Operations

Shin-Etsu Silicone is a firm comprising three integrated dimensions: sales, research and manufacturing. Our extensive product lineup allows us to meet diverse customer needs.

Sales

 We provide complete, tailored customer support. For Shin-Etsu, customer relations is about building partnerships.

At Shin-Etsu, a “market in” philosophy underlies our approach to business. The silicones business encompasses an incredible array of applications in diverse industries. A marketing strategy centered on close, direct ties with customers is essential. Shin-Etsu Chemical is keenly attuned to technological and consumer trends and customer needs. We take a proactive approach to sales; we work with customers to determine their specific needs and provide tailored solutions, and provide support toward the development of end products with high added value.

R&D

 Harnessing the limitless potential of silicones to bring added value to your business.

Whether you're about to start development of a new product, or hit a wall along the way, Shin-Etsu Silicone is here for you. With silicones, the possibilities are nearly endless, and the key to unlocking them lies in molecular design. Our engineers make use of advanced molecular manipulation technology, polymerization technology, crosslinking technology and compounding technology to create materials with more sophisticated functionality. A vital element of our R&D strategy is customer input. Shin-Etsu Chemical will work with you to harness the full potential of silicones and help put it to work for your business.

Silicone-Electronics Materials Research Center This is the epicenter of our silicon chemistry research. Here we conduct wide-ranging R&D on everything from basic technologies to applications. Our R&D program focuses on silicones and organic electronic materials, and the associated synthesis technology, composites technology, fabrication and other processes.
Specialty Chemicals Research Center Leveraging our proprietary organic synthesis technologies, here we conduct R&D on cellulose derivatives, aroma chemicals, synthetic pheromones, specialty silanes and other products.

Manufacturing

 An integrated production system ensures a consistent supply of high quality products.

Shin-Etsu Chemical produces its own supply of metallurgical silicon, the primary raw material of silicones. Integrated production from raw materials to end-product enables us to deliver a consistent supply of high quality products. We have established production systems that are both safe and eco-friendly, utilizing production technologies cultivated in-house over more than 50 years in the business. Shin-Etsu produces a diverse line of products at high efficiency and speed, thanks to a strategy of focused production and carefully designed computerized production control systems.