Tokyo, Japan-Tosoh Corporation announced on March 16 that Tosoh Group companies worldwide will donate ¥100 million (US$1.25 million) in aid to the victims of the Tohoku Pacific Earthquake that struck Japan on March 11, 2011.
Tosoh Group companies around the world join the parent company, Tosoh Corporation, in expressing the deepest sympathies for those affected by this disaster. The Tosoh Group sincerely wishes them and Japan a speedy and sound recovery.
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 140 companies worldwide and a multiethnic workforce of over 11,000 people and generated net sales of ¥628.7 billion (US$6.8 billion at the year-end rate of ¥93.04 to the US dollar) in fiscal 2010, ended March 31, 2010.
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.
Stock Exchange Ticker Symbol: JP: 4042
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Michael Hoover
International Corporate Development
Tosoh Corporation
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