Unicharm
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Unicharm Corporation (ユニ·チャーム株式会社, Yuni Chāmu kabushiki kaisha) is a Japanese company that manufactures disposable hygiene products, household cleaning products, specializing in the manufacture of diapers for both babies and adult incontinence, feminine hygiene products and pet care products.
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Native name | ユニ·チャーム株式会社 |
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Romanized name | Yuni Chāmu kabushiki kaisha |
Company type | Public (K.K) |
TYO: 8113 TOPIX Large 70 Component | |
ISIN | JP3951600000 |
Industry | Consumer goods |
Founded | 10 February 1961; 63 years ago (1961-02-10) |
Founder | Keiichiro Takahara |
Headquarters | Mita, Minato, Tokyo, 108-0073 , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Takahisa Takahara (President and CEO) |
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Revenue | JPY 688.2 (FY 2018) |
JPY 61.3 billion (FY 2018) | |
Number of employees | 16,207 (as of December 31, 2018) |
Website | www.unicharm.co.jp |
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The company has operations in 80 countries and is a market leader in Asia in baby and feminine care products. It holds the top share of diaper sales in China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Thailand. Also its market share is rapidly expanding in India, nearly doubling its sales every two years.[3][4]