Showa Denko K. K., founded in 1939 by the merger of Nihon Electrical Industries and Showa Fertilizers, both established by a Japanese entrepreneur Nobuteru Mori, is a Japanese chemical company producing chemical products and industrial materials. Wikipedia
Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan
Number of employees: 15,778 (2008)
Founded: June 1, 1939
Key people: Mitsuo Ohashi (Chairman); Hideo Ichikawa (President & CEO)
Subsidiaries: RESONAC CORPORATION, Showa Denko Gas Products Co., Ltd., Shotic Malaysia Sdn Bhd, and more