Tokyo, Japan—We sincerely apologize for the trouble we are causing due to the recent accident at the Nanyo Complex No.2 Vinyl Chloride Monomer Plant to residents and officials of the surrounding area and the many affected parties.
The information below is the current status of our operations at Nanyo Complex as of January 24, 2012. Operations below are those that have made substantial progress since the previous (fifth) release on December 5, 2011. Investigation of the accident site by authorities continues.
1. The following operations are active: Tosoh SGM Corporation
Located in the vicinity of the No.2 Vinyl Chloride Monomer Plant, quartz materials manufacturing subsidiary Tosoh SGM Corporation sustained damage to its synthetic quartz manufacturing facilities and its shipping department in the accident, but has recovered and operations are gradually restarting.
2. Active operations that were mentioned in the previous (fifth) release continue to be active.
TOSOH CORPORATION
WHO WE ARE
Tosoh Corporation is a Japanese chemical company established in 1935 and listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It is the parent of the Tosoh Group, which comprises 133 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 11,000 people and generated net sales of ¥684.4 billion (US$8.2 billion at the year-end rate of ¥83.15 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2011, ended March 31, 2011.
WHAT WE DO
Tosoh is one of the largest chlor-alkali manufacturers in Asia. The Company supplies the plastic resins and an array of the basic chemicals that support modern life. Tosoh's petrochemical operations supply ethylene, polymers, and polyethylene, while its advanced materials business serves the global semiconductor, display, and solar industries. Tosoh has also pioneered sophisticated bioscience systems that are used for the rapid diagnosis of life-threatening diseases, such as diabetes and certain cancers, and to prevent epidemics by identifying pathogenic microbes. In addition, Tosoh develops products and provides services to purify water and to monitor the environment as part of a commitment to a sustainable future.
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