is the largest
chemical
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company in Japan, ranked No. 9 in
Forbes Global 2000 for chemical sector. Shin-Etsu has the largest global
market share
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for
polyvinyl chloride,
semiconductor
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silicon
Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster, and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic tab ...
, and
photomask
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substrates.
The company was named one of
Thomson Reuters
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Thomson Reuters was created by the Thomson Corpora ...
Top 100 Global Innovators in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
“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
Methanol (also called methyl alcohol and wood spirit, amongst other names) is an organic chemical and the simplest aliphatic alcohol, with the formula C H3 O H (a methyl group linked to a hydroxyl group, often abbreviated as MeOH). It is a ...
,
chloromethane
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, cellulose derivatives,
polyvinyl alcohol
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVOH, PVA, or PVAl) is a water-soluble synthetic polymer. It has the idealized formula H2CH(OH)sub>''n''. It is used in papermaking, textile warp sizing, as a thickener and emulsion stabilizer in polyvinyl acetate (PVAc) ...
s,
caustic soda
Sodium hydroxide, also known as lye and caustic soda, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH. It is a white solid ionic compound consisting of sodium cations and hydroxide anions .
Sodium hydroxide is a highly caustic base and alkali ...
, and
silicon
Silicon is a chemical element with the symbol Si and atomic number 14. It is a hard, brittle crystalline solid with a blue-grey metallic luster, and is a tetravalent metalloid and semiconductor. It is a member of group 14 in the periodic tab ...
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
References
Further reading
*
Fingleton, Eamonn (March 2015)
Is This The Most Successful Tech Giant You've Never Heard Of? ''
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External links
Official Website: Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.SE Tylose GmbH & Co. KG
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