Native name | 株式会社トクヤマ |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| TYO:4043 Nikkei 225 Component | |
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi (February 16, 1918; 107 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 | |
Number of employees | 5,756 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
| Website | Official website |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Tokuyama Corporation (株式会社トクヤマ,Kabushiki-gaisha Tokuyama) is aJapanese,Tokyo-based chemical company[2] and the world's fourth largestsilicon manufacturer.[3]
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 theTokyo Stock Exchange and is a component of theNikkei 225stock index.[5]
The company operates across Japan, Taiwan, China, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, United States, and Germany.[6]
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