventually this company became Fujifilm.
References
- ^ "Corporate Data". Daicel Corporation. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Company Profile". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ "Company Profile". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Saito, Mari (November 5, 2014). "Recalls, uncertainty to push air bag maker Takata to wider loss". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- ^ Fred Aftalion (January 1, 1991). A History of the International Chemical Industry. University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 206, 317. ISBN 0-8122-8207-8.
External links
- Official global website (in English)
- "Company history books (Shashi)". Shashi Interest Group. April 2016. Wiki collection of bibliographic works on Daicel