mining, and military equipment) Laboratories, research institutes: Bayer Kobe Research Center Eli Lilly and Company Boehringer Ingelheim Procter & Gamble: the East-Asian and Japanese headquarters. Kobe Steel Mitsubishi Electric RIKEN, a public corporation funded by the government; natural sciences research institute - Center for Developmental Biology. - Next-Generation Supercomputer Center (From 2010). Other cities in Hyōgo Prefecture Facilities: Asahi Glass Co. in Takasago Caterpillar, Inc. in Akashi Fujitsu in Akashi Nippon Shokubai in Osaka and Hyogo: catalysts, especially acrylic acid (world share 15%) and super-absorbent polymers (world share 25%) Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Akashi: motorcycles Kobe Steel in Kakogawa, Takasago Nippon Steel in Himeji Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Takasago Mitsubishi Electric in Akashi Procter & Gamble in Akashi Laboratories, research institutes: Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Akashi Kobe Steel in Kakogawa Sumitomo Chemical in Takarazuka Nippon Shokubai in Himeji: acrylic acid plant See also Kansai Science City Keihanshin industrial region Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto References External links Mitsubishi Electric Locations Mitsubishi Electric Products Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Osaka (Sumitomo) Titanium technologies Co., Ltd Industry in Japan High-technology business districts Kansai region Economy of Osaka Economy of Hyōgo Prefecture Kobe