Ube Industries, Ltd

Ube Industries, Ltd Overview

Company Headquarters: Tokyo, JapanFounded: 1897

Workforce: ~11,010

Company Working: Ube Industries, Ltd (Ube Industries) is engaged in the development and manufacturing of chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cement & construction materials, machinery, and energy & environment products worldwide. It operates through 70 consolidated subsidiaries. The company offers ceramic fiber made of silicon, metal (titanium, zirconium or aluminum), carbon, and oxygen through the chemicals business under the brand name Tyranno Fiber. This fiber finds application in woven fabric, plastic matrix composites, metal & ceramic matrix composites. The products offered by the company find applications in automotive, IT/electronics, building & construction, pharmaceutical, energy, agricultural/fishery, and aerospace end-use industries. It holds assets worth USD 6,754.41 million. It has operations at 30 locations across Asia, the Americas, and Europe along with eight factories as well as five laboratories in Japan.

Strategy

Ube aims at accelerating research and development to develop the business domains of mobility, environment & energy, construction & infrastructure, and healthcare.

Company Snapshot

$5,481.9M

Revenue

11,010

Employees

1897

Founded

Tokyo, JapanFounded: 1897

Headquarters

SWOT Analysis

Strengths

Wide global presence with 30 locations across the globe
Large R&D base with expenditure of USD 0.11 billion in 2019
Large production capacity
High investments of USD 4.873 million in R&D in 2017

Weaknesses

Interest bearing debt of USD 1.71 billion in 2019
Dependent on domestic market for more than 50% of its sales
No recent developments by the company in the market

Opportunities

Growth opportunities in Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East & Africa
Investments in R&D for development of new products
Expansion and product launches

Threats

Volatile raw material prices
Fluctuations in currency exchange rates
Intense competition

Product Offering

Ube Industries, Ltd
- Tyranno fiber

Financial Performance

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