Chisso Corporation

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:company
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Shunkichi_Goto
gptkbp:controversy cover-up of mercury poisoning
delayed response to Minamata disease
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Nippon_Chisso_Hiryo
gptkbp:founded 1906
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Tokyo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Chisso Corporation
gptkbp:industry gptkb:chemical_industry
gptkbp:market gptkb:Asia
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:North_America
gptkbp:mergedInto integration with JNC Corporation
gptkbp:notable_compensation payments to Minamata disease victims
gptkbp:notable_environmental_issue water pollution
mercury pollution
industrial waste discharge
gptkbp:notable_executive gptkb:Shunkichi_Goto
gptkb:Yutaka_Egashira
gptkbp:notable_for Minamata disease victims' protests
case study in corporate responsibility
case study in environmental law
case study in industrial pollution
gptkbp:notable_transformation restructuring into JNC Corporation
gptkbp:notableCase Minamata disease compensation lawsuits
criminal charges against executives
gptkbp:notableContributor liquid crystal technology
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Minamata_disease
gptkbp:notableExport liquid crystal materials
gptkbp:notableFor 1956 (Minamata disease first discovered)
gptkbp:notablePlace gptkb:Minamata,_Kumamoto_Prefecture
gptkbp:notableProduct gptkb:vinyl_chloride
acetaldehyde
liquid crystal materials
gptkbp:notablePublication subject of W. Eugene Smith's photo essay
gptkbp:notableTown gptkb:Minamata_disease_compensation_agreement
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:JNC_Corporation
gptkbp:product petrochemicals
electronic components
fertilizers
plastics
gptkbp:responsible_for Minamata disease mercury pollution
gptkbp:stockExchange gptkb:Tokyo_Stock_Exchange
gptkbp:stockSymbol 4061
gptkbp:subsidiary gptkb:JNC_Corporation
gptkbp:website https://www.chisso.co.jp/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Minamata
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5