Fighting Malaria ThroughOlyset® Net Business

Tatsuo Mizuno
General Mgr. Vector Control Div.
Sumitomo Chemical
September 6, 20111

Business Summary
FoundedSept. 22, 1913

Consolidatedsubsidiaries

Approx. 180

Total Sales

17.4 Billion US

Number of employees

27,828dollars2

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
• Research driven, diversified, leading chemical
manufacturer

LifeSciences

Pharmaceuticals

Basic
ChemicalsPetrochemicals& Plastics

AgriculturalChemicals

IT-Related
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FineChemicals

Agricultural Chemicals Sector
Agrochemicals

Main Products
Feed Additives

We handle insecticides that areeffective on a range of insects thatcause damage to crops, trees, andpasture plants; herbicides for avariety of crops, including rice andsoybeans; and fungicides to help
prevent plant diseases and soilborne infections. In order to
respond to diverse needs with the
spread of environmentally friendly
agriculture, we supply a wide
spectrum of products, including
biological pesticides.

We manufacture and sellmethionine, which ismainly used in chicken
farming. Methionine is a
type of essential amino acidthat promotes the growth ofanimals fed with it.

Various agrochemicals, including
insecticides and herbicides

Products for Household Use
We manufacture and sellchemicals containing
pyrethroid that are used in
the manufacture ofmosquito coils, electricmosquito-repellent mats,liquid mosquito repellents
and aerosols, as well as
chemicals used in insect
repellents for clothes andinsecticides for termite
control
4DL-methionine and methionine hydroxy
analog used as feed additives

Products for Control of
Infectious Diseases
We manufacture and sell ourOlyset® Net, a mosquito netthat helps protect people fromthe mosquitoes that carrymalaria, and other infectious
disease control products suchas insecticides that killmosquito larvae.

Household insecticides made using Sumitomo
Chemical’s products

Olyset® NetFighting Malaria Through®
Olyset Net

Global Burden of Malaria• In 2008, estimated 243 million cases(85% in Africa)• More than one million death annually(3000 people a day)
• Kills an African child every 30 second
Estimated Numbers of death (in thousands)

Estimated numbers of malaria cases (in millions)

800

250

700200

Cases

Above 5600

Under 5500

150400300

1002005010000AFR

AMR

EMR

EURSEAR

WPR

AFRAMR（Source: WHO、、World Malaria Report 2009）
）

EMR

EUR

SEAR

WPR
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Millennium Development Goals-The world’s time-bound and quantified targets responding to theworld’s main development challenges.

-8 goals and 21 targets to be achieved by 2015

-Adopted by 189 nations during the UN Millennium Summit in
September 2000
Goal 1

Eradicate Extreme poverty and hunger

Goal 2

Achieve universal primary education

Goal 3

Promote gender equality and empower women

Goal 4

Reduce child mortality

Goal 5

Improve maternal health

Goal 6Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria & other diseases

Goal 7

Ensure environmental sustainability

Goal 8Develop a global partnership for development
7Key Features of Olyset® Net&USP (Unique Selling Points））
 Fiber made of Polyethylene(thick thread)=> High Durability

 Wide Mesh size=> High Ventilation

Insecticide incorporated& Slow release technology=> 5 years performance8

Production Capacity of Olyset® Net
60 million
nets/year
Dalian

60

50
India
Ethiopia

40

Africa(Tanzania)

Vietnam

Tanzania

30

Vietnam

Malawi20

China(Dalian)

Sewing factory
unit: million sets per year10

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mid '10(Actual)9History in Tanzania
First Stage as at the beginning☆Public-Private Partnership – Collaboration with WHO、UNICEF、Acumen Fund provided Manufacturing technology of Olyset®Net as of free of charge
to A to Z Textile Mills Ltd. (Arusha, Tanzania) in 2003
 Production start date: Sept. 2003 with 300K nets/Yr.
 Number of employees：： Started with only 80 employees(Olyset business only)
Second Stage Formed 50:50 Joint Venture with A to Z Textile Mills Ltd. and establishedVector Health International Ltd. (Funded by JBIC, Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation)
 Production start date ： Feb 2007 with 5.5 mil nets/yr
 Production capacity now：： Approx. 14.4mil nets/yr
 Number of employees：： More than 3,200 employees for our JV
TOTAL

Current Status (as of November, 2010)

Production capacity

Approx. 30 mil nets as a total (Included AtoZ)

Number of employees

Approx. 7,000 employees (80% Female)10

自利利他公私一如
Our business must benefit society,not just serve our own interests.

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