Tokuyama Corporation
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Native name | 株式会社トクヤマ |
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| Public KK | |
| Traded as |
TYO: 4043 Nikkei 225 Component |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi (February 16, 1918) |
| Founder | Katsujiro Iwai |
| Headquarters | Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower, 2-1, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8983, Japan |
Key people |
Kazuhisa Kogo (President) |
| Products | |
| Services | Recycling |
| Revenue | (JPY 287.33 billion) (FY 2013) |
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Number of employees | 5,756 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
| Website | Official website |
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Tokuyama Corporation (株式会社トクヤマ Kabushiki-gaisha Tokuyama) is a Japanese, Tokyo-based chemical company[2] and the worlds fourth largest silicon manufacturer.[3]
The company was founded as Nihon Soda Kogyo Co., Ltd., a producer of soda ash in 1918 by Katsujiro Iwai. It changed name in 1936 to Tokuyama Soda Co., Ltd. and in 1994 to its present name.[4] It is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a component of the Nikkei 225 stock index.[5]
The company operates across Japan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, United States, and Germany.[6]
Business segments and products
Chemicals business
- Soda ash and calcium chloride
- Chlor-alkali and vinyl chloride products: caustic soda (liquid, flake), propylene oxide, vinyl chloride monomer
- New organic chemicals: isopropyl alcohol
Cement business
- Portland cement: ordinary, early-strength, medium-heat
- Recycling services
- Fresco Giclee
Specialty products business
- Electronic materials: polycrystalline silicon
- Fumed silica
- SHAPAL products: aluminum nitride (powder, granules)
- IC chemicals and the cleaning system: high purity chemicals for electronics manufacturing, positive-type photoresist
Life & amenity business
- Fine Chemicals: photochromic dye materials, hard coating solutions for plastic lenses, pharmaceutical bulk ingedients, amino radical protectants
- Microporous film: polyethylene porous film
- Dental materials
Gallery
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References
- ↑ "Company Overview". Tokuyama Corporation. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Company Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "1366 Technologies and Tokuyama Corporation form strategic partnership". 1366 Technologies. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "About Us". World of Chemicals. Kimberlite Softwares Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Company Overview". Energy Business Review. Progressive Digital Media Group.
External links
- Official global website (English)
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