Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd.

Company Overview

Sumitomo Chemical is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of chemical products. The company’s business categories are essential chemicals & plastics, energy & functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health & crop sciences, and pharmaceuticals. Sumitomo holds more than 14,000 patents in various business sectors. The company has approximately 75 overseas facilities and has over 203 consolidated subsidiaries attached to their business. It has R&D centers in Japan, the U.S. and Europe. Sumitomo Chemical operates in over 40 countries, with production facilities across the globe.

Financial Highlights (FY 2023)

Company's Business Segments

• Essential Chemicals & Plastics : Manufacture synthetic resins such as polyethylene, Polypropylene, Methacrylic resin, as well as raw materials for Synthetic fibers and various industrial chemicals.
• Energy & Functional Materials : The Energy & Functional Materials Sector provides a wide variety of functional Chemical products that contribute to reducing the Environmental impact and Conserving Energy and Natural resources, including Inorganic materials such as Alumina used in Energy-saving products, High-performance polymer additives, Super engineering plastics, Lithium-ion secondary battery material used in Electronic components, Next-generation vehicles.
• IT-related Chemicals : The IT-related Chemicals Sector provides a wide range of products to support the age of IoT: optically functional LMS, Touch screen sensor panels, Color resists, and Polymer OLED.
• Health & Crop Sciences : Materials used to make LC and OLED displays: Photoresists and high-purity chemicals required in the semiconductor manufacturing process, compound semiconductor materials used in Antenna switches and other components of communication terminal equipment.
• Pharmaceuticals : The Health & Crop Sciences Sector is engaged in manufacturing and selling 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 to contribute to a stable supply of crops, help increase food production in response to an increase in the world population, prevent the spread of infectious diseases, and achieve Hygienic and Healthy lives.