Yupo (manufacturer)

Yupo Corporation
Company typeCorporation
IndustryPaper, pulp
FoundedMay 25, 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 (2019)
Total assets495 million yen
Total equity20,712 million yen (2019)
OwnersMitsubishi Chemical Corporation 50%
Oji Holdings 50%
Number of employees
349 (2024)
Websiteyupousa.com
Footnotes / references

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. It is owned by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation and Oji Holdings, also known as the Oji Paper Company.

The firm produces the Yupo brand of polypropylene synthetic paper.