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Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. (4272.T)

1,786.50 -152.00 (-7.84%)
At close: November 6 at 3:30:00 PM GMT+9

Key Executives

Amounts are as of December 31, 2026 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. Pay is salary, bonuses, etc. Exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year. Currency in JPY.
Name Title Pay Exercised Year Born
Mr. Shigeyuki Kawamura
President, CEO & Representative Director 96M -- 1963
Mr. Tsutomu Kawamura
General Manager of Finance & Accounting Division -- -- --
Yasuhito Kato
MD of Technology & Director -- -- 1965
Ichio Kohinata
General Manager of Legal Affairs Division -- -- --
Shinji Inoue
Senior Executive Officer of planning, Corp. Communication & Accounting and Director -- -- 1966
Makoto Takeda
MD of Human Resource & Director -- -- 1964
Hiroshi Shimada
Senior MD, Head of Pharmaceuticals Group & Director -- -- 1965
Hideyuki Yuya
MD & Head of Polatechno Group -- -- --
Shigehide Kagaya
Head of Catalysts Group, Fine Chemicals Business Unit -- -- --
Yoshiki Akatani
Managing Director of Fine Chemicals Business Area -- -- --

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.

Meiji Yasuda Seimei Building
19th and 20th Floors 1-1, Marunouchi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-0005
Japan
81 3 6731 5200 https://www.nipponkayaku.co.jp
Sector: 
Basic Materials
Industry: 
Chemicals
Full Time Employees: 
5,946

Description

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. engages in mobility and imaging, fine chemicals, and life sciences businesses in Japan, China, Asia, the United States, and internationally. The company offers airbag inflators, micro gas generators for seatbelt pretensioners and squib; and liquid crystal display (LCD) projector and display, and x-ray analysis system components. It also provides epoxy and maleimide resin, epoxy resin hardener, reactive flame retardant, acrylic acid esters, UV-curable resins for resist, resist for MEMS, cleaners for LCDs and semiconductors, and LCD sealants, as well as semiconductor manufacturing equipment, such as laminator, remover, mounter, UV irradiation equipment; colorants for inkjet printers, dyes for inkjet textile printing, inks for industrial inkjet printers, image sensor materials, dichotomous colorants for dimmable glass, near infrared absorbers, dyes for textiles and paper, colorants for resins, developers for thermal paper, and pigment derivative; and catalysts for the production of acrylic acid, acrolein, and methacrylic acid. In addition, the company offers Anti-cancer and biological drugs, cardiovascular and photodynamic diagnostic agents, in-vitro diagnostic drugs, embolization materials, pharmaceutical API and intermediates, food additives, health food ingredients, preservatives for food quality, and cleaners and disinfectants; Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, miticides, public health insecticides, soil fumigants, and animal repellents; and engages in real estate business. The company was formerly known as Nihon Kayaku Seizou Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. in 1945. Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1916 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Corporate Governance

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd.’s ISS Governance QualityScore as of November 1, 2026 is 7. The pillar scores are Audit: 1; Board: 9; Shareholder Rights: 1; Compensation: 1.
Corporate governance scores courtesy of Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) Scores indicate decile rank relative to index or region. A decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk, while a 10 indicates higher governance risk.

Upcoming Events

November 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM UTC

Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. Earnings Date

March 30, 2027 at 12:00 AM UTC

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