Showa Denko Decides to Raise Chloroprene Rubber Price
Showa Denko Decides to Raise Chloroprene Rubber Price

TOKYO, Apr 27, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) has decided to raise prices of its chloroprene rubber (a kind of synthetic resin marketed under trade name of Showa Denko Chloroprene) by JPY60/kg or more, which is equivalent to US$470/m.t or more for US-dollar-based transactions and EUR440/m.t. or more... » read more

Outline of Showa Denko CEO Message to Newly-hired Employees
Outline of Showa Denko CEO Message to Newly-hired Employees

TOKYO, Apr 1, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Today, Hidehito Takahashi, President and CEO of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (Tokyo: 4004) and Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. sent a message to the companies’ newly-hired employees as summarized below: Hidehito Takahashi, President and CEO We aim to become a “Co-Creative Chemical Company” Welcome to... » read more

Showa Denko Decides Firm Name of the Newly Integrated Company
Showa Denko Decides Firm Name of the Newly Integrated Company

TOKYO, Mar 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) announces that it was resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held today that SDK will set the firm name of a new company (the newly integrated company) which is planned to be organized in January 2023 as a... » read more

Showa Denko Revises Forecast of Consolidated Performance
Showa Denko Revises Forecast of Consolidated Performance

TOKYO, Feb 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces that it revises its forecast of consolidated business results for the full year ending on December 31, 2021, which was announced on August 3, 2021. 1. Revision of forecast of consolidated business results for January 1 – December 31, 2021... » read more

New Year Message from Hidehito Takahashi, Showa Denko President and CEO
New Year Message from Hidehito Takahashi, Showa Denko President and CEO

TOKYO, Jan 4, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hidehito Takahashi, President and CEO of Showa Denko (“SDK”; TSE:4004) announced the following New Year message. Hidehito Takahashi, President and CEO I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to everyone who contracted COVID-19 and the people who are in difficulties due to the spread... » read more

Showa Denko Group Challenges to Realize Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Showa Denko Group Challenges to Realize Carbon Neutrality by 2050

TOKYO, Jul 30, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) decided to work on realization of carbon neutrality by 2050 as an embodiment of “company that contributes to a sustainable global society,” which is stated in the Showa Denko Group’s long term vision as the “ideal state of newly integrated... » read more

About a Media Report Concerning Showa Denko
About a Media Report Concerning Showa Denko

TOKYO, Jul 8, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – With regard to the media coverage made by Nihon Keizai Shimbun (NIKKEI: The Japan Economic Journal) published on July 8, 2021 reporting that Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) will sell off the lead-acid battery business operated by Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd., which is a member... » read more

Showa Denko and Infineon Technologies Conclude Supply Contract and Development Agreement
Showa Denko and Infineon Technologies Conclude Supply Contract and Development Agreement

TOKYO, May 6, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has concluded a two-year contract including optional extension clauses with Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon), a German semiconductor manufacturer providing semiconductor solutions for automotive and industrial use worldwide, to sell SiC materials for power semiconductors and cooperatively develop SiC materials technology.... » read more

Showa Denko CEO Message to Newly-hired Employees
Showa Denko CEO Message to Newly-hired Employees

TOKYO, Apr 2, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004), sent a message to welcome the company’s newly-hired employees at the entrance ceremony 2021. Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO – Changing society through the power of chemistry – The Showa Denko Group has taken... » read more

New Year Message from Kohei Morikawa, Showa Denko President and CEO
New Year Message from Kohei Morikawa, Showa Denko President and CEO

TOKYO, Jan 4, 2021 – (JCN Newswire) – Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO of Showa Denko (“SDK”; TSE:4004) announced the following New Year message. Kohei Morikawa, President and CEO I would like to express my heartfelt sympathy to everyone who contracted COVID-19 and the people who are in difficulties due to the spread of the... » read more

SDK Formulates ‘Long-term Vision (2021-2030) for Newly Integrated Company’
SDK Formulates ‘Long-term Vision (2021-2030) for Newly Integrated Company’

TOKYO, Dec 10, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has formulated its future “Long-term Vision (2021-2030) for Newly Integrated Company” (Long-term Vision) following integration with Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. (Showa Denko Materials). Since making Showa Denko Materials a consolidated subsidiary on April 28 of this year, Showa Denko has been... » read more

SDK to Split Its Optical Semiconductor Business
SDK to Split Its Optical Semiconductor Business

TOKYO, Oct 27, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) decided at its Board of Directors’ meeting today to split its business in optical semiconductors and rare earth alloys through an absorption-type company split effective January 1, 2021 (hereinafter “the Company Split”). Showa Denko Photonics Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SDK, will... » read more