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UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION to Change Its Japanese Name
2021/12/17 News ReleaseTOKYO, December 17, 2021 -- UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, Ltd., the core company of the UBE Group's machinery business, announced today that an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders held today has decided to change the company's Japanese trade name (Ube Kosan Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha) as follows.
1. New Trade Name
UBE Mashinari Kabushiki Kaisha
(The name of the company in English, UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, Ltd., will remain unchanged.)
Note: "UBE" is pronounced by saying each letter, as in U, B, E.
2. Date of Change
April 1, 2022
3. Reason for Change
The roots of UBE MACHINERY lie in Ube Industries, Ltd., which started operations in 1914 as Ube Shinkawa Machinery Works and was later established as a company in 1942. UBE MACHINERY started its operation as a worksite of Ube Industries. UBE MACHINERY has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ube Industries since it was spun off in 1999.
In April 2022, Ube Industries will change its trade name to UBE Corporation. UBE MACHINERY has also decided to change its Japanese trade name, capping it with "UBE" in order to reaffirm its position as a member of the new UBE Group.
4. Corporate Profile
| Name | UBE MACHINERY CORPORATION, Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Location | 1980, Okinoyama, Kogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi Prefecture |
| Representative | Hironori Miyauchi, President |
| Business Description |
Manufacturing, sales, servicing, and maintenance of die casting machines, extrusion presses, injection molding machines, kilns, chemical equipment, vertical mills, storage and transportation systems, water screening equipment, bridges, floodgates, steel structures and other industrial machinery |
| Capital | 6.7 billion yen |
Head Office of UBE MACHINERYContact
For inquiries please contact
- Ube Industries, Ltd.
- General Affairs & Public Relations Group
- Seavans North Building, 1-2-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-8449
- Phone : +81-3-5419-6110