Tokuyama Corporation
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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]
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Native name | 株式会社トクヤマ |
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Company type | Public (K.K) |
TYO: 4043 Nikkei 225 Component | |
Industry | Chemicals |
Founded | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi (February 16, 1918; 106 years ago (1918-02-16)) |
Founder | Katsujiro Iwai |
Headquarters | Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower, 2-1, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8983, Japan |
Key people | Kazuhisa Kogo (President) |
Products | |
Services | Recycling |
Revenue | US$ 2.78 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 287.33 billion) (FY 2013) |
US$ 99.20 million (FY 2013) (JPY 10.21 billion) (FY 2013) | |
Number of employees | 5,756 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
Website | Official website |
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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]