PSA Chemicals: Hitachi Chemical (4217 JT) Aims to Get Back on Track
Hitachi Chemical shares soared in March in reaction to reports that the Hitachi parent intended to sell its shares at a large premium. As the company comes to the end of what has been a trying FY18, analyst Joel Scheiman examines where the company stands now.Hitachi Chemical and its affiliates are mainly engaged in the manufacture, process, and sale of functional materials and advanced components and systems. Co.'s principal products include electronics materials, such as semiconductor epoxy molding compounds and die bonding paste and insulating varnishes; inorganic materials, such as lithium-ion batteries materials and carbon products; functional resin and adhesive film for display; photographic sensitive films; automotive products, such as molded plastics, friction materials and powder metal products; automotive batteries, industrial batteries and capacitor; electrical equipment, such as printed wiring boards; and diagnostics equipment.
Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods.
PSA produces both company and sector reports. The focus of PSA’s research is to identify winners and losers as new technologies impact the top and bottom lines of corporations. Critical to our research is the clear explanation of how these new technologies work and how they impact companies and industries.
The founding partners have worked closely together for twenty years and the team has more than doubled in size since 2012.
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