Toyobo

Toyobo Co., Ltd.
東洋紡績株式会社
Public KK
Traded as TYO: 3101
Nikkei 225 Component
Industry Textile
Founded Osaka (May 1882 (1882-05))
Headquarters 2-8, Dojima Hama 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8230, Japan
Key people
 Ryuzo Sakamoto
(Chairman of the board)
Seiji Narahara
(President)
Products
Revenue

Increase US$ 3.41 billion (FY 2013)

(JPY 351.57 billion) (FY 2013)

Increase US$ 79.2 million (FY 2013)

(JPY 8.15 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees
 10,487 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
Website Official website
Footnotes / references
[1][2]

Toyobo Co., Ltd. (東洋紡績株式会社 Tōyōbōseki Kabushiki-gaisha) is one of Japan's top makers of fibers and textiles, including synthetic fibers (polyester, nylon and acrylics) and natural fibers, such as cotton and wool.

The company's textiles are designed for clothing, home furnishings, and for industrial uses and include spandex yarn for apparel, polyurethane fiber for pantyhose, yarns for airbags and tire cords and synthetic fibers for apparel. Toyobo is also engaged in the spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, sewing, and the wholesaling and trading of textiles in Japan and internationally.

Toyobo also manufactures plastic films and resins. Biochemical products such as reagents, medical products (e.g. fiber membranes for artificial organs), and purification devices are also manufactured by the company.[3]

The company operates across Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, United States, and Germany and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, being a component of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[4]

The Toyobo Chita factory in 1926 
The nameplate of the former company headquarters 
JSDF standard Personal protective equipment (also known informally as Type 00) NBC suit. Produced in cooperation with Nikko Research Co., Ltd. 

References

  1. ↑ "Corporate Data". Toyobo. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Company Snapshot". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
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