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- Tokuyama Corporation (4043.T), a chemical manufacturer founded in 1918 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, produces and sells inorganic and organic chemicals, cement, advanced electronic materials, life science products, and environmental solutions primarily in Japan with operations extending to the U.S., Europe, Asia, and other regions. The company's core offerings span the Chemicals segment, including soda ash, caustic soda, methylene chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and calcium chloride; the Cement segment, featuring cement products, stabilizers, and waste recycling services; the Electronic & Advanced Materials segment, encompassing high-purity polycrystalline silicon, trichlorosilane, IPA SE series cleaning agents, TMAH developers, silica powders, aluminum nitride, silicon nitride, and boron nitride for semiconductors and heat dissipation; the Life Science segment, covering dental materials and equipment, eyeglass lens materials, medical diagnosis systems, APIs, intermediates, and polypropylene microporous films; and the Eco Business segment, providing wastewater processing via ion exchange membranes, waste gypsum board recycling, and solar cell module recycling technologies. In recent developments, Tokuyama completed the acquisition on October 1, 2025, of Tokuyama Life Science Corporation, a newly established subsidiary succeeding JSR Corporation's in vitro diagnostic pharmaceutical and materials businesses for ¥82 billion, bolstering its life science portfolio; the company also expanded semiconductor materials sales amid AI-driven demand, reported strong Q2 2025 results with operating profit surging 37%, and pursues joint decarbonization demonstrations with Honda and Mitsubishi Corporation using by-product hydrogen.