27 October 2016
DETAILS
(Head Office: Tokyo, President Yasuhiko Saitoh)
plans to proactively expand its silicones business,
one of its main business segments,
by newly establishing a plant in Japan,
and at the same time,
by expanding its Technical Center in Japan
that performs technical services
for silicone rubber molding and processing.
Silicone is a highly functional material
that is used in a wide range of application fields
in such industries as electric, electronics, automobile,
building construction, cosmetics and toiletries.
Shin-Etsu Chemical has been expanding
its silicones business
by developing and supplying products
that meet the wide-ranging requirements
of its customers. As a result,
in Japan Shin-Etsu has achieved growth
in this business so that it now holds
an over 50% market share.
Globally, Shin-Etsu has been carrying out
the expansion of its silicones business
by setting up production bases
in Asia, the United States and Europe.
Shin-Etsu Chemical has now decided to newly
construct a functional silane plant that can effectively
carry out various kinds of small-quantity production.
The investment amount is ¥2.3 billion, and
it will be constructed by March 2018
within the site of our Naoetsu Plant
in Niigata Prefecture.
Shin-Etsu Chemical has many groups of products
that have high-level characteristics
and highly functional features such as
* resin-modifying silane
that is used for such applications as in automobiles
and electric and electronics materials and as well as
* a silane coupling agent that realizes
greater adhesive strength.
The new plant will help meet the increasing demand
for these types of products.
In addition, Shin-Etsu Chemical will expand its
silicone rubber molding and processing
Technical Center
in Higashimatsuyama City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan,
which opened in 2001
and will enhance its technical services.
For molding that uses silicone rubber as its material,
the number of cases in which
the Liquid Injection Molding System (LIMS)
is being used is increasing, and is also expected
to become more widespread in the future.
Furthermore, its applications in various fields such as
electric and electronics, automobiles, office equipment
and healthcare are showing indications of further expansion.
Taking these trends into account, the Technical Center
will enhance their technical explanations
and product demonstrations to customers
by such means as increasing molding machines
and then be able to connect these steps
to expanding our sales capabilities.
The new Technical Center is scheduled
for completion in July 2017.
Shin-Etsu Chemical has expanded production capacity
in its silicones business by investing
a combined ¥40 billion in Thailand and Japan
starting from last year, and
Shin-Etsu also invested ¥5 billion
to obtain industrial land in Thailand.
With this latest investment, since 2015
in our entire silicones business Shin-Etsu
has invested a total amount
that reaches close to ¥50 billion.
The new research building that was constructed
at Shin-Etsu’s Silicone-Electronics Materials Research Center
in Gunma Prefecture began operations this spring,
and in the U.S. in the State of New Jersey
a Technical Center was established.
With all of these bold moves, Shin-Etsu Chemical
is carrying out the expansion of its silicones business
in Japan and overseas, both
in the areas of manufacturing and research activities.
| For inquires about this matter, please contact: |
| Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. Public Relations Dept. Tetsuya Koishikawa Tel: 03-3246-5091, or from outside Japan: 81-3-3246-5091 Fax: 03-3246-5096, or from outside Japan: 81-3-3246-5096 e-mail: sec-pr@shinetsu.jp www.shinetsu.co.jp |
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