Chisso

Chisso is a historic Japanese chemical company founded in 1906, initially producing fertilizers and later expanding into chemicals and electronic materials. The company is notorious for causing Minamata disease by discharging mercury-contaminated wastewater in the 1950s-1960s.

A long-established Japanese chemical company, once an industry giant, later suffered reputational damage due to environmental issues.

Product categories. Fertilizers · Chemicals · Electronic materials

• 1973

  Chisso admits responsibility for Minamata disease

  Chisso公司正式承认其排放的汞废水导致水俣病，并同意赔偿受害者。

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