Grade D
ChemScore report card 2022

Shin-Etsu

Shin-Etsu Chemical is one of the largest chemical companies in Japan. The company produces and distributes synthetic resins and other chemical products such as fertilizers. Shin-Etsu also manufactures electronic materials such as semiconductor silicon and synthetic and rare earth quartz. Its US-based subsidiary – Shintech – is the world’s largest producer of polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
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Total score
8 / 48

Grade summary

Shin-Etsu gets a D in this year’s ChemScore ranking and ends up in 44th place. Based on publicly available data – covering 40 percent of the company’s chemical portfolio – it produces eight hazardous…

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Overall rank
44 / 54
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Total score
8 / 48
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Product Portfolio
- / 18
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Development of Safer Chemicals
- / 12
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Management & Transparency
- / 12
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