Sumitomo Chemical to Establish a New Environmentally-Friendly Process for Producing Propylene Directly from Ethanol: Starting Construction of a Pilot Facility for Demonstration of the Technology as a Green Innovation Fund Project
Oct. 25, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has begun construction of a pilot facility to establish a process for producing propylene directly from ethanol, which is attracting attention as a sustainable chemical raw material. The development of [...]
Sumitomo Chemical Launches In-house Generative AI Service « ChatSCC » Aiming for a Dramatic Improvement in Productivity and More Effective Use of Proprietary Data
Oct. 24, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has developed an in-house generative AI service “ChatSCC,” which utilizes ChatGPT*, and has made it available for all of its approximately 6,500 employees. Through this, the Company aims to achieve [...]
Sumitomo Chemical Newly Designates Five Products and Technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions FY2022 sales revenue of the Solutions reached 682.8 billion yen
Jul. 31, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has newly designated five of its Group’s products and technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions. This is one of its initiatives to achieve a sustainable society, which marks its eighth anniversary [...]
Sumitomo Chemical Receives Gold Medal in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment for the Fourth Consecutive Year
Jun. 30, 2023 Sumitomo Chemical has received a gold medal in a sustainability assessment by EcoVadis (headquartered in France), which evaluates the corporate ESG-related initiatives, for the fourth consecutive year. The gold medal is given [...]
easyconnect Closed Transfer System wins award for consumer benefit and convenience
Joint News Release May 10, 2023 The easyconnect Closed Transfer System (CTS) wins the Pack the Future Award for sustainable packaging innovations in the category Design for Consumer Benefit and Convenience on 09th May 2023 [...]
Farmers: Help stop the spread of counterfeit pesticides in the EU
20 April, 2023 Crop-Life Europe Anti-Counterfeit Experts Group (ACEG) has edited a video to inform European farmers about the risks in using counterfeited pesticides. Find out why illegal and counterfeit pesticides are harmful for agriculture. [...]