Shin-Etsu Chemical
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| Type | Public KK (TYO: 4063) |
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| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1926 (as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer) |
| Headquarters | Tokyo, Japan |
| Key people | Chihiro Kanagawa, President & CEO |
| Products | Chemicals |
| Revenue |  ¥ 1,376,365 million JPY (FY 2007) |
| Net income | ¥ 183,580 million JPY (FY 2007) |
| Employees | 20,241 (2008) |
| Website | www.shinetsu.co.jp |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (信越化学工業株式会社 Shin'etsu Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha) is the largest chemical company in Japan, ranked No. 9 in Forbes Global 2000 for chemical sector. Shin-Etsu has the largest global market share for polyvinyl chloride, semiconductor silicon and photomask substrates.
“Shin-Etsu” in the company's name derives from Shin'etsu Region, where the company established the first chemical plant as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer in 1926, though the company today is headquartered in Tokyo and has its manufacturing locations in 14 countries worldwide.
Segments
Shin-Etsu splits its business into three distinct groups:
- Organic and inorganic chemicals
- Main products: polyvinyl chloride (PVC), silicones, methanol, chloromethane, cellulose derivatives, povals, caustic soda, and silicon metals
- Electronics materials
- Main products: semiconductor silicon, organic materials, rare earth magnets for the electronics industry and photoresist products
- Functional materials
- Main products: synthetic quartz, rare earth and rare-earth magnets for general use
External links
- (English) Shin-Etsu Chemical
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