# Unitika

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{{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](/source/Public_Company) ([K.K](/source/Kabushiki_gaisha))
|traded_as   = {{TYO|3103}}<br>[OSE](/source/Osaka_Securities_Exchange): 3103<br>[Nikkei 225 Component](/source/Nikkei_225)
|foundation  = {{start date|1889|06|19}}
|location =  Osaka Center Bldg., 4-1-3 Kyutaro-machi, [Chuo-ku](/source/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D-ku%2C_Osaka), [Osaka](/source/Osaka), 541-8566 Japan
|key_people  = Hiroyuki Shime<br><small>([CEO](/source/CEO) and [President](/source/President_(corporate_title)))</small>
|industry = [Textile](/source/Textile)<br>[Chemical](/source/Chemical_industry)
|products = {{unbulleted list|[Textile](/source/Textile)s|[Polymer](/source/Polymer)s|[Nonwoven fabric](/source/Nonwoven_fabric)s|[Functional materials](/source/Materials_science)|[Enzyme](/source/Enzyme)s|[Diagnostic regents](/source/Reagent)|[Dietary supplement](/source/Dietary_supplement)s}}
|revenue    = {{profit}}[$](/source/US_dollar) 1.57 billion ([FY](/source/Fiscal_year) 2013)
                   ([¥](/source/Japanese_yen) 162.68 billion) (FY 2013)
|net_income = {{profit}}$ 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](/source/Nikkei_Asian_Review) |publisher=[Nikkei Inc.](/source/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](/source/Osaka). Primarily, the company produces various [textiles](/source/textiles), [glass](/source/glass), [plastics](/source/plastics), and [carbon fiber products](/source/Carbon_fiber). They are also known for their films, which are used in consumer products like athletic [apparel](/source/apparel) and [food packaging](/source/food_packaging).<ref>{{cite web |title=Hoovers:Company Profile |url=http://www.hoovers.com/company/Unitika_Ltd/hjxcri-1.html |publisher=[Hoovers](/source/D%26B_Hoovers) |access-date=November 4, 2010}}</ref>

As of July 2009, they gained notoriety when they announced their new plastic, which exceeds [ABS](/source/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene) (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) in terms of [carbon emissions](/source/greenhouse_gas_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](/source/Nikkei_Business_Publications) |date=May 25, 2009 |access-date=April 15, 2014}}</ref>

Unitika has 46 [subsidiary](/source/subsidiary) companies across Japan, in [Thailand](/source/Thailand), [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam), [Indonesia](/source/Indonesia), [China](/source/China), [Hong Kong](/source/Hong_Kong), [Brazil](/source/Brazil) and the [US](/source/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](/source/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange) and the [Osaka Securities Exchange](/source/Osaka_Securities_Exchange) and is a constituent of the [Nikkei 225](/source/Nikkei_225) [stock index](/source/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.](/source/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](/source/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>|}}

==References==
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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}}
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