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Nippon Kayaku | Sustainability Performance

https://www.nipponkayaku.co.jp/

Develops and manufactures products across chemicals, pharmaceuticals, functional materials, and safety systems. Activities cover research, production, and sales to industries including healthcare, automotive, and agriculture.

1916

Japan

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

$100M - 500M in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#2578
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#129
in Japanⓘ
#57
in Chemicalsⓘ

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Industry Rank

106 out of 398

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Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
339.0B$, 2026▼37.3% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
222.6B$, 2025▼9.3% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
6.57%2025

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  • Nippon Kayaku Co Ltd, Japanese specialty chemicals/explosives/airbag inflators, has faced sustained scrutiny over the contested historic Japanese automotive airbag inflator quality issues following the broader 20142019 Takata recallera industry scrutiny affecting customer relationships, plus periodic Japanese FSA enforcement scrutiny on inadequate disclosure of US airbag customer concentration.
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