Sumitomo Chemical Joins “IP Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19”
Sumitomo Chemical announced that it has joined the “Intellectual Property Open Access Declaration Against COVID-19” (hereinafter referred to as “the Declaration”). The gist of the Declaration is that participants will not assert any intellectual property rights under certain conditions against…
Sumitomo Chemical Receives Gold Medal in EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment
Sumitomo Chemical has received a Gold medal* in a sustainability assessment by EcoVadis (headquartered in France), an award recognizing companies whose performance is in the top 5% of all companies rated. Established in 2007, EcoVadis is a performance rating agency…
Sumitomo Chemical Receives the Grand Prize in the 52nd Annual JCIA Technology Awards for its Propylene Oxide Technology
Sumitomo Chemical has received the Grand Prize in the 52nd Annual JCIA Technology Awards from the Japan Chemical Industry Association (JCIA) for its technology that enabled “the development and commercialization of a process for manufacturing propylene oxide (PO) using cumene,…
Sumitomo Chemical Announces Consolidated Financial Results for FY2019
The economic condition outside Japan during the fiscal 2019 has shown clear signs of overall slowdown as evidenced by bleak outlook on the US economy, which has been driving the global economy for some time, and by the changes in…
Sumitomo Chemical Reports Unrealized Losses on Securities as of March 31, 2020
Sumitomo Chemical has assessed its total unrealized losses on securities as of March 31, 2020.
Sumitomo Chemical Provides Funds to NanoScent, Developing Diagnostic Sensor for COVID-19 – Rapid Test Results through the Fusion of Scent Recognition Devices and Digital Technology
Sumitomo Chemical has decided to provide about 70% of the funds necessary for NanoScent in Israel to develop a rapid diagnostic sensor for COVID-19, using their scent recognition devices. NanoScent, a startup in Israel, is developing various new sensors that…
Sumitomo Chemical Completes Acquisition of Four South American Subsidiaries of Nufarm
Sumitomo Chemical Company, Limited (“Sumitomo Chemical”) has successfully completed, on April 1, 2020, the acquisition of four South American subsidiaries in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Colombia, owned by group companies of Nufarm Limited (“Nufarm”), a leading Australian agricultural chemical company,…
Sumitomo Chemical to Set Up a New R&D Group in Petrochemicals Research Laboratory for Technological Development of Environmental Initiatives
Sumitomo Chemical has decided to newly establish a Research and Development (R&D) Group, named “Technological Development Group of Environmental Initiatives” in the Petrochemicals Research Laboratory (Sodegaura City, Chiba) as of April 1, 2020, with the goal of contributing to the…
Kyoto University and Sumitomo Chemical to Start Joint R&D of Solid-Type Batteries for Practical Implementation
Mar. 18, 2020 Kyoto University Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. Kyoto University and Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., agreed to jointly develop materials and component technologies that can lead to the practical implementation of solid-type batteries, which have drawn attention as a…
Sumitomo Chemical Launches New Horticultural Fungicide KANAME® Flowable in Japan
Sumitomo Chemical Company Limited (“Sumitomo Chemical”) has launched KANAME® Flowable*, a new fungicide, containing INDIFLINTM (inpyrfluxam) in Japan on March 16, 2020. INDIFLINTM is a novel fungicide active ingredient discovered by Sumitomo Chemical as one of its pipelines, whose registration…