December 14, 2022 Named on the Climate A List for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the one and only diversified chemical company that has achieved this distinction Sumitomo Chemical (“the Company”) has been named on CDP’s “Climate A List 2022” and “Water Security A List 2022,” where it is recognized as a company delivering outstanding [...]
February 25, 2019 Sumitomo Chemical has submitted applications for registration of its new fungicide INDIFLINTM (ISO common name: inpyrfluxam) to the regulatory authorities of the EU. INDIFLINTM, a novel fungicide active ingredient discovered by Sumitomo Chemical, belongs to a class of compounds known as succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors (SDHI) that have a mode of action inhibiting [...]
January 17, 2019 Sumitomo Chemical has joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (“AEPW”) as one of the founding members. AEPW is a new alliance of global companies formed to advance solutions to eliminate plastic waste in the environment, especially in the ocean. AEPW, launched on January 16, 2019, is a not-for-profit organization composed of global [...]
December 11, 2018 Sumitomo Chemical has decided to relocate its Tokyo Head Office in the latter half of 2021. The new premises will be located within an office building connected directly to Nihombashi Station, a subway station served by three subway lines, including the Toei Asakusa Line which provides direct access to both the Haneda [...]
November 28, 2018 We are pleased to announce the renewal website of Sumitomo Chemical on November 28, 2018. In this renewal, we have aimed to make the website easier to use and more comprehensible for users. In addition, we have made it easier to use on smartphones. We will continue to enrich the content and [...]
November 5, 2018 Sumitomo Chemical has recently taken a concrete step in furthering its Groupwide employee participation initiative, "Our Sustainable Tree 3.0," aimed at achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The latest initiative was conducted for a period of 100 days up to October 4, during which the Company received 7,700 posts (a total number [...]
October 29, 2018 Sumitomo Chemical (“the Company”), including its Group companies, was recognized as a United Nations Global Compact LEAD ("LEAD") company on the occasion of the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit 2018 that was held in September at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. This recognition is a testament to the Company's [...]
On October 22-24 2018, the SCAE Marketing, Sales, Regulatory teams along with Valent BioSciences and MGK colleagues attended the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting in Basel (Switzerland). Valent BioSciences and Sumitomo Chemical are long platinum sponsor of this successful event. For the third year, Sumitomo Chemical Agro Europe had a booth in the new [...]
Last fiscal year, Sumitomo Chemical adjusted the positioning of its annual report and CSR Report, reorganizing them as an integrated report, which is Sumitomo Chemical’s new Annual Report. With the aim of communicating its sustained growth in a way that is easy to understand for shareholders and other investors, as well as a broad array [...]
