Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) announces that, taking the Company's recent performance into account, it revises its forecast of consolidated business results for the first half of the year ending on December 31, 2022 and that for the full year ending on December 31, 2022, both of which were announced on February 13, 2022.
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On June 29, 2022, Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) and SK Incorporated concluded a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to give consideration to a plan to start cooperative work to produce high-purity gases, which are used in semiconductor production processes, in North America.
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Showa Denko (SDK) (Tokyo: 4004) and Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd. (Microwave Chemical) have started joint development of a new microwave-based chemical recycling technology to directly transform used plastic into basic chemical feedstock.
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Showa Denko (SDK) (Tokyo: 4004) decided at its Board of Directors' meeting today to prescribe a record date for an extraordinary general shareholders' meeting scheduled for September 29, 2022 in accordance with Article 124 of the Companies Act (hereinafter "Extraordinary Shareholders' Meeting").
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Showa Denko (SDK) (Tokyo: 4004) decided at its Board of Directors' meeting today to consider and prepare for a company split concerning its graphite electrode business.
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) has started shipment of newly developed 3.5-inch hard disk media (HD media) to be used in 26 terabyte (TB) hard disk drive (HDD), which has the largest storage capacity the HDD industry has ever produced(1).
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Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) proposed its "Project to Develop SiC Wafers Technology for Next-generation Green Power Semiconductors" to New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as a candidate for "Projects to Develop Wafers Technology for Next-generation Power Semiconductors" which was set as a research and development target of "Next-generation Digital Infrastructure Construction" in "Green Innovation Fund Projects".
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2022 first quarter financial results.
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Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) has decided to raise prices of its chloroprene rubber (a kind of synthetic resin marketed under trade name of Showa Denko Chloroprene) by JPY60/kg or more, which is equivalent to US$470/m.t or more for US-dollar-based transactions and EUR440/m.t. or more for euro-based transactions. The new prices will be effective from May 16, 2022 on shipping date basis.
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has introduced MLOps* (Machine Learning Operations) for efficient management of machine learning models deployed into Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems for materials design ahead of its competitors.
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Today, Hidehito Takahashi, President and CEO of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) (Tokyo: 4004) and Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. sent a message to the companies' newly-hired employees.
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has demonstrated that it is possible to significantly speed up the time required to search for the optimal formulation of semiconductor materials from several decades to several tens of seconds using quantum computing technology.
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Showa Denko (SDK; TSE: 4004) announces that it was resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held today that the Company will choose to be listed into the Prime Market, which will be created by the Tokyo Stock Exchange Inc. (TSE) as a new market segment on April 4, 2022, and submit application for admission into the Prime Market.
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Showa Denko (SDK; TSE: 4004) decided at its Board of Directors meeting today on changes in corporate management (directors, audit & supervisory board members, corporate officers, executive officers, and councilors).
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) and Seagate Singapore International Headquarters Pte. Ltd. (Seagate) have agreed to jointly develop next-generation hard disk (HD) media compatible with HAMR* (Heat-Assisted Magnetic Recording), a next-generation recording technology for hard disk drives (HDDs).
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has started full-scale marketing, ST60-HSM(TM)[1] aluminum alloy board, which has high heat conductivity and high strength, for use as on-bard bus bar[2]. In 2021, SDK started to provide several automotive parts manufacturers with samples of ST60-HSM aluminum-alloy boards to be used as on-board bus bars.
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Showa Denko Announces Notice of Execution of Basic Agreement regarding Tender Offer over Subsidiary
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Showa Denko (SDK; TSE: 4004) announces that it revises its forecast of consolidated business results for the year ending on December 31, 2020, which was announced on August 12, 2020, taking the latest economic conditions into consideration. SDK also announces that it will record losses due to impairment (extraordinary losses) in its 2020 consolidated financial statements.
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Showa Denko (SDK; TOKYO:4004) has acquired 50% ownership in AMI Automation, headquartered in Monterrey, Mexico, effective on 5th February 2021. AMI Automation provides fully integrated automation and control solutions to a wide range of industries. Showa Denko has an option to acquire the remaining 50% of AMI within 5 years.
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) has established Chengdu Kemeite Showa Electronic Materials Co., Ltd. in Chengdu, China, jointly with Chengdu Kemeite Special Gas Co., Ltd. of China, aiming to strengthen SDK's business to produce and sell high-purity gases for electronics.
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Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE:4004) today announced its 2020 first quarter financial results.
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Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces its decision to withdraw its forecast of consolidated financial results for the first half of 2020 and full-year 2020 published on February 13, 2020.
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Showa Denko Packaging Co., Ltd. (SPA), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko K.K. (SDK; TSE: 4004), has developed a new product to add to its SPALF(TM) lineup of aluminum laminate films for packaging pouch-type lithium-ion batteries (LIB).
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Showa Denko (SDK; TSE:4004) announces that labor-management consultations have started concerning planned closure of a production site in Meitingen, Germany, under the jurisdiction of consolidated subsidiaries SHOWA DENKO CARBON Products Germany GmbH & Co. KG and SHOWA DENKO CARBON Germany GmbH.
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Showa Denko ("SDK"; TSE:4004) announces that its consolidated subsidiary Shoko Co., Ltd. today disclosed the outline of a report from its Special Examination Committee on the results of examination and Shoko's policy for dealing with the issue.
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Showa Denko ("SDK"; TSE:4004), Showa Aluminum Can Corporation (SAC), which is a consolidated subsidiary of SDK, and Carabao Group Public Company Limited (CBG), a leading beverage maker headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, have agreed to establish a joint corporation to manufacture and sell aluminum cans, and had a signing ceremony yesterday.
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Showa Denko ("SDK"; TSE:4004) has received "The Clarivate Analytics 2016 Top 100 Global Innovators" award.
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Showa Denko ("SDK"; TSE:4004) has decided to increase its chloroprene rubber price globally. The new price will be effective from February 16, 2017.
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Showa Denko ("SDK"; TSE:4004) has decided to expand production capacity for VGCF(TM): carbon nanofiber added to cathodes and anodes of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) to improve electrical conductivity.
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