Japanese Materials Potentially Undervalued Companies

Daido Steel

Market Cap: JP¥206.5b

Manufactures and sells steel products in Japan and internationally.

Nippon Steel

Market Cap: JP¥3.0t

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

Asahi Kasei

Market Cap: JP¥1.3t

Manufactures and sells chemicals.

DIC

Market Cap: JP¥281.3b

Manufactures and sells printing inks, organic pigments, and synthetic resins worldwide.

Tokyo Steel Manufacturing

Market Cap: JP¥152.7b

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

Rengo

Market Cap: JP¥182.1b

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

Hodogaya Chemical

Market Cap: JP¥22.9b

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

Nippon Carbide Industries

Market Cap: JP¥16.0b

Engages in the electronic and functional products, and films and sheetings business in Japan, Asia, and internationally.

Sakai Chemical Industry

Market Cap: JP¥42.8b

Provides various chemical products in Japan.

Daicel

Market Cap: JP¥319.1b

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

Mitsui Mining & Smelting

Market Cap: JP¥287.3b

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

Shikoku Kasei Holdings

Market Cap: JP¥84.5b

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

KH Neochem

Market Cap: JP¥91.3b

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

Adeka

Market Cap: JP¥272.2b

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

Nitta Gelatin

Market Cap: JP¥15.1b

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

UACJ

Market Cap: JP¥225.8b

Manufactures and sells aluminum products in Japan and internationally.

Sakata INX

Market Cap: JP¥97.3b

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

Asahi Yukizai

Market Cap: JP¥71.9b

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

Teijin

Market Cap: JP¥215.7b

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

Hokko Chemical Industry

Market Cap: JP¥35.1b

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

PILLAR

Market Cap: JP¥86.8b

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

Krosaki Harima

Market Cap: JP¥100.4b

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

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company

Market Cap: JP¥100.4b

Nippon Light Metal Holdings Company, Ltd.

Chugoku Marine Paints

Market Cap: JP¥111.8b

Produces and sells functional coatings worldwide.

KEIWA

Market Cap: JP¥18.9b

Develops, manufactures, and sells optical films in Japan.

Kansai Paint

Market Cap: JP¥352.4b

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

OSAKA Titanium technologiesLtd

Market Cap: JP¥50.8b

Manufactures and sells titanium products.

Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Company

Market Cap: JP¥424.6b

Manufactures and sells basic and fine chemicals, and functional materials in Japan.

C.UyemuraLtd

Market Cap: JP¥143.2b

Researches, develops, manufactures, and sells plating chemicals, industrial chemicals, non-ferrous metals, and other products in Japan and internationally.

Soken Chemical & Engineering

Market Cap: JP¥24.8b

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

Nippon Chemical Industrial

Market Cap: JP¥17.3b

Manufactures and sells various chemical products in Japan.

Topy Industries

Market Cap: JP¥50.9b

Engages in the steel, automotive, industrial machinery components, and other businesses in Japan.

Taiheiyo Cement

Market Cap: JP¥411.5b

Engages in the cement, mineral resources, environmental, construction materials, and other businesses in Japan and internationally.

Tokuyama

Market Cap: JP¥212.6b

Produces and sells various chemical products in Japan.

artience

Market Cap: JP¥146.2b

Engages in the colorants and functional materials, polymers and coatings, printing and information, and packaging materials businesses in Japan, China, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas, and internationally.

Riken Technos

Market Cap: JP¥56.9b

Engages in compound, film, and food wrapping film businesses in Japan and internationally.