Contribution examples of the SDGs with the raw materials, technology
and products of the Shin-Etsu Group

As of March 31, 2019, the Shin-Etsu Group comprises of Shin-Etsu Chemical and 147 Group companies, which share responsibility for sales, manufacturing and other operations and cooperate to develop their respective business activities.

These business activities are divided into six segments: PVC/Chlor-Alkali Business; Silicones Business; Specialty Chemicals Business; Semiconductor Silicon Business; Electronics and Functional Materials Business; and Processing,Trading & Specialized Services Business. In each of these fields, we have products with a strong market share around the world and in Japan, with the world’s top share in polyvinyl chloride (PVC), semiconductor silicon, and the top domestic share for silicones.

Shin-Etsu products are a familiar part of our everyday lives and they play an essential role in society.

1 CVD（Chemical Vapor Deposition）
A method for depositing thin films onto a substrate, involving gas energized by thermal, optical, or electromagnetic radiation to cause excitation or decomposition, and involving steps such as attraction, reaction, and dissociation.

2 PVD（Physical Vapor Deposition）
A method for depositing thin material films onto a substrate, using originally solid substances vaporized by thermal or plasma energy.