Toyobo

Toyobo Co., Ltd.
東洋紡績株式会社

The company headquarters building in Osaka
Type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 3101 Nikkei 225 Component
Industry	Textile
Founded	Osaka (May 1882 (1882-05))
Headquarters	2-8, Dojima Hama 2-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-8230, Japan
Key people	Ryuzo Sakamoto (Chairman of the board) Seiji Narahara (President)
Products	Synthetic fibers Textiles Functional materials Plastic films Biochemical products Medical reagents
Revenue	US$ 3.41 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 351.57 billion) (FY 2013)
Net income	US$ 79.2 million (FY 2013) (JPY 8.15 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees	10,487 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
Website	Official website
Footnotes / references

Toyobo Co., Ltd. (東洋紡績株式会社, Tōyōbōseki Kabushiki-gaisha) is one of Japan's top makers of fibers and textiles, including synthetic fibers (polyester, nylon and acrylics) and natural fibers, such as cotton and wool.

The company's textiles are designed for clothing, home furnishings, and for industrial uses and include spandex yarn for apparel, polyurethane fiber for pantyhose, yarns for airbags and tire cords and synthetic fibers for apparel. Toyobo is also engaged in the spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, sewing, and the wholesaling and trading of textiles in Japan and internationally.

Toyobo also manufactures plastic films and resins. Biochemical products such as reagents, medical products (e.g. fiber membranes for artificial organs), and purification devices are also manufactured by the company.

The company operates across Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, United States, and Germany and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, being a component of the Nikkei 225 stock index.

Gallery

The Toyobo Chita factory in 1926  The nameplate of the former company headquarters  JSDF standard Personal protective equipment (also known informally as Type 00) NBC suit. Produced in cooperation with Nikko Research Co., Ltd.

External links

• Official global website (English)