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Denka | Sustainability Performance

https://www.denka.co.jp/eng/
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Manufactures a wide range of chemical products and materials.

1915

Japan

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#12603
Overall
#534
in Japan
#355
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

273 out of 404

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste managementWater managementAir and land impactNature and biodiversityNature riskClimate risk
Social
Diversity and inclusionPay gapsHealth and safetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and exclusionsB-corp & CDP
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Renewable energy

40% 2024

Waste generated

105.0K tonnes, 2024
Laggard

Female engagement

32% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

261.6M $, 2025
Critical

Market cap

43.2T $, 2026▲29.4% YoY

Revenue

2.6B $, 2026▼4.2% YoY

R&D intensity

0% 2026

Renewable energy

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40%2024

Industry rank: 11 out of 404


Total energy consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: 11 out of 404

Total energy

Share of renewable energy

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Renewable electricity

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%2024

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100


Total electricity consumption
and % renewables
(MWh, % of consumption)

Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

Total electricity

Share of renewable electricity

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Intensity


Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

507.6

B/M 544.4

40.9

B/M 10.8


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Female engagement

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
100
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Waste

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105.0K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
Not-recovered & not-recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
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Severe
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  • Denka's chloroprene production at the Denka Performance Elastomer facility in LaPlace Louisiana has been subject to sustained EPA enforcement action over elevated cancer risks in surrounding majorityBlack 'Cancer Alley' communities.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Climate risk

OverallAcuteChronic
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72High
$455.0Mestimated revenue at risk
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Nature risk

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Production loss

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Share of company output at risk (%)

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Revenue at risk

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Assets exposed to sensitive locations

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Biodiversity loss in km²

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Biodiversity loss in terms of the equivalent land affected (km²e)

Total biodiversity loss (km²e)
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Potential species loss

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Biodiversity impact

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Waste management

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Water management

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Air pollution

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Diversity & inclusion

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Pay gap breakdown

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Health & safety

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Externalities

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Market cap

43.2T $, 2026▲29.4% YoY

Revenue

2.6B $, FY2026▼4.2% YoY

EBITDA

175.3M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

7% Industry: 6▲47.2% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$2.6BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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EBITDA
3 year change
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Margin trends


Margin as % of revenue

Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin

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Free cashflow

-275.4M 2025▲79.6% YoY

Capex

399.9M 2025▲25.3% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.7 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

0.0%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

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Return on invested capital

3.0%FY2026

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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Analyst revenue estimates & actuals


Analyst consensus vs actuals
($ B)

Actual revenue
Consensus estimates
Estimate only

2.6

▲ 100607.1%

2024

2.7

▼ 2.0%

2025

2.6

▼ 1.3%

2026

480.9

2029

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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15%
Independent Directors

4 out of 26 incl. management

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Overall score

85

Environment

99

Social

79

Governance

77

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

Not available

Gambling

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Nuclear

Not available

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CDP Scores


Climate Score

A-

Water Score

A

A

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B

B-

C

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D

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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