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UBE | Sustainability Performance

https://www.ube.com
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A chemical company producing products such as chemicals, plastics, and pharmaceuticals.

1897

Japan

5,001 - 10,000 employees

Chemicals

$1B - 10B in revenue

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#4369
Overall
#199
in Japan
#93
in Chemicals

Sustainability Maturity

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Industry Rank

100 out of 404

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementAir & land impactNature and biodiversityClimate risk
Social
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalities
Governance
TargetsSDG ImpactESG scores and Exclusions
Financial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections

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Renewable energy

2% 2024
Critical

Waste generated

464.2K tonnes, 2024
Critical

Female employees

33% 2024
Aligned

Externalities

556.5M $, 2025
Laggard

Market cap

50.9T $, 2026▲31.1% YoY

Revenue

3.1B $, 2026▼5.3% YoY

R&D intensity

2.69% 2026

Renewable energy

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2%2024

Industry rank: 96 out of 404


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

Industry rank: 96 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
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Industry rank: Beyond Top 100

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Female employees

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Share of female employees (%)

25
50
75
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Waste

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464.2K2024

Total waste generated (tonnes)

Total waste
Recovered & recycled
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Controversy level


Very Low
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  • UBE Corporation (formerly Ube Industries), Japanese chemicals/cement, has faced sustained Japanese Ministry of Environment enforcement scrutiny over cement and chemicals production emissions, plus the contested 2024 USD 4 billion-plus Mitsubishi Materials cement business merger announcement affecting Japanese institutional minority shareholders and Japan cement market structure.
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Carbon emissions breakdown

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Energy consumption breakdown

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Climate risk

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70High
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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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Biodiversity loss in CO2e

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Total biodiversity loss as CO2e tonnes

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Potential species loss

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Estimated nature species lost due to corporate activity, expressed as Potentially Disappeared Fraction (PDF)

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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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Land use

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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

50.9T $, 2026▲31.1% YoY

Revenue

3.1B $, FY2026▼5.3% YoY

EBITDA

146.0M $, FY2026▼9.1% YoY

Operating margin

5% Industry: 6▲21.6% YoY

Revenue & EBITDA

$3.1BFY2026 revenue

Total Annual
Revenue & EBITDA
($ B)

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EBITDA
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Margin trends


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Gross margin
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Net margin

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Free cashflow

-154.3M 2025▲195.2% YoY

Capex

393.8M 2025▲47.4% YoY

Debt/equity ratio

0.8 Industry: 1▼NaN% YoY

R&D intensity

2.7%FY2026

R&D as % of revenue

Return on invested capital (ROIC)
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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
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3.1

▲ 99227.0%

2024

3.3

▼ 0.7%

2025

3.1

▼ 1.9%

2026

492.3

2031

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Environmental policy coverage

Carbon reduction policy

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Human rights policy

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Recycling policy

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Workplace health & safety policy

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21%
Independent Directors

5 out of 24 incl. management

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Overall score

78

Environment

82

Social

89

Governance

64

Exclusion screening

Adult content

Not available

Alcoholic

Not available

Animal testing

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Firearms

Not available

Tobacco

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Gambling

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Nuclear

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SDG impact

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SDG impact (historical)

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Reporting

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Sustainability Report

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Sustainability employees


Total sustainability employees

4-6


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