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Introduction

St. Luke's Tower, 8-1
Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku
Tokyo 104-8518
Japan
Telephone: (3) 6226-9018
Fax: (3) 6226-9154
Web site: http://www.taiheiyo-cement.co.jp

Public Company
Incorporated: 1881
Employees: 18,770
Sales: ¥927.9 billion ($7.72 billion) (2003)
Stock Exchanges: Tokyo
Ticker Symbol: 5233
NAIC: 327310 Cement Manufacturing

Taiheiyo Cement Corporation operates as Japan's largest cement manufacturer. The company has over 570 subsidiaries in its arsenal, all of which are involved in the construction, construction materials, and real estate sectors. Taiheiyo's core business segments include cement and minerals and aggregates, along with its zero-emissions division, an environmentally friendly unit that focuses on turning waste materials into resources. Chichibu Onoda Cement Corp. and Nihon Cement Co. Ltd. merged in 1998 to form Taiheiyo, the fifth-largest cement concern in the world.

1. Introduction
2. Origins in the Late 1800s
3. Overcoming Problems in the 1920s and 1930s
4. Postwar Growth
5. Changes in the 1990s and Beyond
6. Principal Subsidiaries
7. Principal Competitors
8. Further Reading
9. Copyright Page
10. About Page