平成 26 年 12 月 11 日
各位
電気化学工業株式会社
三井物産株式会社

米 DuPont 社のクロロプレンゴム事業譲受に関するお知らせ
電気化学工業株式会社（本社：東京都中央区、代表取締役社長：暗髙紳介、以下「デンカ」）と三井物産株式会社（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長：飯島彰己、以下「三井物産」）は、米国に共同出資会社 Denka Performance Elastomer（以下「DPE」：出資比率 デンカ 70% 三井物産 30%）を設
立し、DPE が世界的総合化学メーカーである DuPont 社のクロロプレンゴム（以下「ＣＲ」）の製造・販売に関する事業（以下「対象事業」）を譲り受ける（以下「本買収」）ための契約を締結することを決定し、2014 年 12 月 9 日に DuPont 社と同契約を締結いたしましたので、お知らせいたします。
なお、本買収は所管当局の正式な承認を条件として、平成 27 年上半期の買収完了を目指します。

※ＣＲとは耐候性、耐オゾン性、耐油性、耐磨耗性、難燃性、耐熱性など優れた特性をバランス良く持ち、加工しやすい合成ゴムで、伝動ベルトや自動車部品、フォームラバー、接着剤など幅広い用途に使用されています。製造方法は、主原料が異なるアセチレン法とブタジエン法があります。

１．本買収の目的
デンカは、昭和 37 年（1962 年）に青海工場（新潟県糸魚川市）にて独自技術（アセチレン法）でＣＲの製造・販売を開始し、現在では世界約 80 カ国に供給する最大級のＣＲメーカーです。
DuPont 社は 1931 年に世界に先がけてＣＲを開発。現在はブタジエン法にて生産を行ない、主に北米、南米、欧州向けに供給しております。
本買収により、デンカはアセチレン法の青海工場に加え、立地面で優位な北米にブタジエン法の第 2 生産拠点を保有することとなり、高品質で安定的な供給体制が強化され、顧客満足度の更なる向上が期待されます。
本買収は、デンカの経営計画「DENKA100」新成長戦略のひとつ「生産体制の最適化」の最重要テーマであり、これにより数値目標の早期達成に向け取り組んでまいります。
三井物産はグローバルな販売ネットワークを活用し、長年に亘りデンカと協力し「デンカクロロプレン®」の販売に携わってきましたが、本共同買収事業を通じ、事業パートナーとしてデンカと共にＣＲ事業の一層の拡大・発展を目指します。

２．本買収の概要
DuPont 社より、同社パフォーマンスポリマーズ部門の一部であるＣＲ事業を取得いたします。
その概要は以下のとおりです。
(1)

対象

事

業

DuPont 社が保有するＣＲの製造・販売に関する事業

(2)

事業

拠点

工場所在地 米国：ルイジアナ州 La Place Pontchartrain 工場

(3)

従業

員

数

約 235 名

※買収金額は 100 億円から 140 億円を想定しております。
※買収後のデンカのＣＲの事業はおよそ 500 億円規模を想定しております。
３．DuPont 社の概要
称E.I.du Pont de Nemours and Company

地デラウェア州ウィルミントン市（アメリカ）(3)

代表者の役職・氏名

Chair of the Board & CEO Ellen J.Kullman

(4)

事容

科学技術を基盤とした製品・技術・サービスの提供

(5)

資本金

541 百万ﾄﾞﾙ（2013 年 12 月末）約 650 億円(120 円/$)

(6)

設

立年

1802 年

(7)

連

結純

資産

16,286 百万ﾄﾞﾙ（2013 年 12 月末）約 1 兆 9,500 億円(120 円/$)

(8)

連

結総資産

51,499 百万ﾄﾞﾙ（2013 年 12 月末）約 6 兆 1,800 億円(120 円/$)

(1)

名(2)

所

在業

内

（DuPont 社「ANNUAL REPORT 2013」を参考に作成）
４．今後のスケジュール
(1)

契約締結日

平成 26 年 12 月 9 日(2)

事業譲り受け期日

平成 27 年上半期（予定）（注）本件の実行は所管当局の正式承認が前提となります。

以【本発表に関するお問合せ先】
電気化学工業株式会社
CSR・広報室

０３－５２９０－５５１１

三井物産株式会社
広報部報道室０３－３２８５－７５６２

上News Release

Contacts：

DuPont - United States
Carole Davies
248- 583-8112
carole.a.davies@dupont.com

DENKI KAGAKU KOGYO K. K. (DENKA) – Japan
CSR & Corporate Communications Dept.
+81 3-5290-5511
csr-koho@denka.co.jp

DuPont to Sell DuPont™ Neoprene to Denka Performance Elastomer LLC
WILMINGTON, Del., Dec. 10, 2014 – Today, DuPont Performance Polymers and DENKA(Denki Kagaku Kogyo K.K. TSE:4061) announced they have signed a definitive agreement to sell DuPont™
Neoprene polychloroprene to Denka Performance Elastomer LLC, a new joint venture company owned 70
percent by DENKA and 30 percent by Mitsui (Mitsui & Co., Ltd. TSE:8031). The sale is expected to close in
the first half of 2015 pending receipt of customary regulatory approvals. Financial terms of the deal are notbeing disclosed.
Neoprene, invented by DuPont in 1931, is a synthetic rubber used for many chemical andweather-resistant products such as wet suits and orthopedic braces. It also is used as a base resin in adhesives,electrical insulation and coatings. DuPont is a leading producer of Neoprene polychloroprene in North
America through manufacturing operations at its Pontchartrain Works site in La Place, La. Approximately
235 employees in the United States will be included in the transaction.
“Neoprene has been an important product line within DuPont Performance Polymers and webelieve it will truly thrive as part of the Denka Performance Elastomer portfolio,” said Patrick E. Lindner,president of DuPont Performance Polymers. “This agreement further enables the DuPont PerformancePolymers business to focus on innovative new offerings that drive profitable growth both today and over thelong term.”“We are excited to welcome Neoprene and the employees who manage this product,” said
Shinsuke Yoshitaka, DENKA president & CEO. “Chloroprene rubber is our core business and the acquisition
from DuPont will largely contribute to our further sustainable growth. Also, DENKA can establish a flexible
supply structure with high-quality products. Furthermore, we expect to enjoy synergies with our Research &Development and technical services, which are our strengths. I believe that these positive effects will enable
us to serve the market and the customers much better.”
DENKA was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. DENKA manufacturesand distributes a wide range of chemical products, encompassing organic and inorganic materials, polymer
processing, electronic materials and pharmaceuticals. Since 1962, DENKA has been manufacturing
polychloroprene in its plant in Omi, Japan, using the acetylene method of polychloroprene production.

2DuPont has been bringing world-class science and engineering to the global marketplace inthe form of innovative products, materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that bycollaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders we can help find solutions to suchglobal challenges as providing enough healthy food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil
fuels, and protecting life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont and its commitment
to inclusive innovation, please visit www.dupont.com.
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