Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based chemicals and materials company. Its shares trade on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the code 4063.

The company's operations are grouped into two broad areas. On the electronic materials side are silicon wafers, the basic input for chip production, along with photoresists, mask blanks and semiconductor packaging materials; rare earth magnets are also part of this area. The infrastructure and chemicals side includes PVC (polyvinyl chloride) produced at various plants, led by its US subsidiary Shintech, silicone products used in many sectors from cosmetics to automotive, and functional chemicals such as cellulose derivatives. Its customers range from chipmakers to the construction and automotive sectors.

For this stock, semiconductor production volumes, silicon wafer prices, PVC demand tied to the US housing and construction market, energy costs and the yen exchange rate are watched. The Shin-Etsu Chemical page on Lzzo.com shows the price of the Tokyo-listed shares on a US dollar basis; the Turkish lira, euro or pound sterling equivalent can also be selected. A chart, technical indicators, the data source and the time of the last update are also on the page.