Shin-Etsu Chemical Company Description
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. provides infrastructure, electronics, and functional materials in Japan.
It is also involved in processing and specialized related services. In addition, the company offers polyvinyl chloride resin, caustic soda, methanol, chloromethanes, and polyvinyl alcohol; semiconductor silicon, rare earth magnets, semiconductor encapsulating materials, LED packaging materials, photoresists, photomask blanks, and synthetic quartz products.
Further, it sells silicones, cellulose derivatives, silicon metal, synthetic pheromones, vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymer, liquid fluoroelastomers, pellicles, and silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries, as well as is involved in processed plastics, export of technologies and plants, export and import of products, and engineering.
The company was formerly known as Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. in 1940.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1926 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Country | Japan |
Founded | 1926 |
Industry | Chemicals |
Sector | Materials |
Employees | 27,274 |
CEO | Yasuhiko Saitoh |
Contact Details
Address: Marunouchi Eiraku Building Tokyo, 100-0005 Japan | |
Phone | 81 3 6812 2340 |
Website | shinetsu.co.jp |
Stock Details
Ticker Symbol | SHECF |
Exchange | OTCMKTS |
Stock Type | Common Stock |
Fiscal Year | April - March |
Reporting Currency | JPY |
ISIN Number | JP3371200001 |
SIC Code | 2860 |
Key Executives
Name | Position |
---|---|
Yasuhiko Saitoh | President and Representative Director |
Masahiko Todoroki | Senior Managing Corporate Officer and Director |
Susumu Ueno | Senior Managing Corporate Officer, GM of Silicone Division and Director |
Toshiyuki Kasahara | Corporate Officer and General Manager of Finance and Accounting Department |
Masaki Miyajima | Managing Corporate Officer |
Fumio Arai | Managing Corporate Officer and GM of Organic Chemicals Division |
Yukihiro Matsui | Managing Executive Officer and GM of Magnetic Materials Division |
Toshiya Akimoto | Managing Corporate Officer and GM of Office for Digitization and Digitalization |