is the largest
chemical company in Japan, ranked No. 9 in
Forbes Global 2000
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for chemical sector. Shin-Etsu has the largest global
market share
Market share is the percentage of the total revenue or sales in a market that a company's business makes up. For example, if there are 50,000 units sold per year in a given industry, a company whose sales were 5,000 of those units would have a ...
for
polyvinyl chloride,
semiconductor silicon, and
photomask substrates.
The company was named one of
Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Innovators in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
“Shin-Etsu” in the company's name derives from
Shin'etsu Region
is a geographical region of Japan.
The area encompasses the old provinces of Shinano and Echigo. Though the name is a combination of those two provinces, the region also contains Sado Island from Sado Province. It is located in the modern-day ...
, 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),
silicone
A silicone or polysiloxane is a polymer made up of siloxane (−R2Si−O−SiR2−, where R = organic group). They are typically colorless oils or rubber-like substances. Silicones are used in sealants, adhesives, lubricants, medicine, cooking ...
s,
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, cellulose derivatives,
polyvinyl alcohols,
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
References
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.SE Tylose GmbH & Co. KG
Chemical companies based in Tokyo
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Silicon wafer producers
Semiconductor companies of Japan
Chemical companies established in 1926
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1926 establishments in Japan
Companies listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange
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Non-renewable resource companies established in 1926
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