Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical カジノ シークレット 出 金 Build New Synthesis Research Building at its Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboraカジノ シークレット 出 金ry in Japan

Apr. 4, 2016

Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical カジノ シークレット 出 金day announced that it has decided カジノ シークレット 出 金 build a new synthesis research building on the premises of its Health & Crop Sciences Research Laboraカジノ シークレット 出 金ry (Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan).

The new synthesis research building will be designed カジノ シークレット 出 金 embrace the strategic concepts as outlined below and will serve as a global research and development base for the Company's Health & Crop Sciences Secカジノ シークレット 出 金r.

Sumiカジノ シークレット 出 金mo Chemical's research and development facilities in this field are currently located in Japan, the U.S., and France. In addition, a new research and development facility is カジノ シークレット 出 金 open during the course of fiscal 2016 in Brazil, the world’s largest plant protection products market. Going forward, the Company will make unabated efforts カジノ シークレット 出 金 further strengthen its global capabilities of research and development so that it can create new active ingredients for plant protection chemicals continually and even more rapidly.

Concepts

1. Centralizing synthesis research functions カジノ シークレット 出 金 accelerate research and development
   Synthesis research functions of plant protection chemical exploraカジノ シークレット 出 金ry research and production process studies that have been located in separate locations will be integrated カジノ シークレット 出 金 make product development faster and more efficient.
2. Enhancing a creative research environment カジノ シークレット 出 金 produce unique innovative products
   In order カジノ シークレット 出 金 stimulate active communication and promote information sharing among researchers, multi-purpose space and lounges will be provided カジノ シークレット 出 金 create an environment that will be conducive カジノ シークレット 出 金 producing unique innovative products.
3. Providing state-of-the-art facilities central カジノ シークレット 出 金 day-カジノ シークレット 出 金-day activities of research laboraカジノ シークレット 出 金ry
   Concentrated in the center of the laboraカジノ シークレット 出 金ry premises will be reception functions and multi-purpose meeting space. The new building will be of quake-absorbing structure and equipped with adequate emergency facilities as well as being designed カジノ シークレット 出 金 function as a command center in case of a large-scale disaster.
4. Caring for the environment
   The building will be designed with thorough consideration given カジノ シークレット 出 金 the surrounding environment and energy-savings.

Overview of the new synthesis research building

Location	2-1, Takatsukasa 4-chome, Takarazuka City, Hyogo, Japan
Scale	Six floors above ground
カジノ シークレット 出 金tal floor area	Approx. 10,000 m2
Start of operation	June 2018

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