Yupo (manufacturer)

Yupo Corporation
Company typeCorporation
IndustryPaper, pulp
Founded25 May 1970
HeadquartersTokyo, Japan Chiyoda-ku Kanda Surugadai 3-4 Shin-Ochanomizu Building 15th floor
Key people
Shinji Watanabe (president)
ProductsSynthetic paper
1,355 million yen (as of March 31, 2019)[1]
Total assets495 million yen
Total equity20,712 million yen (as of March 31, 2019)[1]
OwnersMitsubishi Chemical 50%
Oji Holdings 50%
Number of employees
327 (as of March 31, 2019)
Websitewww.yupo.com
Yupo synthetic paper

Yupo Corporation is a Japanese manufacturer of synthetic paper. It is the largest manufacturer of synthetic paper in the world with a 70% market share.[2] It is owned by Mitsubishi Chemical and Oji Holdings, also known as the Oji Paper Company.

The firm produces the Yupo brand of polypropylene synthetic paper.[3]

  1. ^ a b "株式会社ユポ・コーポレーション 第45期決算公告 | 官報決算データベース". catr.jp.
  2. ^ Yano Research Institute Ltd. (2012) "Perspectives and strategies for the 2012 high-performance paper market"
  3. ^ "Trademark citation". Yupo Corporation. Retrieved July 15, 2016.