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ChemScore report card 2025
Shin-Etsu
Total Score
7/100
Ranking
35/40
About the company
Shin-Etsu Chemical, the third largest chemical company in Japan. The company produces and distributes synthetic resins and other chemical products such as fertilisers. 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).
Transparency
4 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start disclosing revenue connected to hazardous chemicals
- Start publishing volumes of hazardous substances that leave the company’s facilities as products or services
- Report on their global hazardous substances portfolio (beyond EU/US) on a substance-by-substance basis
Phase-out of persistent chemicals
0 out of 25 points
Action points
- Start mapping the presence of intentionally or unintentionally present persistent chemicals in the company’s processes and upstream value chain
- Start reporting and/or limit the share of revenue from persistent chemicals considerably
- Stop producing persistent chemicals and set up a timed phase-out plan
Product portfolio
3 out of 25 points
Number of registered hazardous chemicals
11
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Candidate List
6
Number of chemicals on the EU’s Authorisation List and/or POP substances
1
Number of persistent chemicals
6
Product portfolio transparency
41%
Action points
- Reduce the number of hazardous substances it is using, producing and placing on the market
Safer solutions
0 out of 25 points
Action points
- Either start reporting the company’s share of safer solutions or increase it substantially. At a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit not to develop or market new products containing hazardous substances. At a minimum, REACH candidate list substances must be excluded from such products
- Publicly commit to increasing the share of sales of safer solutions
Category breakdown
How did we come to this score?
Company facts
Founded
1926
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Revenue
15.3 billion USD
ISIN
JP3371200001
Category
Basic
Other
Plastic / Rubber / Fibres
