Lion Corporation

Lion Corporation
ライオン株式会社

Lion Corporation headquarters
Type	Kabushiki kaisha
Traded as	TYO: 4912
Industry	Consumer goods
Founded	3 September 1918 (1918-09-03)
Founder	Tomijiro Kobayashi
Headquarters	3-7, Honjo Itchome, Sumida, Tokyo, Japan 130-8644
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Sadayoshi Fujishige (President)
Products	Consumer goods
Revenue	¥331,100 million (December 2010)
Operating income	¥10,500 million (December 2010)
Net income	¥6,041 million (December 2010)
Total assets	¥260,939 million (December 2010)
Total equity	¥105,760 million (December 2010)
Number of employees	5,972 (consolidated, as of December 31, 2010)
Subsidiaries	Wings (Indonesian company) Lion Korea
Website	http://www.lion.co.jp/en

Lion Corporation (ライオン株式会社, Raion Kabushiki Gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of detergent, soap, medications, and oral hygiene products and other toiletries. The company also has a chemical engineering research division which works on developing new products.[1]