business report 2005 2006 4 f d p o e & j u profilecontents shin etsu polymer co ltd was founded in 1960 as a member of the chemicals group manufacturer refined plastics we have since created many products for broad range applications from electrical and electronic equipment to construction materials is approaching its 45th anniversary our principal remain competitive ever these include keypads mobile phones inter connectors liquid crystal display lcd connections 300 mm wafer containers by supplying such diversity maintaining global production sales network become partner leading corporate customers throughout world profile 1 consolidated financial summary 2 message president special feature s 45 year journey 6 review operations functional 8 packaging 10 constructing 12 product application 14 automobiles 15 16 semiconductors components 17 research development 18 environmental initiatives 19 companies 20 company overview 21 56 3 26 65