TOPICS
- 2021/4/13
- New technical information sheet A-066 has been added.
- 2021/2/15
- New technical posters for pharmaceutical have been added.
- 2021/2/10
- New technical information sheets for Pharmaceutical (A-069, A-070, H-021, H-022, L-039, SR-020) have been added.
- 2020/10/29
- The technical informations of Shin-Etsu AQOAT® have been categorized by topics.
- 2020/9/18
- Pharmaceutical brochures (L-HPC and METOLOSE®) are renewed.
- 2020/7/31
- New technical information sheets for pharmaceutical (P-020, A-067, A-068) have been added.
- 2020/7/6
- Food brochure has been added.
- 2020/7/2
- The information of METOLOSE® MCE-100TS for food application was newly added.
- 2020/1/17
- New technical information sheets for Pharmaceutical (A-063, A-064, A-065, P-018, P-019, SE-006) have been added.
- 2019/12/18
- SmartEx® has been listed on Japanese Pharmaceutical Excipients 2018.
- 2019/11/18
- New technical posters for pharmaceutical have been added.
- 2019/11/14
- Technical information of SmartEx® became available.
- 2019/1/8
- Download system for pharmaceutical application was renewed. Scientific posters were also available from our website.
- 2018/11/06
- New technical information sheets for Pharmaceutical(G-020, P-016, A-058, H-019)have been added.
- 2018/7/26
- New technical information sheets for Pharmaceutical (A-057 and H-018) have been added.
- 2017/5/10
- The website was renewed.
Cellulose derivatives
Many kinds of plants live on planet Earth, and all of them contain a natural polymer, known as cellulose, which is their major component. Shin-Etsu produces a variety of cellulose derivatives and supplies for many customers for use in various applications.
For Industrial
METOLOSE® is a nonionic water-soluble cellulose ether which is prepared from cellulose (pulp), a widely distributed natural material.
For Food
METOLOSE® food grade is widely applied for various processed foods.
For Pharmaceutical
Shin-Etsu Chemical began producing pharmaceutical excipients in 1962.
Warning Manual addition of cellulosic powders into flammable liquids may cause an explosion. Please take appropriate safety measures.