Tokuyama Corporation

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Tokuyama Corporation
Native name
株式会社トクヤマ
Company typePublic (K.K)
TYO: 4043
Nikkei 225 Component
IndustryChemicals
FoundedTokuyama, Yamaguchi (February 16, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-02-16))
FounderKatsujiro Iwai
HeadquartersKasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower, 2-1, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8983, Japan
Key people
Kazuhisa Kogo
(President)
Products
ServicesRecycling
RevenueIncrease US$ 2.78 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 287.33 billion) (FY 2013)
Increase US$ 99.20 million (FY 2013) (JPY 10.21 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees
5,756 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014)
WebsiteOfficial website
Footnotes / references
[1]

Tokuyama Corporation (株式会社トクヤマ, Kabushiki-gaisha Tokuyama) is a Japanese, Tokyo-based chemical company[2] and the world's 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, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, United States, and Germany.[6]

Business segments and products[edit]

Chemicals business[edit]

Cement business[edit]

Specialty products business[edit]

Life and amenity business[edit]

  • Fine Chemicals: photochromic dye materials, hard coating solutions for plastic lenses, pharmaceutical bulk ingredients, amino radical protectants
  • Microporous film: polyethylene porous film
  • Dental materials

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Company Overview". Tokuyama Corporation. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Company Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  3. ^ "1366 Technologies and Tokuyama Corporation form strategic partnership". 1366 Technologies. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  4. ^ "About Us". World of Chemicals. Kimberlite Softwares Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
  5. ^ "Components:Nikkei Stock Average". Nikkei Inc. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  6. ^ "Company Overview". Energy Business Review. Progressive Digital Media Group. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)

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