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Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
Organic Chemicals Division
Cellulose & Pharmaceutical Excipients Department

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Cellulose derivatives

There are many kinds of plants living on planet Earth and all of them contain natural polymers known as cellulose, which act as their major component.
Shin-Etsu produce various cellulose derivatives and supply to many customers for their various applications.

METOLOSE is a water-soluble polymer which is produced by treating water-insoluble cellulose chemically.


 

MSDS Download


 Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for
 pharmaceutical, food and industrial
 applications are available.

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>>2009/4/21NEW
REACH Pre-registration: REACH relevant substances, which are chloromethane, methyloxirane(propylene oxide), and ethylene oxide, used in our production of our cellulose ethers (Brand name is METOLOSE) were pre-registered in compliance with REACH.

About the details, please consult the METOLOSE-distributors who import METOLOSE into Europe.

>>2008/12/24
External Safety Stock Warehouse / Pharmaceutical Excipients (PDF)










Manual addition of cellulosic powders into flammable liquids may cause explosion.
Please consider appropriate safety measures.













ISO

The Manufacture of Shin-Etsu Cellulose derivatives is based on the following registered international quality and environmental management standards.

Naoetsu Plant           ISO9001      ISO14001
                          (JCQA-0018 JCQA-E-0064)

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