Company’s History
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began with the coming together of Nagano Prefecture’s (Shinano-area) water and Niigata Prefecture’s (Echigo-area) limestone.
- Nagano Prefecture’s plentiful water give birth to electric power and the limestone that came from Niigata Prefecture was a key raw material, which was called, “Oyashirazu’s great earth.”
- Because of the presence of these two gifts of nature, Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd. was founded on September, 1926 to manufacture chemical fertilizer and limestone nitrogen.The history of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began from this point.The company’s “Shin” comes from Shinano and “Etsu” is taken from Echigo.
About Coperate Symbol
This is a new corporate symbol that visually represents the future image of the Shin-Etsu Group which are pursuing.
The corporate symbol is an integration of images representing “high technology”,”high quality”,”dynamism”,”challenging spirit”, and “flexibility”.
The “light” in the center represents the “activating sourse” that links the “potential of the earth” with “people’s ambitions”. It also represents the advanced technology that will lead to future expansion and new values. The Shin-Etsu Group, whose aim is to become a world leader, has named this symbol the “Memorable Glow”, in the hope of shining eternally.
Shin-Etsu Silicones (Thailand)
- Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began with the coming together of Nagano Prefecture’s (Shinano-area) water and Niigata Prefecture’s (Echigo-area) limestone.
- Nagano Prefecture’s plentiful water give birth to electric power and the limestone that came from Niigata Prefecture was a key raw material, which was called, “Oyashirazu’s great earth.”
- Because of the presence of these two gifts of nature, Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd. was founded on September, 1926 to manufacture chemical fertilizer and limestone nitrogen.The history of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began from this point.The company’s “Shin” comes from Shinano and “Etsu” is taken from Echigo.
- Because of the presence of these two gifts of nature, Shin-Etsu Nitrogen Fertilizer Co., Ltd. was founded on September, 1926 to manufacture chemical fertilizer and limestone nitrogen.The history of Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. began from this point.The company’s “Shin” comes from Shinano and “Etsu” is taken from Echigo.
