15 April, 2019
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
The Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd.
Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry Co., Ltd.

Feed Additive Methionine Logistics Operations Certified by Governmentas "Comprehensive Efficiency Plan"

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. ("Sumitomo Chemical"), The Sumitomo Warehouse Co., Ltd.
("Sumitomo Warehouse"), and Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry Co., Ltd. ("Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry")
jointly announced today that they have received a "Comprehensive Efficiency Plan"
certification from Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism with respect
to the companies' certain business plan involving domestic transportation by ship in Japanof feed additive methionine produced at the Sumitomo Chemical's Ehime Works ("EhimeWorks").This certification is issued in accordance with "Act on Advancement of Integrationand Streamlining of Distribution Business"
The Act stipulates, among others, certifying selected business projects or initiatives as"Comprehensive Efficiency Plan", along with the provision of related supportive measures,
where rationalized transportation of materials will make their distribution operations more
efficient while at the same time lessening environmental impact or reducing required
manpower during the course of materials distribution. If the certification is granted, business
operators are entitled to receive various benefits, including special tax treatment.
Methionine, which is an essential amino acid that cannot be synthesized within an animal’s
body, is used mainly as a feed additive for chicken. The methionine market is expected toshow an unabated growth globally at a high annual rate of about 6%, given the continued
growth of world population and the further spreading of the meat-eating culture among
emerging countries as their economies continue to develop in the decades to come. In lightof such a prospect, Sumitomo Chemical expanded the production capacity of methionine atthe Ehime Works in October 2018 from approximately 150,000 metric tons per annum toapproximately 250,000 metric tons per annum. In parallel, Sumitomo Chemical is working toboost the export of methionine by increasing the quantity of methionine transported from theEhime Works to Kobe Port, a major export port for the product.

The tripartite business plan certified by the Ministry encompasses operations for transportingby ship nearly all the distance of methionine from the Ehime Works to Kobe Port with respect
to the expanded production of methionine as above. In granting the certification, the Ministry
dully recognized the distinctive advantage resulting from the business plan that CO2emissions will lower by approximately 55%, truck transportation will decrease byapproximately 94%, and truck drivers' working hours will drop by approximately 91%, allcompared with equivalent instances of the methionine transported to Kobe Port entirely byland.
Going forward, Sumitomo Chemical, Sumitomo Warehouse, and Shikoku Kaihatsu Ferry willcontinue to make steady efforts toward further improving efficiency in logistics and otheroperations while minimizing any possible impact of their activities on the environment.

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