6-1, Ohtemachi 2-Chome
Tokyo, Japan
+81-3-3246-5011
http://www.shinetsu.co.jp
Nikkei 225
#342 in
FT Global 500 (July 2012)
In the high-tech and industrial materials kitchen, Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. is a master chef. The company's organic and inorganic chemicals unit -- which represents about half of the company's sales -- makes polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and more than 4,000 types of silicone, while its electronics materials unit makes semiconductor silicon, epoxy molding compounds, and rare earth magnets. Shin-Etsu also produces synthetic quartz used for fiber-optic communications and in LCD panels. Shin-Etsu operates in the US as