Shimadzu is supporting research and cleanup efforts related to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the use of dispersants and the subsequent long term effects on the environment. In addition to providing resources to our customers in developing new analytical methods, we authorized our sales engineers to offer special discounts, streamlined order processing and financing to those involved in helping with this environmental disaster.

Our analytical measurement and testing instrumentation is ideally suited for conducting research to fully understand the impact of oil spills on the environment and the food industry. Products include:

With 9 regional offices throughout the United States and distributors in Canada and Latin America, all staffed with sales, service, and technical support personnel; Shimadzu provides hands-on training and rapid response to assist our customers in any location. We are committed to providing the highest quality products and support to the end user for the lifetime of the equipment.

Shimadzu has strived to contribute to people’s health and well-being since our inception. To do this, we have consistently challenged ourselves to develop state-of-the-art technology that creates solutions and new values in a variety of fields. This desire is enshrined in our corporate philosophy: “Contributing to Society through Science and Technology”, and we are unwaveringly committed to realizing our core management principle: “For the Well-being of both mankind and the Earth”.

Shimadzu has been tackling global environmental problems in accordance with ISO 14001, the international specification for environmental management systems. Specifically, this involves the following methods to reduce the environmental impact of business activities:

We are proactively engaged in numerous environment-related activities such as development of environmental management instruments, provision of environmental solutions, support of ISO certification, and support of environmental education.

By partnering with customers and listening to their application requests, Shimadzu continues to develop and manufacture analytical instruments that deliver results faster and more efficiently than ever before to meet the broad needs of our customers.