Fast Facts
Founded in

1913
Number of overseas facilities

Number of consolidated subsidiaries

75

203

(As of April, 2023)(As of March 31, 2023)

Number of employees

33,572
on a consolidated basis(As of March 31, 2023)

2,895.3 14,428
Consolidated sales revenue

Number of patents held

billion yen(As of March 31, 2023)(FY2022)2

Management Principles
We commit ourselves to creating
new value by building on innovation.
We work to contribute to society
through our business activities.
We build a vibrant corporate
culture and continue to be
a company trusted by society.

Sumitomo Chemical has its origins in the Sumitomo Fertilizer
Manufactory, which was founded to resolve the air pollution
problem caused by Sumitomo’s copper smelting operation at
the Besshi Copper Mine (now Niihama, Ehime Prefecture,
Japan). The air was cleaned by removing the sulfur from the copper ore and the company used sulfur to manufacture fertilizer.
Founded to overcome environmental problem and improve
agricultural production at the same time, Sumitomo Chemical
has inherited the Sumitomo Spirit, proving itself worthy ofsociety’s trust and the credo, “Our business must benefit
society at large, not just our own interests”.
Both principles have been passed down to us over generations
since our inception.
Under these principles, Sumitomo Chemical responds to thechanging needs of time, develops a diversified portfolio of
businesses, and enriches people’s lives through constanttechnological innovations.

3Creative Hybrid Chemistry
For a Better Tomorrow
Sumitomo Chemical’s Strengths

Ability to Develop
Innovative Solutions
by Leveraging
Its Technological Expertisein Diverse
Areas

Access to Global
Markets

Our Highly Engaged andSumitomo Chemical recognizes three core
Diverse Humancompetencies: Its ability to develop innovative
solutions by leveraging its technological expertise
Resources⇒
in diverse areas, its access to global markets, and its
highly engaged and diverse human resources. These
three cores have been cultivated under the tenets of its
Management Principles.
Making the most of these competences, Sumitomo Chemical isfully focused on solving social issues surrounding the environment
and food, and improving the quality of life of people.
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Contribute to helping resolve major social issues
through our business activities from the perspectiveof Green Transformation (GX) in a broad sense
Major GX
challenges for
Sumitomo Chemical

Provide Solutions⇒

Carbonneutrality

Healthy
lives

Ecosystem
conservation

Achievea Sustainable Society
and Sustainable Growthfor Sumitomo Chemical Groupby Creating Both Economic
Value andSocial Value

Social issues
that Sumitomo Chemical
endeavor to solve
Environment

Recover the environment andachieve a world where humans
and nature co-exist
Essential Chemicals & Plastics Sector
Energy & Functional Materials Sector

Food

Secure stable food supply andachieve harmony with theenvironment

Health & Crop Sciences Sector
Pharmaceuticals Sector

ICT

Achieve an inclusive society
leveraging ICT
IT-related Chemicals Sector

Creating social value

Secure healthy lifestyles forpeople throughout the world

Rita

Contributing to realizationof sustainable society

Health & Crop Sciences Sector

Healthcare

A visualization of enhancing
enterprise value throughJiri-Rita Koushi-Ichinyo
Benefiting
society

KoushiIchinyoBenefiting
society at large,
not just
our own interests

Enhancing
corporate value

Creating economic value
Sustainable growthof business

Jiri
Benefiting
ourselves

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Sumitomo Chemical’s Strengths

Ability to Develop
Innovative Solutions
by Leveraging Its Technological Expertise in Diverse Areas
Sumitomo Chemical’s “Six core technologies” were cultivatedthrough extensive research activities over the years. The
Company’s basic strategy is to deepen these six coretechnologies, further enhance their base technologies, and create high-value added products andtechnologies through the fusion of technologies from different fields.

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Organic synthesis, Inorganic synthesis, Analysis of chemical and physical properties, Toxicological safety assessment,
Safety engineering, Material & plant engineering technology, Computer simulation
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Research and Development Organization

Essential Chemicals
Research Laboratory

Business
Sector ResearchLaboratories

Energy & Functional Materials
Research Laboratory
IT-related Chemicals
Research Laboratory
Health & Crop Sciences
Research Laboratory

Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory
Evaluation test on chemicals inside a greenhouse

Industrial Technology &Research Laboratory

Corporate
Research
Laboratories

Environmental Health
Science Laboratory
Advanced Materials
Development Laboratory
Bioscience
Research Laboratory

Advanced Materials Development Laboratory
Evaluation of a prototype PLED device

Production &Safety Fundamental
Technology
CenterSumitomo Chemical’s research organization comprises the Business Sector Research Laboratories, the Corporate Research Laboratories, and the Production & Safety Fundamental Technology Center. At the Business Sector Research Laboratories, both manufacturing and sales
personnel are making concerted efforts on research and development (R&D) of products thatmaintain, strengthen, and expand their business activities, and R&D of basic and elemental
technologies. The Corporate Research Laboratories are engaged in long-term research projects,
including development of technologies required to enter new business fields, development ofcommon base technologies that will give a competitive edge to sustain core businesses, anddevelopment of next-generation products and processes. The Production & Safety Fundamental
Technology Center promotes R&D to strengthen security, disaster-prevention measures, andcompetitiveness of plants, while actively supporting the company’s manufacturing operations.
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TOPICS

The GX Sumitomo Chemical strive to attain

Toward a Carbon Neutral Sumitomo Chemical- Formulates Grand Design -Sumitomo Chemical aims to become carbon neutral by 2050
contributions

Fulfill both obligations andto strive to become carbon neutral

by the Sumitomo Chemical Group way

Obligations
Approach zero greenhousegas emissions for the
Sumitomo Chemical
Group

The Sumitomo Chemical Group commits
itself to reducing its greenhouse gas
emissions by 50% by FY2030 (vs. FY 2013 levels)

Energy conservation &Energy conservation &Develop and deploy

Restructure production

thorough use of BAT (*1)

innovative technologies（10,000tons）

1,000

954

800

Target:

50 % reduction

765(Acquired SBT(*2) Well-below 2.0℃ certification)

477

600

2050

Net zero

400

200

0

2013

To dateStrengthened the competitivenessof and restructured Chiba Works andEhime Works
Set science-based targets(SBT certification)*1 Best Available Technologies*2 Science Based Targets*3 Carbon Capture & Utilization

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2021

2030

2020 - 2030
LNG power plant at Ehime Works
start operation
High-efficiency gas turbine power
generation facilities at Chiba Works
Accelerate reductions in greenhousegas emissions through fuel conversion and maximal use of BAT, in
addition to energy conservation andrationalization

2020 - 2050
Convert to CO2-free energy
Electrify plants. Develop and rapidly
deploy innovative technologies
Deploy circular carbon technologies(material and chemical recycling)
Develop carbon-negative and CCU(*3)
technologies(*3)

Contributions
Reduce global greenhousegas emissions
through our group's
products andtechnologies

Work with a variety of stakeholders to be the firstto deploy into society products and technologies
that contribute to global greenhouse gas reductions

Three perspectives
products and solutions
1 Provide2
that contribute to carbon neutrality

Drive the development of technologies
that contribute to carbon neutrality
and their rapid deployment into society

3

Take on long-term challenges including
the development of carbon negativetechnologies*An initiative to designates products andtechnologies that contribute to responding to global warming or reducing environment impact, in order to promote theirdevelopment and spread

Contributing through Business

Sumika Sustainable Solutions*billionSumika Sustainable
Solutions revenue target Aim for

1.2 trillion yen by FY 2030

Double vs. FY 2015
1,000

Sales revenue 680 bn. yen in FY 2022
Target set in 2015 : 560bn. yen

500

0

2015

2022

2024

2030

Example of "Sumika Sustainable Solutions" Products and Technologies
Addressing Climate Change

Reducing Environmental Impact

Vector-control pesticides

Halogen-free ﬂame-retardant elastomer

Playing an important role in repellingand exterminating insects thatspread infectious diseases, while
also facilitating adaptation to theimpact of climatechange.

This elastomer is used in railway and construction materials. It does not contain halogen, but
has flame retardance equivalent tohalogen-based flame retardant. It curbs
emissions of hazardous gases in combustion.

Effective Use of Resources
Substrate-less touch sensor
This product can make the fullfunction of the touch sensor without
having substrates such as glass andfilm which were indispensable
elements in conventional touch
sensors. For this reason, this productcontributes to resource saving.

Conventional touch sensor
Polarizing plates
Touch sensor
Substrate
OLEDThis sensor canbe used for
Substrate-less touch sensor
bezelless andﬂexible displays,
Polarizing plates
because it can be
Touch sensor
OLED
easily bent

Biorationals (Microbial pesticides, plant growth regulators,biorational rhizosphere)
Biorationals use active ingredients
derived from naturally occurring
substances, contributing to asustainable agriculture and stablesupply of safe and secure food.

CFP-TOMO™ : Our Proprietary Carbon Footprint of Products Calculation Tool
CFP-TOMO™, a tool that will enable anyone to easily calculate the carbon footprint of products(the amount of greenhouse gases emitted over each product’s “Cradle to Gate” lifecycle), was developed by Sumitomo Chemical
We completed carbon footprint evaluations for about 20,000 of our products, and are also in the process of performing CFP evaluations for the main
products of group companies
By making the tool freely available to other companies, we are contributing to quantifying and reducing greenhouse gas emissions for society as a whole and havestarted working with the Japan Chemical Industry Association

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Sumitomo Chemical’s Strengths

Access to
Global Markets
Sumitomo Chemical has actively globalized all of its businesses to
respond to changes in the global economy and social frameworks.
The Company will continue to provide its solutions globally andcreate new value.

75

overseas facilities
In-Depth Global Management
Sumitomo Chemical operates
competitive businesses worldwide
by combining the optimal
technologies, locations, partners
and personnel.

Information by Region

0.5

7.3

1.5

3.5
4.7

2.8

1.2

1.7

11.4

FY2022
17.0

0.4

33.5
11.9

¥2,895.3
billion

Asia

3.0

10.0

32.0

FY 2022

FY 2022

14,42829.8

33,572

54.9

37.7

35.0
Japan

0.2

North America

EuropeMiddle East and Africa

Central and South America

Oceania and Others

Saudi Arabia

South Korea

China

United States

Rabigh Refining andPetrochemical Company

SSLM Co.,Ltd.

Sumika Electronic
Materials (Wuxi) Co., Ltd.

Valent BioSciences LLC

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Domestic Facilities

Head Office (Tokyo)

Head Office (Osaka)

Advanced Materials Development
Laboratory (Tsukuba)

Chiba Works

Misawa Works

Ibaraki Works

Misawa Works
Ibaraki Works
IT-related Chemicals
Research Laboratory (Ibaraki)

Nagoya Branch Office
Gifu Plant

Advanced Materials Development
Laboratory (Tsukuba)
Energy & Functional Materials
Research Laboratory (Tsukuba)

Okayama Plant

Health & Crop Sciences
Research Laboratory (Takarazuka)

Head Office (Tokyo)

Fukuoka Branch Office

Chiba Works
Industrial Technology &Research Laboratory (Chiba)
Advanced Materials Development
Laboratory (Chiba)
Essential Chemicals
Research Laboratory (Chiba)
Energy & Functional Materials
Research Laboratory (Chiba)

Osaka Works
Oita Works
Health & Crops Sciences
Research Laboratory (Oita)

Ehime Works
Ohe Works

Ehime Works, Ohe Works

Environmental Health Science
Laboratory (Takarazuka)
Health & Crop Sciences
Research Laboratory (Takarazuka)
Utajima Pilot Production Dept.
Health & Crop Sciences
Research Laboratory (Utajima)

Production & Safety Fundamental
Technology Center

Head Office (Osaka)

Industrial Technology & ResearchLaboratory (Ehime)

Osaka Works

Essential Chemicals ResearchLaboratory (Ehime)
Energy & Functional Materials ResearchLaboratory (Ehime)
Energy & Functional Materials ResearchLaboratory (Ohe)
IT-related Chemicals ResearchLaboratory (Ohe)Industrial Technology &Research Laboratory (Osaka)
Environmental Health Science Laboratory (Osaka)
Advanced Materials
Development Laboratory (Osaka)
Bioscience Research Laboratory
Energy & Functional Materials
Research Laboratory (Osaka)
IT-related Chemicals Research Laboratory (Osaka)
Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory (Osaka)

Oita Works

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Sumitomo Chemical’s Strengths

Our Highly Engaged
and Diverse
Human Resources
The Sumitomo Chemical Group has more than
30,000 employees working around the world.
Some of the greatest strengths of the Groupare the engagement of our employees, in otherwords, the high degree of connection between
the awareness of our employees and our business activities, and the diverse backgroundsof our human resources.

Instilling the Corporate Philosophy
The Sumitomo Chemical Group Global ProjectTo accelerate the promotion of sustainability, the Sumitomo Chemical Group considers it essentialthat all executives and employees share the Corporate Philosophy, have a deep understanding ofsustainability, and work together to carry out our initiatives. As an effort to engage all officers andemployees and promote this “participation by all” principle, we have run the Global Project* since 2014.
*”Global Project” has been renamed “JIRI-RITA ACTION” in FY2023.

FY2022 Project
Employees posted about the future that they envision ona dedicated website. We then took the posts submitted by
employees from around the world and created a mosaic
art piece from it.

A post from one of the Group’s employees

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The completed mosaic art piece

Number of participatingcompanies

103

Posts

6,881

Human Resources‘People’ are a major source of corporate competitiveness , and securing and developing human resources is a key issue for our future value creation. Sumitomo Chemical will promote the securing anddevelopment of human resources, which we consider to be our most important management resource,from a long-term perspective and achieve sustainable growth of our Group through enhanced
engagement.
Percentage of female
employees in managerial
positions and above

DE&I
We have raised “ Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I)” as
one of the material issues to be addressed as management priorities, and are promoting gender equality.

Percentage of male
employees taking
maternity leave

9.5 % 78.7 %＊(FY2022 - Non-consolidated)(FY2022 - Non-consolidated)＊104.7% based on the calculation

method under the Child Care andFamily Leave Law in Japan.

Human Resources Development and Growth

In accordance with our personnel system’s basic philosophy of “development and growth,” we have establisheda step-by-step, purpose-driven training system to improve the skills of all of our motivated and capable employees.
Investment in Training (FY2022
Non-consolidated)

Time Spent on Training (FY2022
Non-consolidated)

Results

Results

Approx.

¥350,000

24.6％

of regular working hours/ year per person

TargetTarget/year per person or more continuously

or more of all employees taking
self-selected training programs by FY2024¥ 300,000

50%

Training DX human resources

DX human resources (Non-consolidated)

Aiming to allocate DX personnel to all departments, we have trained digital-talented personnel
in R&D, production and business and corporate
units, who will successfully lead DX.

R&D and Production Units
Target by FY2024

330

persons

Business and Corporate Units
Target by FY2024

250

persons

DX Strategy
Through our DX activities, we hope to contribute to deliver newvalue to our customers, by increasing more innovative personnel
and creating an organizational culture adopting agility.

Start

DX Strategy 3.0

Focus

DX Strategy 2.0
Continue

DX Strategy 1.0
Improve productivity
in the four focus areas*
Continue efforts to improve productivity
and get results* R&D, plants, supply chain management, and offices

Create new business models
Increase competitivenessof existing businesses
Bolster business competitiveness through datadriven management to focus on strengthening customer contacts and enhancing customer satisfaction

Create new business models by leveraging
services, data and our core technologies

13Business Sectors
Sumitomo Chemical currently operates
businesses in five sectors — Essential
Chemicals & Plastics, Energy & Functional Materials, IT-related Chemicals,
Health & Crop Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals — and supplies products
worldwide that underpin a wide variety
of industries and people’s lives.

Essential Chemicals &Plastics Sector
Essential Chemicals & Plastics
Sector has manufacturing facilities in Japan, Saudi Arabia, andSingapore, and leverages thestrengths of each of these facilities to manufacture synthetic
resins such as polyethylene,
polypropylene, and methacrylic
resin, as well as raw materials
for synthetic fibers, and various
industrial chemicals. Throughthese operations, Sumitomo
Chemical meets the diverse
needs of customers by providing
chemical products that underpin avariety of industries.

Energy & Functional
Materials Sector
The Energy & Functional Materials
Sector provides a wide variety offunctional chemical products that
contribute to reducing the environmental impact and conserving
energy and natural resources,
including inorganic materials such asalumina used in energy-saving
products, high-performance polymer
additives, super engineering plastics
and lithium-ion secondary battery
materials used in electronic
components and next-generation
vehicles.

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Basic Materials Division / Industrial Chemicals Division /Resin-related Business Development Dept. / Polyolefins Division /Automotive Materials Division / MMA Division

Automobile seats with cushion
materials made using propylene oxide
as a raw material

Automobile instrument panel
made of polypropylene

Large aquarium panel made ofmethyl methacrylate

A plant in Thailand where Sumitomo
Chemical licensed its propylene oxide
production method

Various products made using
polyethylene

Inorganic Materials Division / Specialty Chemicals Division /Advanced Polymers Division / Battery Materials Division

Products made using alumina andalumina powder

Aluminum ingots

Resorcinol

A tire made using synthetic rubber

Super Engineering Plastics

Separator “PERVIO™ ”

IT-related Chemicals Sector
T h e I T- r e l a t e d C h e m i c a l s S e c t o rprovides a wide range of products to
support the age of IoT:
optically functional films, touch screen
sensor panels, color resists and polymer OLED materials that are used tomake LC and OLED displays; photoresists and high-purit y chemicals
required in the semiconductor manufacturing process; compound semiconductor materials used in antenna
switches and other components ofcommunication terminal equipment.

Polarizing films "SUMIKARAN™”

Touch screen sensor panels

Color Resists "DyBright™”

Polymer OLED inks

Photoresist "SUMIRESIST™”

Compound Semiconductor materials

Health & Crop Sciences Sector
The Health & Crop Sciences Sector is
engaged in the manufacture and saleof crop protection chemicals, fertilizers, feed additives, household
insecticides, products for control of
infectious diseases, and active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates. By providing these products, Sumitomo Chemical aims tocontribute to a stable supply of crops,
help increase food production inre s p o n s e to a n i n c re a s e i n t h eworld population, prevent the spreadof infectious diseases, and achieve
hygienic and healthy lives.

Optical Materials Division / Electronic Materials Division /SCIOCS Division

AgroSolutions Division – Japan / AgroSolutions Division –International / Environmental Health Division /Animal Nutrition Division / Pharma Solutions Division

Various crop protection chemicals,
including insecticides and herbicides

Products used for insecticides

DL-methionine and methionine hydroxy
analog used as feed additives

Active pharmaceutical ingredients

Olyset™Plus

Pharmaceuticals Sector
Sumitomo Chemical's pharmaceuticals
business began in 1935 with the construction of a modern manufacturing
plant based on its advanced organic
synthesis technology, which enabled
integrated production, from raw materials to finished pharmaceutical products. At present, the company is developing the Sector through Sumitomo
Pharma Co., Ltd., engaged in the prescription pharmaceuticals business,and Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., engaged in the diagnostic pharmaceuticals business.

Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.

Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.

Pharmaceutical research

Manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals

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Sumitomo Chemical Group’s Sustainability
The Sumitomo Chemical Group defines the Ground Rules for Promoting Sustainability as “Contributing to a sustainable society
through business while achieving our own sustainable growth.”
This has been our stance based on Sumitomo's Business Philosophy of “Our business must benefit society at large, not just ourown interests.” In promoting sustainability, we are committed togenerate both economic value ("Jiri") and social value ("Rita")
through innovation as well as contribute to addressing critical issues that face international community, including the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

External Evaluations (ESG-Related)
ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. Majorawards and credits Sumitomo Chemical has received for its ESG
initiatives are shown below.

CDP "Climate A List 2022""Water Security A List 2022"

Health & Productivity
Management Outstanding
Organization in 2023

EcoVadis Sustainability
Rating 2023 "Gold"

Company nameSUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITEDFounded

September 22, 1913

Capital89,810 million yen (as of March 31, 2023)

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