Shin-Etsu Chemical

Its electronics materials include semiconductor silicon, rare earth magnets, encapsulating and LED packaging materials, photoresists, photomask blanks and synthetic quartz. Its infrastructure materials are PVC resin, caustic soda, methanol, chloromethanes and polyvinyl alcohol. Its functional materials include silicones, cellulose derivatives, silicon metal and pellicles, along with silicon anode material for lithium-ion batteries. It also sells processed plastics and exports technology and plants.

The 2025 Battery Report lists Shin-Etsu among large-cap anode material producers.