much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . december 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message shin etsu chemical co. ltd. native name type public kk traded as tyo 4063 nag 4063 industry chemicals founded september 16 1926 ; 90 years ago 1926 09 16 as shin etsu nitrogen fertilizer headquarters 6 1 ohtemachi 2 chome chiyoda ku tokyo 100 0004 japan key people chihiro kanagawa chairman shunzo mori president products chemicals speciality chemicals semiconductor silicon electronics and functional materials revenue 11.3 billion fy 2013 y 1 165.8 billion fy 2013 net income 1.1 billion fy 2013 y 113.6 billion fy 2013 number of employees 17 892 as of april 28 2014 website official website footnotes references 1 2 3 shin etsu chemical co. ltd. shin etsu kagaku k gy kabushiki gaisha is the largest chemical company in japan ranked no. 9 in forbes global 2000 for chemical sector . shin etsu has the largest global market share for polyvinyl chloride semiconductor silicon and photomask substrates . 4 the company was named one of thomson reuters top 100 global innovators in 2011 2012 2013 and 2014 . 4 shin etsu in the company s name derives from shin etsu region where the company established the first chemical plant as shin etsu nitrogen fertilizer in 1926 though the company today is headquartered in tokyo and has its manufacturing locations in 14 countries worldwide . contents 1 segments 2 references 3 further reading 4 external links segments edit shin etsu splits its business into three distinct groups organic and inorganic chemicals main products polyvinyl chloride pvc silicones methanol chloromethane cellulose derivatives povals caustic soda and silicon metals electronics materials main products semiconductor silicon organic materials rare earth magnets for the electronics industry and photoresist products functional materials main products synthetic quartz rare earth and rare earth magnets for general 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