Japanese Materials Potentially Undervalued Companies

Resonac Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥467.6b

Operates as a chemical company in Japan, China, rest of Asia, and internationally.

Daido Steel

Market Cap: JP¥205.8b

Manufactures and sells steel products in Japan and internationally.

Adeka

Market Cap: JP¥235.6b

Engages in chemicals, food products, and life science businesses.

Sumitomo Chemical Company

Market Cap: JP¥501.5b

Engages in Chemicals & Plastics, energy and functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health and crop sciences, pharmaceuticals, and other businesses worldwide.

Nippon Steel

Market Cap: JP¥3.1t

Engages in steelmaking and steel fabrication, engineering and construction, chemicals and materials, and system solutions businesses in Japan and internationally.

Tokuyama

Market Cap: JP¥178.9b

Produces and sells various chemical products in Japan.

Rengo

Market Cap: JP¥182.1b

Manufactures and sells paperboard and packaging-related products in Japan and internationally.

Zeon

Market Cap: JP¥267.7b

Engages in the elastomers, specialty materials, and other businesses.

Sakai Chemical Industry

Market Cap: JP¥38.2b

Provides various chemical products in Japan.

Daicel

Market Cap: JP¥303.2b

Engages in the materials, medical/healthcare, smart, safety, engineering plastics, and other businesses in Japan, China, and internationally.

KH Neochem

Market Cap: JP¥84.9b

Researches, manufactures, and sells of petrochemical products in Japan and internationally.

Hodogaya Chemical

Market Cap: JP¥22.0b

Primarily engages in the production and sale of organic industrial chemicals in Japan.

Shikoku Kasei Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥74.4b

Engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of chemical products and housing materials in Japan and internationally.

Mitsui Mining & Smelting

Market Cap: JP¥208.2b

Engages in the manufacture and sale of nonferrous metal products in Japan and internationally.

Sakata INX

Market Cap: JP¥83.0b

Manufactures and sells various printing inks and auxiliary agents in Japan and internationally.

UACJ

Market Cap: JP¥200.0b

Manufactures and sells aluminum products in Japan and internationally.

Toho Zinc

Market Cap: JP¥7.1b

Operates in the smelting and refining, mineral resources, electronic components, advanced materials, and environment and recycling businesses in Japan.

Asahi Yukizai

Market Cap: JP¥65.0b

Engages in the piping and foundry materials, resins, and water treatment and natural resources exploitation businesses in Japan.

Nitta Gelatin

Market Cap: JP¥13.8b

Produces and sells edible gelatin, pharmaceutical gelatin, and photographic gelatin in Japan.

Tosoh

Market Cap: JP¥611.9b

Manufactures and sells basic chemicals, petrochemicals, specialty products, and fine chemicals worldwide.

Teijin

Market Cap: JP¥217.2b

Engages in the fibers, films and sheets, composites, healthcare, and IT businesses worldwide.

Chugoku Marine Paints

Market Cap: JP¥94.7b

Produces and sells functional coatings worldwide.

Hokko Chemical Industry

Market Cap: JP¥30.3b

Manufactures and sells crop protection and fine chemicals products in Japan.

Asahi Kasei

Market Cap: JP¥1.3t

Manufactures and sells chemicals.

JSP

Market Cap: JP¥47.0b

Manufactures and sells expanded polymers worldwide.

PILLAR

Market Cap: JP¥70.0b

Designs, develops, manufactures, and sells various fluid control equipment in Japan.

Nippon Paper Industries

Market Cap: JP¥114.3b

Engages in production and sale of pulp and paper products in Japan, Oceania, Asia, North America, and internationally.

Krosaki Harima

Market Cap: JP¥78.0b

Manufactures and sells refractory and ceramic products in Japan and internationally.

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company

Market Cap: JP¥85.4b

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd.

Kansai Paint

Market Cap: JP¥369.5b

Manufactures and sells paints and coatings in Japan, India, Asia, Africa, Europe, and internationally.

Daio Paper

Market Cap: JP¥132.0b

Manufactures and distributes paper products in Japan and internationally.

LINTEC

Market Cap: JP¥173.4b

Develops, manufactures, and sells adhesive-related products in Japan and internationally.

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing

Market Cap: JP¥165.9b

Manufactures and sells various steel products in Japan, Asia, and internationally.

UBE

Market Cap: JP¥189.2b

Engages in the chemicals, construction materials, and machinery businesses in Japan, North America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Thailand, India, Latin America, and internationally.

KEIWA

Market Cap: JP¥16.1b

Develops, manufactures, and sells optical films in Japan.

Soken Chemical & Engineering

Market Cap: JP¥22.9b

Manufactures and sells acrylic pressure-sensitive adhesives, functional polymers, organic fine particles, and adhesive tapes in Japan, China, and internationally.