Shin-Etsu Chemical
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Native name | 信越化学工業株式会社 |
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| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | (September 16, 1926) (as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer) |
| Headquarters | 6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan |
Key people | Chihiro Kanagawa (Chairman) Shunzo Mori (President) |
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| Revenue |  $ 13 billion (FY 2017)
(JPY 1,441.4 billion) (FY 2017) |
| $ 2.4 billion (FY 2017)
(JPY 266.2 billion) (FY 2017) | |
Number of employees | 17,892 (as of April 28, 2014) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1][2][3] | |
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (信越化学工業株式会社, Shin'etsu Kagaku Kōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) 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.[4]
The company was named one of Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.[4]
“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[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Company Profile". Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Board of Directors". Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ "Shin-Etsu: net income 2005-2014". Statista. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ^ a b "Top 100 Global Innovators 2014". Thomson Reuters. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
Further reading
- Fingleton, Eamonn (March 2015). Is This The Most Successful Tech Giant You've Never Heard Of? Forbes
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