Asahi Kasei Corporation

Asahi Kasei Corporation engages in material, homes, and healthcare businesses in Japan, the United States, China, and internationally. The company offers Pimel, a photosensitive PI material applied for semiconductor applications, such as buffer coating, passivation layers, and dielectric layers; Sunfort, a dry film photoresist; Novacure, a latent curing agent for epoxy resin; glass fabric for printed circuit boards; plastic optical fiber; sensors and devices; artificial suede products under the Dinamica name; Microza UF and MF industrial membranes and systems; Aciplex membranes, process equipment, and systems for caustic soda production; alkaline water electrolyzer for producing hydrogen from renewable energy Aqualyzer; Hipore, a microporous polyolefin sheet which prevents the anode and cathode; Celgard, a lithium-ion battery separator; photopolymers and platemaking systems; and fiber products under the Bemberg, Bemliese, NanoAct, and ROICA names. It also provides cling film, bags, and containers under the Saran Wrap, Ziploc, and Cookper names; packaging products under the Suntec, Barrialon, PVDC latex, and Saran fiber names; pharmaceutical and food additives under the Ceolous and Celphere names; and clads and anchors under the Baclad and AR Chemical Setter names. In addition, the company offers prescription drugs in the fields of orthopedics, critical/intensive care, urology, immune system, and central nervous system; virus removal filters; wearable defibrillators, temperature management systems, pre-hospital, and hospital data management systems; overseas homes, unit homes and apartment buildings, and real estate-related operations; autoclaved aerated concretes, foundation systems, thermal insulations, and structural systems and component products; polymers, monomers, foamed products, and cleaners; and synthetic rubber, elastomers, and intermediates and inorganic chemicals. Asahi Kasei Corporation was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Chiyoda, Japan.