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-6.69%
Close of 6 Nov 2026, in JPY
About Shin-Etsu Chemical Co
Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 4063.T. It has been listed since 16 May 1949. In the fiscal year to 31 March 2026, it reported revenue of ¥2.57trn and net income of ¥474.46bn. At that date it held total assets of ¥5.66trn and shareholders' equity of ¥4.46trn.
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of industrial chemicals. The company is headquartered in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo-To. The firm operates in six business segments. The Poly Vinyl Chloride and Chemicals segment manufactures and sells vinyl chloride, caustic soda products, chloromethane and methanol. The Silicone segment manufactures and sells Silicone products. The Functional Chemicals segment manufactures and sells cellulose derivatives, metal silicon, poval and synthetic sex pheromone. The Semiconductor Silicon segment manufactures and sells semiconductor silicon products. The Electronic and Functional Materials segment manufactures and sells rare earth magnet, packaging materials for Light Emitting Diode (LED), photoresists, mask blanks, synthetic quartz products, liquid fluoroelastomer and pellicle. The Process, Commercial and Technology Service segment provides resin processed products, exports technology and plant and others.
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Company facts
- Sector
- Materials
- Industry
- Chemicals
- Listed since
- 16 May 1949
- Employees
- 21,735
- Website
- shinetsu.co.jp ↗
Leadership
Pay as last reported
- Mr. Fumio AkiyaChairman of the Board of Directors, President of Subsidiary, Representative Director, since 2007¥237.0m
- Mr. Yasuhiko SaitoPresident, President of Subsidiaries, Representative Director, since 2001¥244.0m
- Mr. Masahiko TodorokiSenior Managing Executive Officer, Director, since 2006¥99.0m
- Mr. Susumu UenoSenior Managing Executive Officer, Chief Director of Silicone Business, Director, since 2013¥102.0m
- Mr. Toshiya AkimotoManaging Executive Officer, Manager of Digital Promotion Office, since 2008
- Mr. Fumio AraiManaging Executive Officer, Director of Organic Synthesis Business, President of Subsidiaries, since 2004
- Mr. Yukihiro MatsuiManaging Executive Officer, Chief Director of Electronic Materials Business, since 2009
- Mr. Masaki MiyajimaManaging Executive Officer, Chief Director of Vinyl Chloride Business, since 2002
- Mr. Toshiyuki KasaharaExecutive Officer, Director of Accounting, since 2005
- Mr. Kazumasa MaruyamaExecutive Officer, Director of New Functional Materials Business, since 2013
- Mr. Shigeyoshi NetsuExecutive Officer, Director of Research & Development
- Mr. Ichiro OnozawaExecutive Officer
Environmental, social and governance
Scores out of 100, from our data supplier
- Overall
- 73
- Environment
- 94
- Social
- 70
- Governance
- 55
- Direct emissions (scope 1)
- 2,242,000 t
- Energy emissions (scope 2)
- 4,303,000 t
- Value chain emissions (scope 3)
- 10,866,000 t
- Women in the workforce
- 29.00708%
- Carbon reduction policy
- No
- Human rights policy
- Yes
SWOT analysis
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Strengths
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Weaknesses
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Opportunities
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