Shin-Etsu Chemical is a Japanese-based producer of inorganic and organic chemicals, synthetic resins and electronic materials. It has three core business areas covering organic and inorganic chemicals, electronic materials, and functional materials and other businesses.
The main aim for Shin-Etsu is to “assure sustainable future growth”. It will make major investments to support business expansion over the medium to long term. The company will strengthen its existing businesses and develop and commercialise new businesses in order to generate growth.
Shin-Etsu is further improving its position as the “world’s largest” manufacturer of semiconductor silicon wafers with expansion of capacity at its Shirakawa plant in Japan. In addition, the company is adding to multiple production bases by investing in integrated production facilities in the US to assure supply.
Research and development (R&D) will remain a driving force for Shin-Etsu. The group will also focus on maintaining and improving its financial underpinnings.
In the fiscal year ended March 2009, Shin-Etsu had net sales of Y1,201bn and employed just over 19,000 people with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan.
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Key Personnel
President and CEO: Chihiro Kanagawa
Executive senior managing director: Shunzo Mori
Executive senior managing director: Fumio Akiya
Executive senior managing director: Yasuhiko Saitoh
Executive senior managing director: Yoshiaki Ono
Managing director: Kiichi Habata
Managing director: Koji Takasugi
Director: Frank Popoff
Director: Shunji Kono
Director: Masashi Kaneko
Director: Tsuyoshi Miyazaki
Director: Toshihiko Fukui
Director: Toshinobu Ishihara
Director: Masaki Miyajima
Director: Atsushi Nakamura
Director: Fumio Arai
Director: Toshiyuki Kasahara
Director: Hidenori Onezawa
Director: Masahiko Todoroki
Director: Ken Nakamura
Director: Toshiya Akimoto
Director: Yukihiro Matsui
Director: Hiroaki Okamoto
(Updated October 2009)
Contacts
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co
6-1, Otemachi 2-chome
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0004
Japan
Tel: +81 3 3246 5091
Fax: +81 3 3246 5096
www.shinetsu.co.jp/e/
Shin-Etsu
Company Structure
Shin-Etsu is a global speciality chemicals business headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It has three core business sectors: Organic and inorganic chemicals; Electronic materials and Functional materials and others.
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Strategy & Financial Highlights
Shin-Etsu will make major investments to support business expansion over the medium to long term based on its “investment strategy”. (Edited from annual report and company website). ICIS also provides you with key financial data listed in table form.
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