is a Japanese company based in

Osaka is a Cities designated by government ordinance of Japan, designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the List of cities in Japan, third-most populous city in J ...

. Primarily, the company produces various

textiles Textile is an Hyponymy and hypernymy, umbrella term that includes various Fiber, fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, Staple (textiles)#Filament fiber, filaments, Thread (yarn), threads, and different types of #Fabric, fabric. ...

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plastics Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semisynthetic materials composed primarily of polymers. Their defining characteristic, plasticity, allows them to be molded, extruded, or pressed into a diverse range of solid forms. This adaptab ...

, and carbon fiber products. They are also known for their films, which are used in consumer products like athletic

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and

food packaging Food packaging is a packaging system specifically designed for food and represents one of the most important aspects among the processes involved in the food industry, as it provides protection from chemical, biological and physical alterations ...

. As of July 2009, they gained notoriety when they announced their new plastic, which exceeds ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) in terms of

carbon emissions Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from human activities intensify the greenhouse effect. This contributes to climate change. Carbon dioxide (), from burning fossil fuels such as coal, petroleum, oil, and natural gas, is the main cause of climate chan ...

during production and heat/impact durability. Unitika has 46

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companies across Japan, in

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and the US. The company is listed on the first section of the

Tokyo Stock Exchange The , abbreviated as Tosho () or TSE/TYO, is a stock exchange located in Tokyo, Japan. The exchange is owned by Japan Exchange Group (JPX), a holding company that it also lists (), and operated by Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc., a wholly owned sub ...

and the Osaka Securities Exchange and is a constituent of the

Nikkei 225 The Nikkei 225, or , more commonly called the ''Nikkei'' or the ''Nikkei index'' (), is a stock market index for the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). It is a price-weighted index, operating in the Japanese yen, Japanese Yen (JP¥), and its compone ...

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Business segments and products

* Polymers ** Films ** Resins and plastic molding ** Nonwoven ** Biomass-based material (Terramac) * Advanced materials ** Glass cloth ** Glass beads ** Activated carbon fiber ** Metallic fiber ** Thermosetting resin ** Aromatic polyimide * Fibers and Textiles ** Industrial materials ** Garments, lifestyle materials, bedding ** Biomass-based material (Terramac) * Health and Amenity ** Health ** Medical * Others ** Environmental survey and analysis ** Real estate services, operation of leisure facilities (such as swimming schools and golf courses), software design, and mechanical parking facilities

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Official global website

Chemical companies of Japan Textile companies of Japan Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange Companies in the Nikkei 225 Chemical companies established in 1889 Japanese companies established in 1889 Science and technology in Japan Manufacturing companies based in Osaka Japanese brands Midori-kai {{Japan-company-stub