{{Short description|Japanese textile and chemical company}} {{Infobox company |name = Unitika Ltd. |native_name = ユニチカ株式会社 |logo = Unitika company logo.svg |logo_size = 250px |image = 大阪御堂筋ビル.JPG |type = Public (K.K) |traded_as = {{TYO|3103}}<br>OSE: 3103<br>Nikkei 225 Component |foundation = {{start date|1889|06|19}} |location = Osaka Center Bldg., 4-1-3 Kyutaro-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 541-8566 Japan |key_people = Hiroyuki Shime<br><small>(CEO and President)</small> |industry = Textile<br>Chemical |products = {{unbulleted list|Textiles|Polymers|Nonwoven fabrics|Functional materials|Enzymes|Diagnostic regents|Dietary supplements}} |revenue = {{profit}}$ 1.57 billion (FY 2013) (¥ 162.68 billion) (FY 2013) |net_income = {{profit}}$ 5.64 million (FY 2013) (¥ 583 million) (FY 2013) |num_employees = 4,534 (consolidated) (as of March 31, 2013) |homepage = {{Official website|https://www.unitika.co.jp/}} | footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/company/outline/ |title=Company Profile |publisher=Unitika Ltd. |access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/ir/pdf/accounts/fin-may142013.pdf |publisher=Unitika Ltd. |title=Financial Report for Fiscal 2012 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref><ref name="Nikkei">{{cite web |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/Unitika-Ltd |title=Company Profile |work=Nikkei Asian Review |publisher=Nikkei Inc. |access-date=June 1, 2018 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429005351/https://asia.nikkei.com/Companies/Unitika-Ltd |url-status=dead }}</ref>}}
{{nihongo|'''Unitika Ltd'''|ユニチカ株式会社|Yunichika Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese company based in Osaka. Primarily, the company produces various textiles, glass, plastics, and carbon fiber products. They are also known for their films, which are used in consumer products like athletic apparel and food packaging.<ref>{{cite web |title=Hoovers:Company Profile |url=http://www.hoovers.com/company/Unitika_Ltd/hjxcri-1.html |publisher=Hoovers |access-date=November 4, 2010}}</ref>
As of July 2009, they gained notoriety when they announced their new plastic, which exceeds ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) in terms of carbon emissions during production and heat/impact durability.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090522/170536/ |title=Unitika Develops New Plastic |work=TechON |publisher=Nikkei Business Publications |date=May 25, 2009 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref>
Unitika has 46 subsidiary companies across Japan, in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Brazil and the US.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/company/group.html |title=Unitika Group |publisher=Unitika Ltd. |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref> The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://indexes.nikkei.co.jp/en/nkave/index/component?idx=nk225#03 |title=Components:Nikkei Stock Average |publisher=Nikkei Inc. |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref>
==Business segments and products== * '''Polymers''' ** Films ** Resins and plastic molding ** Nonwoven ** Biomass-based material (Terramac) * '''Advanced materials''' ** Glass cloth ** Glass beads ** Activated carbon fiber ** Metallic fiber ** Thermosetting resin ** Aromatic polyimide * '''Fibers and Textiles''' ** Industrial materials ** Garments, lifestyle materials, bedding ** Biomass-based material (Terramac) * '''Health and Amenity''' ** Health ** Medical * '''Others''' ** Environmental survey and analysis ** Real estate services, operation of leisure facilities (such as swimming schools and golf courses), software design, and mechanical parking facilities<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/products/index.html |title=Business Domains |publisher=Unitika Ltd. |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref>
==Gallery== {{Gallery|width=200| File:Itochu-and-Osaka-Center-Bldg-01.jpg|Unitika's head office in the Osaka Center Building| File:Unitika kinenkan 01.jpg|Unitika Memorial Hall in Amagasaki<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hyogo-tourism.jp/english/column/2008_04.html |title="Amagasaki Travelogue" -Urban Tourism in Amagasaki - |publisher=Hyogo Tourism Association |access-date=September 18, 2014 |archive-date=September 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916164851/http://hyogo-tourism.jp/english/column/2008_04.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>|}}
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==External links== * [http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/index.html Official global website] {{in lang|en}} * [http://www.unitika.co.jp/e/index.html Products list] {{in lang|en}} {{Portal|Japan|Chemistry|Companies}} {{Nikkei 225}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Chemical companies of Japan Category:Textile companies of Japan Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Category:Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange Category:Companies in the Nikkei 225 Category:Chemical companies established in 1889 Category:Japanese companies established in 1889 Category:Science and technology in Japan Category:Manufacturing companies based in Osaka Category:Japanese brands Category:Midori-kai
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