Tosoh

Tosoh Corporation is a global chemical and specialty materials company. The company was originally founded in 1935 in Yamaguchi Prefecture, as Toyo Soda Manufacturing Co., Ltd., and in 1987 changed its name to Tosoh Corporation. Today, its corporate headquarters are in Tokyo, Japan. Initially a major manufacturer of chlor-alkali and petrochemical commodities and feedstocks, the Tosoh Group today collectively produces other kinds of products including but not limited to electrolytic managenese dioxide, specialty polymers, fine chemicals, scientific instrumentation, thin-film materials, fabricated silica glass and water treatment technologies. The Tosoh Group globally comprises more than 130 companies, which include manufacturing facilities and sales/marketing offices in Japan, China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, the UK, Greece, Switzerland and the USA. The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.