is one of Japan's largest homebuilders. It was founded on August 1, 1960 and is headquartered in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

. In 2009, Sekisui House expanded into Australia and Russia before expanding into China and the United States the following year. The company has origins in and is affiliated with :ja:積水化学工業 (Sekisui Chemical), which once was a major chemical firm, but has since diversified due to Asian competition; they supply medical diagnostic lab equipment and manufacture

pharmaceutical A medication (also called medicament, medicine, pharmaceutical drug, medicinal drug or simply drug) is a drug used to diagnose, cure, treat, or prevent disease. Drug therapy ( pharmacotherapy) is an important part of the medical field and ...

s worldwide. The chemical firm has over 100 subsidiaries and affiliates.

References

*http://www.hoovers.com/company/Sekisui_House_Ltd/htyyif-1.html *http://www.thefifthestate.com.au/archives/3760 *http://www.abnnewswire.net/companies/en/32936/Sekisui-House,-Ltd *https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBNG49705320090716 *http://www.japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=18691 *http://www.alacrastore.com/company-snapshot/Sekisui_House_Ltd-1015086

External links

Sekisui House website

Sekisui House Australia website
{{Authority control Real estate companies established in 1960 Construction and civil engineering companies of Japan Real estate companies of Japan Companies based in Osaka Prefecture Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1960 Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Companies listed on the Osaka Exchange Japanese brands Midori-kai Japanese companies established in 1960