Kao Chemicals GmbH
Kao Chemicals GmbH is a Private limited company (Ltd.) registered in Germany under HRB 3478 Kleve, and its current status with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is active. The company was incorporated on 20 August 1947 and lists its registered address as Emmerich am Rhein, Germany. No shareholders are recorded for Kao Chemicals GmbH; ownership in this jurisdiction is normally filed as the Gesellschafterliste (shareholder list) under §40 of the GmbHG, and no such filing has been obtained for this record. No beneficial owner record is shown for Kao Chemicals GmbH, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling. This profile is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last updated on 20 October 2026.
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Officers
5
Three of the 5 officer records shown for Kao Chemicals GmbH are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Hiromitsu Hoshikawa serves as Geschäftsführer (managing director); Lucien Leusink (appointed 2019-03-05) and Udo Schreiber (appointed 2022-08-15) both serve as Officer. The remaining 2 records shown (Jürgen Jonalik and Ken Watanabe) are former appointments that have since been resigned.
The register reports 15 officers in total, including past appointments, though only the 5 most relevant records are shown here.
The source filing doesn't specify representation authority — whether officers can act individually or must sign jointly to bind the company — so that detail isn't available here.
Group Structure
Kao Chemicals GmbH sits 2 levels below its ultimate parent, KAO CORPORATION, registered in Japan. 1 subsidiary is recorded beneath it, across 2 jurisdictions. The full chain up to KAO CORPORATION is derived by walking shareholder filings across jurisdictions; no link in it is independently corroborated by Kao Chemicals GmbH's own shareholder record. Each of these downward relationships is derived rather than filed: resolved by matching entities across the registry network, not stated directly in a single document.
Those 1 subsidiary spans Germany, Sweden jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear.
KAO CORPORATION
Japan
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kao Chemicals GmbH's UBO (Ultimate Beneficial Owner)?
No Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) record is shown for Kao Chemicals GmbH, as access to the German Transparenzregister is restricted to obliged entities and legitimate-interest applicants following the November 2022 CJEU ruling.
What is Kao Chemicals GmbH's company registration number?
Kao Chemicals GmbH's registration number is HRB 3478 Kleve, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register) in Germany. Its current status on the register is active.
Is Kao Chemicals GmbH still an active company?
Kao Chemicals GmbH's status on Handelsregister (Commercial Register) is listed as active.
When was Kao Chemicals GmbH incorporated?
Kao Chemicals GmbH was incorporated on 20 August 1947, according to Handelsregister (Commercial Register).
What is Kao Chemicals GmbH's registered address?
The registered address on file for Kao Chemicals GmbH is Emmerich am Rhein, Germany.
Who are the officers/directors of Kao Chemicals GmbH?
Three of the 5 officer records shown for Kao Chemicals GmbH are current appointments, filed with Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Hiromitsu Hoshikawa serves as Geschäftsführer (managing director); Lucien Leusink (appointed 2019-03-05) and Udo Schreiber (appointed 2022-08-15) both serve as Officer. The remaining 2 records shown (Jürgen Jonalik and Ken Watanabe) are former appointments that have since been resigned.
Does Kao Chemicals GmbH have a parent company or subsidiaries?
Kao Chemicals GmbH sits 2 levels below its ultimate parent, KAO CORPORATION, registered in Japan. 1 subsidiary is recorded beneath it, across 2 jurisdictions. Those 1 subsidiary spans Germany, Sweden jurisdictions, though this list should not be read as complete — subsidiaries only become visible here where shareholder data has actually been filed with a register, so holdings in jurisdictions without that filing simply won't appear.
Can Zavia monitor changes to Kao Chemicals GmbH's ownership over time?
This profile reflects a point-in-time snapshot from Handelsregister (Commercial Register). Zavia's monitoring API can track changes to Kao Chemicals GmbH's registered shareholders, officers, and group structure going forward, flagging updates as they're filed rather than requiring a manual recheck.
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Where does this company information come from, and how current is it?
This record is sourced directly from Handelsregister (Commercial Register) and was last synced on 20 October 2026.