Company's History
Company's History
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began with the coming together of Nagano Prefecture's (Shinano-area) water and Niigata Prefecture's (Echigo-area) limestone.
Nagano Prefecture's plentiful water give birth to electric power and the limestone that came from Niigata Prefecture was a key raw material, which was called, "Oyashirazu's great earth."
Because of the presence of these two gifts of nature, Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd. was founded on September, 1926 to manufacture chemical fertilizer and limestone nitrogen. The history of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began from this point.The company's "Shin" comes from Shinano and "Etsu" is taken from Echigo.
About Corporate Symbol
This is a new corporate symbol that visually represents the future image of the Shin-Etsu Group which are pursuing.
The corporate symbol is an integration of images representing "high technology","high quality","dynamism","challenging spirit", and "flexibility".
The "light" in the center represents the "activating source" that links the "potential of the earth" with "people's ambitions". It also represents the advanced technology that will lead to future expansion and new values. The Shin-Etsu Group, whose aim is to become a world leader, has named this symbol the "Memorable Glow", in the hope of shining eternally.
Organization History
| A chronology of domestic development | Year | A chronology of the establishment of Shin-Etsu's global network |
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| Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd. (Founding company)  |
1926 | |
| Naoetsu Plant constructed | 1927 | |
| First facility of today's Gunma Complex established | 1938 | |
| Name changed to Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. | 1940 | |
| Takefu Plant constructed | 1945 | |
| Shares listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange | 1949 | |
| Nissin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. established | 1955 | |
| Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. established | 1960 | C.I.R.E.S. (Portugal) |
| Shin-Etsu Astech Co., Ltd. established | 1962 | |
| Shin-Etsu Metallurgical Co., Ltd., established Shin-Etsu Handotai Co., Ltd. established |
1967 | |
| Kashima Vinyl Chloride Monomer Co., Ltd. established Shin-Etsu Vinyl Acetate Co., Ltd. established |
1968 | |
| Naoetsu Electronics Co., Ltd. established | 1969 | |
| Kashima Plant constructed | 1970 | |
| Shin-Etsu Quartz Products Co., Ltd. established | 1972 | |
| 1973 | Shintech, Inc. (U.S.A.) S.E.H. Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. |
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| Shin-Etsu Engineering Co., Ltd. established
PVC Research Center and Silicone-Electronics Materials Research Center established |
1976 | |
| Specialty Chemicals Research Center and Magnetic Materials Research Center established |
1977 | |
| Shin-Etsu Kasei Co., Ltd. established | 1978 | |
| 1979 | Shin-Etsu Handotai America, Inc. (S.E.H. America) | |
| Shin-Etsu Handotai Shirakawa Plant constructed | 1984 | Shin-Etsu Handotai Europe, Ltd. (S.E.H. Europe) |
| 1985 | K-Bin, Inc. (U.S.A.) Shin-Etsu Silicones of America, Inc. |
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| Shin-Etsu Sealant Co., Ltd. established | 1986 | Shin-Etsu Silicone Korea Co., Ltd. |
| 1987 | Shin-Etsu Silicone Taiwan Co., Ltd | |
| Advanced Functional Materials Research Center established |
1988 | Shin-Etsu (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |
| 1989 | Biocontrol Ltd. (Australia) MicroSi, Inc. (U.S.A.) Shin-Etsu Silicones Europe B.V. (The Netherlands) |
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| 1990 | Shin-Etsu International Europe B.V. (The Netherlands) Shin-Etsu Singapore Pte. Ltd. Shin-Etsu Bio, Inc. (U.S.A.) Heraeus Shin-Etsu America, Inc. (U.S.A.) |
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| 1991 | Shincor Silicones, Inc. (U.S.A.) | |
| Matsuida plant of Gunma Complex constructed | 1992 | |
| 1993 | Shin-Etsu Magnetics, Inc. (U.S.A.) S.E.H. (Shah Alam) Sdn. Bhd. (Malaysia) |
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| 1995 | Shin-Etsu Opto Electronic Co., Ltd. (Taiwan) Shin-Etsu Electronics (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. Shin-Etsu Singapore Pte. Ltd. Shin-Etsu Handotai Taiwan Co., Ltd. |
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| 1996 | Simcoa Operations Pty. Ltd. (Australia) | |
| 1997 | Silica Products, Inc. established | |
| 1999 | A Dutch PVC business purchased and Shin-Etsu PVC B.V. established | |
| New Functional Materials Research Center established |
2001 | Asia Silicones Monomer Ltd. established |
| JAPAN VAM&POVAL CO.,LTD.established PVC Research Center was changed to PVC & Polymer Materials Research Center |
2002 | Zhejiang Shin-Etsu High-Tech Chemical Co., Ltd. established |
| 2003 | Shin-Etsu Silicone International Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established SE Tylose GmbH&Co. KG established. | |
| JAPAN VAM & POVAL Co. Ltd. becoming a wholly owned Shin-Etsu Group company |
2005 | |
| TOB (take-over bid) of Mimasu Semiconductor Industry Co.,Ltd completed |
2006 | |
| 2008 | The first phase construction completed at the No.1 Plant at Plaquemine of Shintech. | |
| 2010 | The second phase construction completed at the No.1 Plant at Plaquemine of Shintech. | |
| 2011 | The construction completed at the No.2 Plant at Plaquemine of Shintech. Shin-Etsu Magnetic Materials Vietnam Co., Ltd. and Shin-Etsu Electronics Materials Vietnam Co., Ltd. established. |
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| 2012 | Shin-Etsu (Changting) Technology Co., Ltd. established. | |
| 2013 | Asia Silicones Monomer Limited to become a wholly owned Shin-Etsu Group Company | |
| 2015 | Shintech Inc. announced plans for the construction of an ethylene production plant. Shin-Etsu YOFC(Hubei) Optical Preform Co.,Ltd. established |
