Masato Shiromizu

Nippon Steel Chemical & Material Co., Ltd. engages in the production and sale of coal based carbon materials, basic chemicals, functional materials and metal foil. It operates through the following business segments: Coal Tar Chemicals, Basic Chemicals Functional Materials and Metal Foil business. The Coal Tar Chemicals business produces carbon materials, gas for industrial use, pitch based carbon fiber and carbon fiber composite, naphthalenes and phthalic anhydride. The Basic Chemicals business produces and sells benzene, toluene, xylene, styrene monomers, divinylbenzenes, agrochemical raw materials, special solvents, phenol and lubricants. The Functional Materials business offers circuit board, Functional resin, display and organic EL material. The Metal Foil business provides stainless steel foils, metal substrates for catalytic converter, bonding wire, micro solder balls, HIP processed materials, silica and alumina spherical particles. The company was founded in October 1956 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.