Ube Industries, Ltd

UBE Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the materials and machinery businesses in Japan, North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Thailand, India, Latin America, and internationally. The company operates through: Specialty Products, Polymers & Chemicals, Machinery, and Others. The Specialty Products segment offers polyimide, separation membranes, ceramics, and separators. The Polymers & Chemicals segment provides composites, C1 chemicals / high-performance coatings, nylon polymer, caprolactam, ammonium sulfate, industrial chemicals, and elastomer, including synthetic rubber. The Machinery segment offers molding machines, industrial machinery, steel products, and die-casting machines. The Other segment provides Pharmaceuticals, which includes drug discovery research / CDMO, and electricity, such as in-house power generation. The company also offers engineering plastics, caprolactam, industrial chemicals, liquefied gas, polyethylene, ammonium sulfate, polyimide, battery materials, separation membranes, fine chemicals, ceramics, high-purity chemicals, semiconductor gas products, and products for polyurethane resins. In addition, the company offers extrusion presses and injection molding machines; industrial machinery, such as kilns, vertical mills, transportation systems, water screening equipment, crushers, and chemical equipment, bridges, and grab buckets; after-sales services; steel products, including billets and castings; and control boards. The company was formerly known as Ube Industries, Ltd. UBE Corporation was founded in 1897 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.