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Also known as Japan New Chisso, Chisso Corporation

The , since 2012 reorganized as JNC (Japan New Chisso), is a Japanese chemical company. It is an important supplier of liquid crystal used for LCDs, but is best known for its role in the 34-year-long pollution of the water supply in Minamata, Japan that led to thousands of deaths and victims of disease.

Key facts

Company.name
Chisso Corporation
Company.logo
File:Chisso Logo.svg
Company.industry
Chemical
Company.predecessor
Sogi Electric Company
Company.successor
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Company.founded
1906 in Ōkuchi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Company.founder
Shitagau Noguchi
Company.area_served
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Company.products
Liquid crystal
Company.owner
Mizuho Bank (4.90%)

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Type
Company
Founded
1906
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
Chisso, Japan New Chisso
Status
Active

GRID grid.480217.8 · ISNI 0000 0004 1773 2582

Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Country
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo
Official website
www.chisso.co.jp
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inception
1950-01-12
Commons category
Chisso
product or material produced
liquid crystal
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