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…
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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 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 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…
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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,…
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…
Rapidicil herbicide formulations will support regenerative agriculture and be available for use in late 2026 SAN RAMON, Calif., July 2, 2026 – Valent U.S.A. today announced the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the registration of a new herbicide active ingredient Rapidicil® (epyrifenacil), developed by Valent’s parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. “This registration will provide growers with a powerful solution, highly…
LIBERTYVILLE, Ill., Oct. 20, 2025 – Valent BioSciences LLC, MGK, and Valent North America LLC announced today they will come together under a new unified organization named Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC (SBC), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd (SCC) in April…