May 14, 2021

Sumitomo Riko Launches Special CASE Webpage- Accelerating response to “CASE”,
a once-in-a-100-year automotive revolution –Sumitomo Riko Company Limited (Headquarters: Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi;
President & CEO: Kazushi Shimizu) has launched a special webpage regarding“CASE*” on its corporate website (English version) on May 14.
Based on the theme, “Materials designed for the future. – Innovation by Materials”,
this webpage introduces Sumitomo Riko Group initiatives with focus on newtechnology, new products, and new services in the automotive (mobility) field. We
have also released a special movie made at our main R&D and production base,
Komaki head office / Komaki plant (Komaki-shi, Achi).
* C：Connected / A：Autonomous / S：Shared & Services / E：Electric

Special CASE Webpage https://www.sumitomoriko.co.jp/english/rd/strategy/

In response to awareness of the impending humanitarian crisis caused by climatechange spreading around the world, the Japanese government announced last yearthat Japan will become “carbon neutral” by reducing the emission of greenhousegas to zero by 2050. Consequently, we at the Sumitomo Riko Group are

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accelerating moves to achieve a carbon-free car society, even in the automotiveindustry, our main area of business activities. However, this does not stop at“Electric”. The Group has been pushed by the wave of the once-in-a-hundred-year
major paradigm shift, “CASE”, which remains an urgent issue.

Vehicle assessment in an anechoic chamber

Shooting video at anti-vibration rubber
production line in Komaki plant

Assessing the insulation effectiveness ofthe product (right: Finesulight™)

The Sumitomo Riko Group considers CASE to be a large opportunity. As such, wehave created this content to widely communicate that we aim to further expand
our business while searching for new business partners. As a unique system
supplier for automotive who is involved in manufacture of materials from the topof the MONOZUKURI stream to final products at the bottom of the stream, ourparticular strength lies in the “power of materials”.
In terms of “Sumitomo Riko technology to accelerate CASE”, we have focused on
the four areas of sensing for “Autonomous”, and heat control, sealing and soundand vibration control for “Electric”. In addition, we have not only introduced newproducts such as the self-driving support device “Steering Touch Sensors” adopted
automotive manufacturers and “Finesulight™”, an insulating material which we
successfully coated with an extremely difficult to apply material, we are also
introducing a line of future products focusing on existing business areas such as
our flagship anti-vibration rubber, hoses and sound insulators. We believe that thiscontent provides a complete picture of Sumitomo Riko Group initiatives for CASE.

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We hope you take this opportunity to take a look at the Sumitomo Riko Group
cutting edge initiatives for the next-generation of mobility initiatives and thecreation of a new world.

＜Special CASE Webpage“Materials designed for the future. – Innovation by Materials”＞
URL:

https://www.sumitomoriko.co.jp/english/rd/strategy/

Contact Information

Sumitomo Riko Company Limitedtel +81-52-571-0259

Public Relations and Investor Relations Department
JP Tower Nagoya 1-1-1, Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 450-6316, Japane-mail product.info@jp.sumitomoriko.com https://www.sumitomoriko.co.jp/english/

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