Tokuyama Corporation

Tokuyama Corporation
Native name	株式会社トクヤマ
Company type	Public (K.K)
Traded as	TYO: 4043; Nikkei 225 Component
Industry	Chemicals
Founded	Tokuyama, Yamaguchi (February 16, 1918; 108 years ago)
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	Basic chemicals; Electronic materials; IC chemicals; Fine chemicals; Cement;
Services	Recycling
Revenue	US$ 2.78 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 287.33 billion) (FY 2013)
Net income	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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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]

Native name

株式会社トクヤマ

Company type

Public (K.K)

Traded as

TYO: 4043
Nikkei 225 Component

IndustryChemicals

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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]