9 4 7 , ▁with ▁Les ▁Brown ' s ▁Orchestra ▁( Col umb ia ▁ 3 7 2 3 5 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ak ron , ▁Ohio ▁Category : Sing ers ▁from ▁Ohio ▁Category : American ▁radio ▁personal ities ▁Category : American ▁male ▁radio ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁American ▁sing ers ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁male ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁is ▁a ▁Japanese ▁international ▁chemical ▁manufact uring ▁company ▁based ▁in ▁Os aka ▁and ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁The ▁company ▁produces ▁chemical ▁products ▁such ▁as ▁functional ▁res in , ▁fo am ▁res in , ▁and ▁synth etic ▁fib ers . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁also ▁engaged ▁in ▁the ▁medical ▁equipment ▁business . ▁In ▁recent ▁years , ▁the ▁company ▁manufact ured ▁raw ▁material ▁for ▁production ▁of ▁co enz yme ▁Q 1 0 , ▁and ▁a pher esis ▁devices , ▁where ▁blood ▁of ▁a ▁don or ▁or ▁patient ▁is ▁passed ▁through ▁an ▁appar atus ▁that ▁separ ates ▁out ▁one ▁particular ▁constitu ent ▁and ▁returns ▁the ▁remainder ▁to ▁the ▁circul ation . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁the ▁company ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁separ ating ▁from ▁the ▁Kan eg af uch i ▁Sp in ning ▁Company , ▁Ltd . ▁with ▁capital ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 ▁million ▁y en . ▁The ▁company ▁started ▁with ▁developing ▁and ▁producing ▁vin yl ▁ch