- CEO
- Toshiaki Deto
- Full Time Employees
- 4,123
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Chemicals: specialty
- Address
- Ote Center Building Tokyo TY Japan 100-0004
- IPO Date
- Dec 12, 1983
- Business
- Shin-Etsu Polymer Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells advanced polymer products, including polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and semiconductor silicone-based materials worldwide. The company operates through Electronic Devices, Precision Molding Products, Housing and Living Materials, and Others segments, offering touch switches and pads; rubber contacts; input/output components and peripheral parts for automobiles and electronic equipment; precision molded products such as semiconductor wafer handling materials, electronic component parts, office automation (OA) equipment components, and medical device parts; PVC pipes and corrugated sheets; sealing materials; wrap films; infrastructure maintenance materials; low friction PVC and TPV compounds; thermoplastic urethane compounds; polythiophene base conductive polymers; engineering plastic films; silicone adhesive sheets; anisotropic conductive rubber connectors for LCD and board-to-board connections; view/light path control films; silicone rubber tubes; and conductive polymers like SEPLEGYDA. It serves markets including automotive, semiconductors and electronic components, information devices, medical and chemical products, packaging, construction, infrastructure maintenance, consumer electronics, and electric components.
Founded on September 15, 1960, as a subsidiary of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd., the company maintains headquarters at 1-1-3 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan, and conducts operations globally through its network, including facilities in Thailand and a recent manufacturing site in Vietnam. Shin-Etsu Polymer lists on the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange under ticker 7970 and employs approximately 4,356 people across group companies as of March 31, 2025.
Recent developments include the acquisition of a polymer manufacturing facility in Vietnam for $30 million to boost production capacity and efficiency; strategic partnerships with major tech firms for advanced semiconductor materials and joint ventures for eco-friendly polymers; the launch of high-performance products projected to add ¥2 billion in revenue by 2025; market expansion into Southeast Asia targeting 15% revenue growth; an absorption-type merger with subsidiary KitcheNista Co., Ltd. on April 1, 2025; and product innovations alongside collaborations emphasizing next-generation materials.