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Showa Denko K.K.

4004 is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$7.1B
  • Public
  • JP
Dow Jones Description

Showa Denko's chemicals will keep things in balance. Founded in 1939 and based in Tokyo, Japan, Showa Denko K.K. (Tokyo: 4004) produces chemicals and allied products. The company operates through five divisions: petrochemicals, chemicals, inorganic materials, aluminum, and electronics. Among it offerings are olefins, organic chemicals, plastic products, industrial gases, ammonia, agrochemicals, ceramics, graphite electrodes, aluminum cans, sheets, ingots, foils, semiconductors, ceramic materials, and hard disks. The company had 2004 revenue of $7.2 billion and employs about 11,200 people. In the year ended March 31, 2006 the company, as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative, collected and recycled approximately 7,570,000 cans -- equivalent to around 123 tons of aluminum.

President & CEO
Kyohei Takahashi
Number of Employees 11,118
Contact Information

13 9 Shiba Daimon 1 Chome

Minato Ku

Tokyo 105 8518

www.sdk.co.jp

(81) 354703235

NAICS Code All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing: 325998

Recent Events

  • Showa Denko to raise $742 mln in share, bond sale

    9/29/09 - New Investment - View Story

News & Analysis

showa denko k.k. - All News and Analysis

  • Showa Denko K.K. Operating Income Increases 11.6% in 2007

    - 2008-02-07

    Tokyo, Japan, Feb 7, 2008 - JCN Newswire - Showa Denko K.K. SDK announces an 11.6% increase in its consolidated operating income for the twelve months of 2007 (January-December), to JPY 76,671 million, on net sales of JPY 1,023,238 million, up 11.9%. Ordinary income was up 4.3%, to JPY...

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  • Showa Denko K.K. Increases High-Purity Aluminum Production Capacity

    - 2008-01-25

    Tokyo, Japan, Jan 25, 2008 - JCN Newswire - Showa Denko Sakai Aluminum K.K. SSK, a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. SDK based in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, has completed construction of a new aluminum refining line, increasing its high-purity aluminum slab production capacity from 1,000 tons a month...

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  • Showa Denko K.K. Receives Award from Chemical Society of Japan

    - 2008-01-21

    Tokyo, Japan, Jan 21, 2008 - JCN Newswire - Showa Denko K.K. SDK has received the Chemical Society of Japan CSJ Award for Technical Development for 2007 for the company's development of ethyl acetate/acetic acid manufacturing processes using solid heteropolyacid catalysts. The solid heteropolyacid - consisting of the core...

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  • Showa Denko K.K. Announces Changes in Corporate Management

    - 2007-12-03

    Tokyo, Japan, Dec 3, 2007 - JCN Newswire - Showa Denko K.K. SDK at its board of directors meeting today decided on changes in corporate management that will take effect early next year. Yasumasa Sasaki will resign as Representative Director and Executive Vice-Presidential Corporate Officer on January 4. ...

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  • Showa Denko K.K. to Introduce Corporate Fellow System

    - 2007-12-03

    Tokyo, Japan, Dec 3, 2007 - JCN Newswire - Showa Denko K.K. SDK announces the introduction of a "corporate fellow" system effective January 4, 2008 to suitably treat employees with high-level expertise. The system builds on the existing "chief technologist" system established in 2001 for technical experts with excellent...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Kyohei Takahashi President & CEO
Akira Tsuchida Chief Manager, Planning Dept, Aluminum Sector
Masayuki Miyauchi Chief Manager, Carbons & Metallic Division
Norikuni Imoto Chief Manager, Corp Relations Ctr
Tetsuo Tamada Chief Manager, Planning Dept, Inorganic Mtls Sector
Yorikatsu Hohokabe Senior CTO
Tadahiro Hashimoto Managing Director
Tatsuo Sato Senior Managing Director
Yasumasa Sasaki Senior Managing Director
Toshio Nishide Director, Showa Aluminum Can Corp
Kenji Katagiri General Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Chemicals Sector
Norio Masubuchi General Manager, Gases & Chemicals Division, Chemicals Sector
Osamu Takahashi General Manager, Extrusion Division, Aluminum Sector
Takayuki Kato General Manager, Shotic Division, Aluminum Sector
Tatsuo Otsuka General Manager, Aluminum Specialty Prods Sector, Aluminum Sector
Yoshikazu Watanabe General Manager, Rolled Prod Division
Hiroshi Ito Accounting Group, Business Support Ctr
Kohji Kudo Oita Plant

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Mitsuo Ohashi Chairman
Hiroshi Nishimoto Board of Directors
Ichiro Normura Board of Directors
Norikuno Imto Board of Directors
Shinji Sakai Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Showa Denko K.K. President & CEO Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Chief Manager, Planning Dept, Aluminum Sector Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Chief Manager, Carbons & Metallic Division Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Chief Manager, Corp Relations Ctr Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Chief Manager, Planning Dept, Inorganic Mtls Sector Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Senior CTO Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Managing Director Current
Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Rare Earth Division Electronics Sector & Manager, Marketing Former

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Showa Denko K.K. Senior Managing Director Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Senior Managing Director Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Director, Showa Aluminum Can Corp Current
Showa Denko K.K. Director, Showa Aluminum Can Corp Former

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Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Specialty Chemicals Division Chemicals Sector Current

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Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Gases & Chemicals Division, Chemicals Sector Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Extrusion Division, Aluminum Sector Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Shotic Division, Aluminum Sector Current

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Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Aluminum Specialty Prods Sector, Aluminum Sector Current

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Showa Denko K.K. General Manager, Rolled Prod Division Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Accounting Group, Business Support Ctr Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Oita Plant Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Chairman Current
Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current

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Showa Denko K.K. Board of Directors Current
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