Profile: Kanto Natural Gas Development Co Ltd (1661.T)

Kanto Natural Gas Development Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in natural gas business. The Company has three business segments. The Gas segment is engaged in the exploration and sale of natural gas, as well as the provision of urban gas, compressed natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). The Iodine and Brine segment manufactures and sells iodine and iodine compounds for industrial and medical uses, and sells brines. The Others segment is engaged in the design and sale of gas appliances, the survey of geological and underground water pollution, the provision of information processing services, as well as the design of gas devices. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had nine subsidiaries and two associated companies.