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Founded in

Number of overseas facilities

(As of April, 2019)

(As of April, 2018)

(As of March 31, 2018)

Number of employees

(As of March 31, 2018)

on a consolidated basis

Consolidated revenue Number of patents held

(FY2017)

billion yen

Number of consolidated subsidiaries

2,190.52

Business Philosophy

Sumitomo Chemical has its origins in the Sumitomo FertilizerManufactory, which was founded to resolve the air pollutionproblems created by Sumitomo’s copper smelting operation at the Besshi Copper Mine (in present-day Niihama, Ehime Prefecture, Japan) by removing the sulfur from the copper ore,which was the cause of the pollution, and using it to manufac-ture fertilizer.Founded in order to resolve environmental problems whilecontributing to the improvement of agriculture, SumitomoChemical has placed a priority, above all else, on proving itselfworthy of society’s trust and maintaining the concept of “Ourbusiness must benefit own self and society as one and thesame.” These are both tenets of the Sumitomo Spirit, and theyhave been passed down in an unbroken chain since SumitomoChemical’s inception. Under this banner, Sumitomo Chemicalresponds to the changing needs of each era, develops a di-versified portfolio of businesses, and consistently generatestechnological innovations, thereby helping people to buildbetter lives.

We commit ourselves to creatingnew value by building on innovation.

We work to contribute to society through our business activities.

We develop a vibrant corporateculture and continue to be a company that society can trust.

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Loyal EmployeesAbility to Reach Global Markets

Creative Hybrid Chemistry For a Better Tomorrow

Sumitomo Chemical recognizes three core competencies: Its ability to develop inno-vative solutions by leveraging its technological expertise in diverse areas, its ability to reach global markets, and its loyal employees, which have been cultivated under thethree tenets of its Business Philosophy. Making the most of these efforts, SumitomoChemical is making every effort to resolve social issues, including environmental andfood issues, and to improve people’s quality of life.

Ability to Develop Innovative Solutions

by Leveraging Its Technological Expertise

in Diverse Areas

Sumitomo Chemical’s Strengths

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Contributing to the Achievement of the SDGsSolve issues

facing society Improve

the quality of life

Challenges & Business Opportunities

Environment

Comfortable life

Food

Resources and energy

IT-related Chemicals Sector

Petrochemicals & Plastics Sector



Energy & Functional Materials Sector


Health & Crop Sciences Sector



Pharmaceuticals Sector

Health promotion

Through its revolutionary technology, Sumitomo Chemicalhopes to contribute not just to its own sustained growth,but also to the creation of a sustainable world. This alsomeans simultaneously contributing to the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs) set forth by the United Nations. Sumitomo Chemical hopes to conduct business with re-sponsibility, in order to create a world where the planet cancontinue into the future, and where no one is left behind.

Achieve sustained

growthby creating new value

through innovative technologies

ProvideSolutions

Challenges & Business Opportunities

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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 many years. TheCompany’s basic strategy is to deepen these six core tech-nologies and enhance their base technologies. In addition,Sumitomo Chemical aims to create high-value added products and technologies by fusing technologies from different fields.

Six core technologies

Base TechnologiesOrganic synthesis, Inorganic synthesis, Analysis of chemical and physical properties, Toxicological safety assessment,

Safety engineering, Material & plant engineering technology, Computer simulation

Catalyst Design

DeviceDesign

PrecisionProcessing


Organic & Polymer

Material Function Design

Inorganic Material Function Design

Biological Mechanism

Analysis

Ultramicro analysisControl of aurface and interface

Controlled release

Important BaseTechnologies

Chemical process design

ToxicogenoicsO

mics techniques

polymerizationPrecise

Fine

par

ticle

dis

pers

ion

Chem

ical t

echnologies

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

Advanced Materials Development Laboratory Evaluation of a prototype PLED device

Business Sector Research

Laboratories

Production & Safety Fundamental

Technology Center

Corporate Research

Laboratories

Sumitomo Chemical’s research organization comprises the Business Sector Research Laboratories, the CorporateResearch Laboratories, and the Production & Safety Fundamental Technology Center. At the Business Sector Re-search Laboratories, both manufacturing and sales personnel are making concerted efforts on research and devel-opment of products that contribute to the maintenance, strengthening, and expansion of their business activitiesand of basic and elemental technologies. The Corporate Research Laboratories are engaged in long-term researchprojects, including projects to develop technologies required to enter new business fields, common base tech-nologies that will yield competitive advantages for the sustainable development of the company’s core businesses,and next-generation products and processes. The Production & Safety Fundamental Technology Center promotesresearch and development to strengthen safety measures, disaster-prevention capabilities and production plants’ competitiveness, while actively providing support for the company’s manufacturing operations.

Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory

IT-related Chemicals Research Laboratory

Petrochemicals Research Laboratory

Energy & Functional Materials Research Laboratory

Research and Development Organization

Bioscience Research Laboratory

Advanced Materials Development Laboratory

Industrial Technology & Research Laboratory

Environmental Health Science Laboratory

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Accelerate the development of next-generation technologies andcreate new businessesfor a sustainable society

Health Care Reducing Environmental Impact

Olyset™Netanti-malarial long-lasting insecticidal mosquito netA mosquito net developed for controllingmalaria- carrying mosquitoes, helpingreduce malaria infection.

Halogen-free flame-retardant elastomerThis elastomer is used in railway and con-struction materials. It does not containhalogen but is as flame retardant as ahalogen-based material. In addition, ithelps limit emissions of hazardous gaseswhile burning.

In addition to advanced pharmaceutical-related businesses such as nucleic acidpharmaceuticals and cellular pharmaceu-ticals, Sumitomo Chemical is working onhealthcare solutions that transcendpharmaceuticals.

The Company is developing next-generationbattery materials, separation membranesto increase energy efficiency, and low envi-ronmental impact bio-processes usingsynthetic biology.

Sumitomo Chemical’s Challenge Sumitomo Chemical’s Challenge

Sumitomo Chemical has identified four priority areas to be addressed over the medium-to long-term. Focusing on thesefields, the Company will leverage its core technologies to ac-celerate innovation and create new solutions for social chal-lenges and trends around the world.

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Food

Biorationals(Microbial pesticides, plant growthregulators, biorational rhizosphere)Use of active ingredients derived from natu-rally occurring substances, contributing topromoting sustainable agriculture andstably supplying safe and secure food.

Substrate-less touch sensorThis product can make the full function ofthe touch sensor without having substratessuch as glass and film which were indis-pensable elements in conventional touchsensors. For this reason, this product con-tributes to resource saving.

The Company is engaging in precisionagricultural businesses, food sensing-related businesses, and breeding usinggenome editing technologies.

The Company is working on developing next-generation display and semiconductor-related materials and components forrealizing Society 5.0 (super-smart society)and smart mobility.

Sumitomo Chemical’s Challenge Sumitomo Chemical’s Challenge

The “Sumika Sustainable Solutions” initiatives were started in November 2016 by iden-tifying products and technologies which help combat climate change, reduce the en-vironmental impact, etc. and accelerating their swift development and widespreaduse. The Company is working actively to achieve the initial objective of doubling salesderiving from such identified products and technologies by the end of fiscal 2020.

Conventional touch sensor

Substrate-less touch sensor

Polarizingplates Polarizing

plates

SubstrateOLED

OLED

Touch sensor

Touch sensor

This sensor can be used for bezel-less and flexible displays, becauseit can be easily bent

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Saudi ArabiaRabigh Refining and Petrochemical Company

South KoreaSSLM Co.,Ltd.

United StatesValent BioSciences LLC

Japan

Asia

North America

Europe

Middle East and Africa

Central and South America

Oceania and Others

Information by Region


Ability to Reach Global Markets

To respond to changes in the global economy and social frameworks, Sumitomo Chemical actively promotes globalization in all of its businesses. The company will continue to provide its solutions glo-bally and create new value.

Actively promoting global businessSumitomo Chemical operates competitivebusinesses worldwide by combining theoptimal technologies, locations, partnersand personnel.

overseas facilities

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Osaka Works

Oita Works

Health & Crop Sciences Research (Takarazuka)

Misawa Works

Head Office (Tokyo)

Chiba Works

Head Office (Osaka)

Advanced Materials Development Laboratory (Tsukuba)

Ehime Works, Ohe Works

Domestic Facilities

Misawa Works

Head Office (Tokyo)

Advanced Materials Development Laboratory (Tsukuba)Energy & Functional Materials Research Laboratory (Tsukuba)IT-related Chemicals Research Laboratory (Tsukuba)

Nagoya Branch Office

Okayama Plant

Fukuoka Branch Office

Oita WorksHealth & Crops Sciences

Research Laboratory (Oita)

Gifu Plant

Chiba WorksIndustrial Technology & Research Laboratory (Chiba)Advanced Materials Development Laboratory (Chiba)Petrochemicals Research Laboratory (Chiba)Energy & Functional Materials Research Laboratory (Chiba) IT-related ChemicalsResearch Laboratory (Chiba)

Ehime WorksOhe Works

Production & Safety Fundamental Technology CenterIndustrial Technology & Research Laboratory (Ehime)

Petrochemicals Research Laboratory (Ehime)Energy & Functional Materials Research Laboratory (Ehime)

Energy & Functional Materials Research Laboratory (Ohe)Electronic Devices Development Center

IT-related Chemicals Research Laboratory (Ohe)

Osaka WorksIndustrial Technology & Research Laboratory (Osaka) Environmental Health Science Laboratory (Osaka) Advanced Materials Development Laboratory (Osaka) Bioscience Research LaboratoryEnergy & Functional Materials Research Laboratory (Osaka) IT-related Chemicals Research Laboratory (Osaka) Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory (Osaka)

Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboratory (Takarazuka) Environmental Health Science Laboratory (Takarazuka)

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

Head Office (Osaka)

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Initiatives to Ensure Safety at All Group Workplaces

Status of Dialogues with Local Communities(FY2017 – All Sumitomo Chemical Business Locations)

The Sumitomo Chemical Group aims to achieve zero labor ac-cidents across all workplacesthrough safety measures. More-over, through dialogue with localcommunities, the Company tries to deepen mutual understandingby explaining these efforts to neighbors.

Responsible Care

Number of dialogues held

Number of participants

Approx.


Loyal EmployeesThe Sumitomo Chemical Group has about 32,000 employeesworking around the world. One of the greatest strengths of the Group is that all employees loyally push forward with their day-to-day work.

Responsible Care (RC) activities refer to the volun-tary initiatives undertaken by business operators inthe chemical industry, with the goals of ensuringsafety, the environment, and health throughout the life cycles of chemical products—from developmentthrough manufacture, sales, use, and disposal afterfinal consumption—maintaining and improving thequality of those products. Through these activities,Sumitomo Chemical also strives to gain the furthertrust of society through continuous dialogue. Based on the core principle of “Making safety our first pri-ority,” the Sumitomo Chemical Group engages inRC activities from a variety of perspectives.

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Sumitomo Chemical’s basic human resource policy is to encourage employees to grow through carry-ing out rewarding and worthwhile day-to-day duties and bring about the sustainable growth of theSumitomo Chemical Group as a strong global chemical company through their individual growth.

Implementation status:

The number of employees usingIn-house childcare facilities

Employee Survey *(FY2016)

Internal Company Systems Available During Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Childcare In-house childcare facilities

Turnovers

Ratio of voluntaryresignations among all employees

Voluntary resignationrate of new graduateswithin three years

Maternal health leave

Childbirthsupport leave

Childcare leave(Part of the period is paid)(Available for up to three years and ten months)

Toward a motivating workplace

Satisfaction with working

During Pregnancy

Around Time of Childbirth

Childcare Leave Period

Childcare Period(Excluding Childcare Leave Period)

Satisfaction with working while raising children

Desire to continue working

Average score for all employees:

Average score of

Established in districts(as of April, 2019)

people(as of April, 2019)

for those who have used the childcare leave system

Average score for all employees:

(employees who joined the company in April, 2016and left the company as of April, 2019)

(FY 2018)

* This survey uses 5-point rating scale, where the lowest score is ‘1’, and the highest score is ‘5’*4 points or more: Many employees have a positive opinion

*24.2% turnover rate of new university graduates at enterprises with 1,000 or more employees(Survey by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare)

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At present, Sumitomo Chemical operates businessesin five sectors—Petrochemicals & Plastics, Energy &Functional Materials, IT-related Chemicals, Health &Crop Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals—and provides products worldwide that support a wide variety ofindustries and help people’s daily lives.

Business Sectors

The Petrochemicals & Plastics Sector has manufac-turing facilities in Japan, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore,and leverages the strengths of each of these faciliti-es to manufacture synthetic resins such as poly-ethylene, polypropylene, and methacrylic resin, as well as raw materials for synthetic fibers, and vari-ous industrial chemicals. Through these operations,Sumitomo Chemical meets the diverse needs of cus-tomers by providing chemical products that underpina variety of industries.

The Energy & Functional Materials Sector provides awide variety of functional chemical products that con-tribute to reducing the environmental impact and conserving energy and natural resources, includinginorganic materials such as alumina used in energy-saving products, high-performance polymer additives,super engineering plastics and lithium-ion secondarybattery materials used in electronic components andnext-generation vehicles.

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

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



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

Products made using alumina and alumina powder

Caprolactam and nylon products

Aluminum ingots

Automobile instrument panel made of polypropylene

Resorcinol

Various products made using polyethylene

A tire made using synthetic rubber

Large aquarium panel made of methyl methacrylate

Super Engineering Plastics Separator “PERVIO™”

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Optically functional films, touch screen sensor panelsand color resists that are used to make LC and OLEDdisplays; photoresists and high-purity chemicals re-quired in the semiconductor manufacturing process;compound semiconductor materials used in antennaswitches and other components of communicationterminal equipment. IT-related Chemicals Sector pro-vides the wide range of products to support the age of IoT.

The Health & Crop Sciences Sector is engaged in themanufacture and sale of crop protection chemicals,fertilizers, feed additives, household insecticides, pro-ducts for control of infectious diseases, and activepharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates. Byproviding these products, Sumitomo Chemical aimsto contribute to a stable supply of crops, help increasefood production in response to an increase in the world population, prevent the spread of infectiousdiseases, and achieve hygienic and healthy lives.

Sumitomo Chemical started its pharmaceuticals busi-ness as the first Japanese company to manufacturesynthetic pharmaceuticals based on its advanced or-ganic synthesis technology. At present, the companyis developing the Sector through Sumitomo DainipponPharma Co., Ltd., engaged in the prescription pharma-ceuticals business, and Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., engaged in the diagnostic pharmaceuticals business.

Optical Materials Division / Electronic Materials Division

AgroSolutions Division – Japan / AgroSolutions Division – International / Environmental Health Division /Animal Nutrition Division / Pharmaceutical Chemicals Division

Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd.

IT-related Chemicals Sector


Pharmaceuticals Sector

Various crop protection chemicals, including insecticides and herbicides

Products used for insecticides Olyset™Net DL-methionine and methionine hydroxy analog used as feed additives

Active pharmaceutical ingredients

Touch screen sensor panels Compound Semiconductor materialsPolarizing films "SUMIKARAN™” Color Resists "DyBright™” Photoresist "SUMIRESIST™”

Osaka Research Center Manufacturing of PET radiopharmaceuticals

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Sumitomo Chemical Group’s Sustainability

External Evaluations (ESG-Related)

The Sumitomo Chemical Group defines the promotion of sustainability as “contrib-uting to establishment of sustainable society through achieving sustainable growthof business” (Basic Principles for Promoting Sustainability). This philosophy has been based on Sumitomo’s business philosophy of “Our business must benefit own selfand society as one and the same.” Sumitomo Chemical is committed to promote creating economic value which helps to create social value through offering techno-logical or other innovation (Principle 1). In addition, as these initiatives will be based on principles such as the establishment and continuation of safe and stable opera-tions and thoroughgoing compliance, the Company aims not only to continue its steady day-to-day activities, but to raise them to a higher level.

ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. This pamphlet introduces the major evaluations Sumitomo Chemical has received for its ESG initiatives.

ESG-Related Awards and Evaluations

Inclusion in ESG Indexes

CDP “Climate A List 2018” FTSE Blossom Japan Index MSCI Japan ESG Leaders Index

Company name SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED

Founded September 22, 1913

Capital 89,699 million yen (as of March 31, 2019)

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