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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tokyo_Stock_Exchange" title="Tokyo Stock Exchange">TYO</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www2.jpx.co.jp/tseHpFront/StockSearch.do?callJorEFlg=1&method=topsearch&topSearchStr=4452">4452</a><br /><a href="/wiki/TOPIX" title="TOPIX">TOPIX Large 70 Component</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Personal_care" class="mw-redirect" title="Personal care">Personal care</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cosmetics" title="Cosmetics">Cosmetics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">June 1882<span class="noprint">; 142 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1882-06</span>)</span><br />Nihonbashi-Bakurocho, Tokyo, Japan</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder</th><td class="infobox-data agent">Tomiro Nagase</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality">14-10, <a href="/wiki/Nihonbashi" title="Nihonbashi">Nihonbashi</a>-Kayabacho Itchome, <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tokyo" title="Tokyo">Tokyo</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name"><a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥1,381,997 million</span> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥175,563 million</span> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥128,067 million</span> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥1,665,616 million</span> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/11px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/17px-Increase2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/22px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><span style="white-space: nowrap">¥938,194 million</span> (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">33,409 (consolidated) (2020)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.kao.com">www<wbr />.kao<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Kao Corporation</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">花王株式会社</span></span>, <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Kaō Kabushiki-gaisha</i></span>)</span> is a Japanese global <a href="/wiki/Chemical" class="mw-redirect" title="Chemical">chemical</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cosmetics" title="Cosmetics">cosmetics</a> company headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Nihonbashi" title="Nihonbashi">Nihonbashi</a>-Kayabacho, <a href="/wiki/Ch%C5%AB%C5%8D,_Tokyo" title="Chūō, Tokyo">Chūō, Tokyo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kao_Corporation&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kao was established in 1882 by Tomiro Nagase as a manufacturer of domestic toiletry soap. Until 1954, they were known as Kao Soap Company<span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">花王石鹸株式会社</span></span>)</span>, and finally in 1985 to Kao Corporation. </p> <dl><dt>1960s and 1970s</dt> <dd>During the 1960s and the 1970s, the company expanded to <a href="/wiki/Taiwan" title="Taiwan">Taiwan</a> and <a href="/wiki/ASEAN" title="ASEAN">ASEAN</a> countries, and also to <a href="/wiki/Oleochemicals" class="mw-redirect" title="Oleochemicals">oleochemicals</a> in order to complement their main business. During this time, the company launched household products, laundry products, and industrial products to expand its revenue base (such as New Beads detergent, Humming fabric softener, Haiter bleach and Magiclean household cleaners).</dd> <dt>1980s</dt> <dd>During the 1980s, its products Merries diapers, Attack detergent, Bioré daily skincare and Bioré U daily body care, Curel (1986) and Sofina cosmetics were launched. During this time, Kao engaged in several joint ventures (haircare in Europe, <a href="/wiki/Nivea" title="Nivea">Nivea</a> in Japan with <a href="/wiki/Beiersdorf" title="Beiersdorf">Beiersdorf</a>), and acquisitions (<span class="anchor" id="Andrew_Jergens_Company"></span>Andrew Jergens Company in 1988, Goldwell AG in 1989) in North America and Europe. During this period, Kao also expanded to the manufacture of floppy disks.</dd> <dt>1990s and 2000s</dt> <dd>During the 1990s and 2000s, the company expanded into China and Vietnam—countries that, during that time, were opening up their economies to the rest of the world. Also, the company expanded into food products with Econa and Healthya. Additionally, the company made floppy disks and optical discs during this time.<sup id="cite_ref-Tech_Monitor_1997_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Tech_Monitor_1997-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It also continued to acquire businesses (<a href="/wiki/John_Frieda_(brand)" class="mw-redirect" title="John Frieda (brand)">John Frieda</a><sup id="cite_ref-Kao_agrees_to_acquire_John_Frieda_Professional_Care_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kao_agrees_to_acquire_John_Frieda_Professional_Care-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2002, <a href="/wiki/Molton_Brown" title="Molton Brown">Molton Brown</a><sup id="cite_ref-Charles_Denton_ex-CEO_Molton_Brown_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Charles_Denton_ex-CEO_Molton_Brown-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2005 and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kanebo_Ltd.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kanebo Ltd. (page does not exist)">Kanebo Cosmetics</a> in 2006).</dd></dl> <p>In 2020, Kao Corporation was ranked the #4 out of 42 companies in the Corporate Knights Industry Group’s Personal Care and Cleaning Products category, recognized for its excellence in innovation capacity, employee retention as well as clean revenue, or revenue from all goods and services which have clear environmental benefits.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the company's national and international experience in sustainable development, and eco-friendly products, the Environment Possibility Award conferred the "Environmental Heroes of the Year" to Kao Corporation in 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2021 two of Kao’s products, the 3D Space Shampoo Sheet and the Space Laundry Sheet, were chosen to be sent to the International Space Station, with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 394px;"> <li class="gallerycaption">Advertising</li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 189px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 184px; height: 230px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png" class="mw-file-description" title="This picture was part of an advertising campaign by the Andrew Jergens Company in 1917. It was given out for every purchase of a cake of Woodbury's Facial Soap. Valid in the United States and Canada through 5 October 1917"><img alt="This picture was part of an advertising campaign by the Andrew Jergens Company in 1917. It was given out for every purchase of a cake of Woodbury's Facial Soap. Valid in the United States and Canada through 5 October 1917" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png/154px-A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png" decoding="async" width="154" height="185" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png/231px-A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png/308px-A_skin_you_love_to_touch.png 2x" data-file-width="422" data-file-height="507" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">This picture was part of an advertising campaign by the Andrew Jergens Company in 1917. It was given out for every purchase of a cake of <a href="/wiki/Woodbury_Soap_Company" title="Woodbury Soap Company">Woodbury's Facial Soap</a>. 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