Shin-Etsu Chemical
[citation needed]
- TYO: 4063
- NAG: 4063
- TOPIX Core30 component
(as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer)
(Chairman)
Yasuhiko Saito
(President)
- Chemicals
- Speciality chemicals
- Semiconductor silicon
- Electronics and functional materials
[1][2][3]
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.[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.[5]
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.
- ^ "Berman, Lawrence Sam, (15 May 1928–16 May 2023)", Who Was Who, Oxford University Press, 2007-12-01, doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u7340, ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1, retrieved 2024-02-06
Further reading
- Fingleton, Eamonn (March 2015). Is This The Most Successful Tech Giant You've Never Heard Of? Forbes
External links
- Official Website: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
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