Company Asahi Kasei Corporation

3407

JP3111200006

Diversified Chemicals

Market Closed - Japan Exchange Other stock markets 14:30:00 09/01/2026 HKT			5-day change	1st Jan Change
1,444.00 ^JPY	-0.79%		+3.96%	+3.96%

01-09	Zoll Strengthens Growth Trajectory for Asahi Kasei's Healthcare Sector with U.S. Launch of the Next-Generation Lifevest®? Wcd	CI
01-06	Tranche Update on Asahi Kasei Corporation's Equity Buyback Plan announced on November 5, 2025.	CI

Business description: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Asahi Kasei Corp is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the materials business, housing business and healthcare business. The Company operates through three business segments. The Materials segment provides styrene monomer, acrylonitrile, polyethylene, automotive-related fibers, electronic materials, mixed signal large scale integrated circuits (LSI), hall elements, deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (LEDs), pharmaceutical and food additives and others. The Housing segment provides construction contracting, renovation and other housing-related business, as well as lightweight aerated concrete (ALC), insulation materials and others. The Healthcare segment provides medical drugs, hemodialysis and apheresis related equipment, virus removal filters, cardiopulmonary resuscitation-related products and others. The Company also provides plant engineering, environmental engineering, various research and information provision businesses, and personnel dispatch and introduction services.

Number of employees: 50,352

Sales by Activity: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Material	997B	1,205B	1,327B	1,274B	1,387B
Homes	693B	833B	907B	964B	1,046B
Healthcare	408B	416B	497B	554B	616B
Others	55.29B	55.63B	58.91B	56.09B	62.33B
Intersegment Transaction Elimination	-46.57B	-48.58B	-63.95B	-63.07B	-73.82B

See all business segments

Geographical breakdown of sales: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Fiscal Period: March	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Japan	1,204B	1,277B	1,348B	1,316B	1,377B
Others	393B	588B	681B	703B	776B
United States	310B	357B	456B	517B	598B
China	199B	239B	242B	249B	286B

See all geographic segments

Executive Committee: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Manager	Title	Age	Since
Koshiro Kudo PSD	President	66	01/04/2022
Hiroyuki Igarashi ADM	Chief Administrative Officer	-	-
Masatsugu Kawase PRN	Corporate Officer/Principal	60	01/04/2011
Toshiyasu Horie ADM	Chief Administrative Officer	63	01/04/2019
Takuya Magara AUD	Comptroller/Controller/Auditor	68	01/06/2023

See ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION governance

Composition of the Board of Directors: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Director	Title	Age	Since
Hideki Kobori CHM	Chairman	70	01/04/2022
Tsuyoshi Okamoto BRD	Director/Board Member	78	01/06/2018
Koshiro Kudo BRD	Director/Board Member	66	01/06/2021
Yuko Maeda BRD	Director/Board Member	65	01/06/2021
Chieko Matsuda BRD	Director/Board Member	61	01/06/2023
Yoshinori Yamashita BRD	Director/Board Member	68	01/06/2024
Toshiyasu Horie BRD	Director/Board Member	63	01/06/2022
Masatsugu Kawase BRD	Director/Board Member	60	01/04/2020

Composition of the Board of Directors

Shareholders: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
BlackRock Fund Advisors 3.245 %	44,314,839	3.245 %	370 M ¥
Nippon Life Insurance Co. 2.993 %	40,880,000	2.993 %	342 M ¥
Asahi Kasei Employee Stock Ownership Plan 2.818 %	38,489,000	2.818 %	322 M ¥
Asset Management One Co., Ltd. 2.738 %	37,391,700	2.738 %	312 M ¥
Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd. 1.796 %	24,532,800	1.796 %	205 M ¥

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
RhumbLine Advisers LP 0.00285 %	19,464	0.00285 %	325 302 ¥
GAMMA Investing LLC 0.000576 %	3,932	0.000576 %	65 716 ¥
PNC Wealth Management LLC 0.000015 %	105	0.000015 %	1 755 ¥
Salomon & Ludwin LLC 0.000013 %	86	0.000013 %	1 437 ¥

List of ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION shareholders

Holdings: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Name	Equities	%	Valuation
ASAHI YUKIZAI CORPORATION 29.49%	5,839,334	29.49%	202 M $
SENKO GROUP HOLDINGS CO., LTD. 4.16%	7,310,326	4.16%	91 M $
SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. 1.09%	4,693,049	1.09%	79 M $
ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION 0.45%	6,113,205	0.45%	54 M $
SEIREN CO.,LTD. 3.77%	2,436,000	3.77%	48 M $
MORI-GUMI CO., LTD. 30.22%	9,911,000	30.22%	21 M $
OSAKA SODA CO., LTD. 1.1%	1,466,400	1.1%	20 M $
THE GLOBAL LTD. 9.88%	2,795,600	9.88%	17 M $
TOKIO MARINE HOLDINGS, INC. 0.01%	264,000	0.01%	10 M $
KAINOS LABORATORIES, INC. 20.62%	940,000	20.62%	8 M $

Company details: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Asahi Kasei Corp.

Hibiya Mitsui Tower

100-0006, Tokyo

+81 3 6699 3000

https://www.asahi-kasei.com/jp

Group companies: Asahi Kasei Corporation

Name	Category and Sector
Daramic Battery Separator India Pvt Ltd. Daramic Battery Separator India Pvt Ltd. Manufactures and exports storage batteries
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. Develops and manufactures sensing devices
Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. Asahi Kasei Microdevices Corp. Develops and manufactures sensing devices
Senseair Germany GmbH
Senseair AB Senseair AB Electronic Equipment/InstrumentsElectronic Technology Manufactures infrared carbon dioxide sensors and controllers	Electronic Equipment/Instruments

See all subsidiaries

Diversified Chemicals

Add to a list 0 selected To use this feature you must be a member Log in Sign up	Change	5d. change	1-year change	3-years change	Capi.($)
ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION	-0.79%	+3.96%	+35.71%	+54.69%	12.41B
SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.	+1.57%	+4.95%	-1.56%	+53.57%	60.6B
BASF SE	-0.38%	+2.01%	+7.03%	-15.67%	46.24B
PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED	+1.11%	-0.28%	+7.33%	+20.28%	16.74B
SRF LIMITED	+0.85%	-0.34%	+17.07%	+38.72%	9.93B
SYENSQO SA/NV	-0.93%	+0.92%	+1.93%	-	8.42B
BRENNTAG SE	-0.30%	+0.04%	-9.82%	-25.67%	8.39B
MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL GROUP CORPORATION	-0.30%	+4.19%	+20.67%	+38.82%	8.19B
KUALA LUMPUR KEPONG	+1.30%	+2.32%	-3.98%	-7.66%	5.47B
TOSOH CORPORATION	+0.73%	+2.57%	+17.03%	+52.30%	4.75B
Average	+0.30%	+1.85%	+9.14%	+23.26%	18.11B
Weighted average by Cap.	+0.53%	+2.39%	+6.23%	+24.51%