Chemicals & MaterialsJul 17, 2026

Ube Industries, Ltd

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Year Founded & Workforce

1896-12-31

11,010 Employees

Industry

Chemicals & Materials

Services

Ube Industries, Ltd Overview

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, JapanFounded: 1897

Workforce: ~11,010

Company Working: Ube Industries, Ltd (Ube Industries) is engaged in the development and manufacturing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement & construction materials, machinery, and energy & environment products worldwide. It operates through 70 consolidated subsidiaries. The company offers ceramic fiber made of silicon, metal (titanium, zirconium or aluminum), carbon, and oxygen through the chemicals business under the brand name Tyranno Fiber. This fiber finds application in woven fabric, plastic matrix composites, metal & ceramic matrix composites. The products offered by the company find applications in automotive, IT/electronics, building & construction, pharmaceutical, energy, agricultural/fishery, and aerospace end-use industries. It holds assets worth USD 6,754.41 million. It has operations at 30 locations across Asia, the Americas, and Europe along with eight factories as well as five laboratories in Japan.

Strategy

Ube aims at accelerating research and development to develop the business domains of mobility, environment & energy, construction & infrastructure, and healthcare.

Company Snapshot

$5,481.9M

Revenue

11,010

Employees

1896-12-31

Founded

Tokyo, JapanFounded: 1897

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Wide global presence with 30 locations across the globe
Large R&D base with expenditure of USD 0.11 billion in 2019
Large production capacity
High investments of USD 4.873 million in R&D in 2017

Weaknesses

Interest bearing debt of USD 1.71 billion in 2019
Dependent on domestic market for more than 50% of its sales
No recent developments by the company in the market

Opportunities

Growth opportunities in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East & Africa
Investments in R&D for development of new products
Expansion and product launches

Threats

Volatile raw material prices
Fluctuations in currency exchange rates
Intense competition

Product Offering

Ube Industries, Ltd
- Tyranno fiber

Financial Performance

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Sales Leader, Bamberg

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Peter Groot Koerkamp

Account and Business Manager, EFS-Holland BV

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Younghwan Choi

Senior Retail Manager, LG Chem

We found the report very insightful! we found your research firm very helpful. I'm sending this email to secure our future business.

Mark Irwin

Management Consultant, Level 21

I am very pleased with how market segments have been defined in a relevant way for my purposes (such as "Portable Freezers & refrigerators" and "last-mile"). In general the report is well structured. Thanks very much for your efforts.

Rob Kooiker

Group Product Manager HVAC & Fire Protection GMA, Rockwool

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R&D Director, Seojin

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Akif Moroglu

Strategy & Business Development Director, Dogan Holding

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Ube Industries, Ltd

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, JapanFounded: 1897 Workforce: ~11,010 Company Working: Ube Industries, Ltd (Ube Industries) is engaged in the development and manufacturing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement & construction materials, machinery, and energy & environment products worldwide. It operates through 70 consolidated subsidiaries. The company offers ceramic fiber made of silicon, metal (titanium, zirconium or aluminum), carbon, and oxygen through the chemicals business under the brand name Tyranno Fiber. This fiber finds application in woven fabric, plastic matrix composites, metal & ceramic matrix composites. The products offered by the company find applications in automotive, IT/electronics, building & construction, pharmaceutical, energy, agricultural/fishery, and aerospace end-use industries. It holds assets worth USD 6,754.41 million. It has operations at 30 locations across Asia, the Americas, and Europe along with eight factories as well as five laboratories in Japan.

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