Shin-Etsu Chemical
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Native name
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信越化学工業株式会社 |
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| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | (September 16, 1926) (as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer) |
| Headquarters | 6-1, Ohtemachi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0004, Japan |
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Key people
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Chihiro Kanagawa (Chairman) Shunzo Mori (President) |
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| Revenue |  $ 11.3 billion (FY 2013) (Y 1,165.8 billion) (FY 2013) |
| $ 1.1 billion (FY 2013) (Y 113.6 billion) (FY 2013) |
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Number of employees
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17,892 (as of April 28, 2014) |
| Website | Official website |
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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
Further reading
- Fingleton, Eamonn (March 2015). Is This The Most Successful Tech Giant You've Never Heard Of? Forbes
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