Over its history of more than 100 years,
UBE has continuously responded to the
changes in society and industry, developing
a range of businesses and producing
a variety of products while constantly
reforming itself. UBE’s ability to
“make things” through creative technologies
and the UBE spirit of challenge,
which embraces change positively, combine
to form the Company’s core identity.
These values are passed down from
person to person through the decades
as UBE’s corporate DNA.
Under the policy of development centered
on the differentiated chemical
business, the UBE Group currently covers
six fields: chemicals and plastics;
specialty chemicals and products; pharmaceuticals;
cement and construction
materials; machinery and metal products;
and energy and environment. In
each of these areas, the companies
concentrate on their core competence
guided by the keywords of “technology”
and “innovation.” Brandishing our
unique technologies and products, our
goal is to expand our share in target
markets both within Japan and abroad,
and to spur on sustainable growth.
From the time UBE began “living and
prospering together” with Ube City of
Yamaguchi Prefecture, the Company’s
birthplace, the Company has maintained
an unchanging tradition of being thoroughly
committed to upholding its bonds
with society. How should a successful
company live with the community, the
world, and the planet? Seeking new answers
with this theme in mind, the UBE
Group continues to soar into the world
on an endless flight to the future