Tokuyama Corporation | |
Native Name: | 株式会社トクヤマ |
Native Name Lang: | ja |
Type: | Public (K.K) |
Traded As: | Nikkei 225 Component |
Founder: | Katsujiro Iwai |
Foundation: | Tokuyama, Yamaguchi |
Location: | Kasumigaseki Common Gate West Tower, 2-1, Kasumigaseki 3-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8983, Japan |
Key People: | Kazuhisa Kogo (President) |
Industry: | Chemicals |
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) |
Num Employees: | 5,756 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
Footnotes: | [1] |
is a Japanese, Tokyo-based chemical company[2] and the world's fourth largest silicon 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 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]