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Sumitomo Chemical Launches New Fungicide Velera™ in Paraguay
Sumitomo Chemical has launched its product Velera™, a fungicide containing the active ingredient Pavecto™ (active ingredient trademark; common name: metyltetraprole), in Paraguay in South America. This marks the Company’s first time bringing to market a product containing Pavecto™ outside of…
Sumitomo Chemical’s Carbon Footprint of Product Calculation Tool CFP-TOMO® Receives Third-Party Validation
Sumitomo Chemical recently received validation for CFP-TOMO®, the Carbon Footprint of Product (CFP) calculation tool it developed. The validation was conducted by TÜV SÜD, an international third-party certification body. This validation was conducted by an independent third-party. It assessed the…
Sumitomo Chemical Develops a Material Capable of Forming a Transparent Thin Film with an Ultra-Low Refractive Index
Sumitomo Chemical has successfully developed a coating solution capable of forming a transparent thin film with an ultra-low refractive index. The Company will expand the material’s applications across a wide range of next-generation optical devices able to meet diverse optical…
Sumitomo Chemical Develops High-Performance Alumina to Enhance the Permeance of Ceramic Separation Membranes Technology that will Contribute to Faster Solid-Liquid Separation in Wastewater Treatment and Other Applications
Sumitomo Chemical has developed a technology that improves permeance while maintaining separation performance in ceramic separation membranes (microfiltration membranes). The technology uses the Company’s high-performance alumina developed for separation membranes (the “newly developed alumina”) to increase the density of through-pores (*1) in…
Sumitomo Chemical to Begin Mass Production and Sales of InP Epitaxial Wafers that Support the Evolution of AI Data Centers
The Company will Establish a Supply System for Core Materials to Contribute to the Societal Implementation of Photonic-Electronic Convergence Technologies Sumitomo Chemical has established a mass production system for 4-inch indium phosphide (InP) epitaxial wafers, a type of compound semiconductor,…
Sumitomo Chemical Group Acquires Subsidiary of COPYR Engaged in Natural Pyrethrin-Based Plant Protection Business
MILANO, August 4, 2026 / TOKYO, August 5, 2026- Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (“Sumitomo Chemical”) and COPYR S.p.A. Compagnia del Piretro (“COPYR”) are pleased to announce Sumitomo Chemical group’s acquisition of COPYR’s plant protection business. COPYR—an Italian company belonging to…