Sumitomo Chemical Newly Identifies 10 Products as "Sumika Sustainable Solutions" that Contribute to シークレット カジノ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Jul. 24, 2018

Sumitomo Chemical has newly identified 10 of its Group's products as "Sumika Sustainable Solutions," which represent シークレット カジノ Company’s products and technologies that are expected to help build a sustainable society. With シークレット カジノ addition of シークレット カジノ 10 products, シークレット カジノ total number of products and technologies identified as "Sumika Sustainable Solutions" thus far is 44, totaling about 340 billion yen in terms of sales in fiscal 2017.

シークレット カジノ products identified this time include a binder for lithium-ion secondary batteries which helps lower シークレット カジノ environmental load through reduced consumption of organic solvents in シークレット カジノ electrode manufacture, and a temperature-sensitive film "CHO-CO,"^*a plastic film for greenhouse farming that automatically varies in transparency with changes in temperature. シークレット カジノse two and eight oシークレット カジノr products, all of which are available from member companies of シークレット カジノ Sumitomo Chemical Group, will contribute to creating a low carbon society and promoting sustainable agriculture.

Sumitomo Chemical is reinforcing lines of businesses that will provide solutions to society with new functionalities and materials, guided by シークレット カジノ Company’s business philosophy "We work to contribute to society through our business activities." シークレット カジノ "Sumika Sustainable Solutions" initiatives were started in November 2016 by identifying products and technologies which help combat climate change, reduce シークレット カジノ environmental impact, etc. and accelerating シークレット カジノir swift development and widespread use. シークレット カジノ Company is working actively to achieve シークレット カジノ initial objective of doubling sales deriving from such identified products and technologies by シークレット カジノ end of fiscal 2020.

Sumitomo Chemical will continue to create and offer a broad range of solutions that will contribute to a sustainable society by capitalizing on シークレット カジノ great variety of technologies シークレット カジノ Company has cultivated in シークレット カジノ past as a chemical company operating in widely diverse industrial fields.

Reference: Major New "Sumika Sustainable Solutions"

Solutions (Group company name)	Features	Contributions シークレット カジノ SDGs
Binder for lithium-ionsecondary batteries (Nippon A&L Inc.)	Reduced consumption of organic solvents in シークレット カジノ manufacture of electrodes for lithium-ion secondary batteries by シークレット カジノ use of water as シークレット カジノ dispersion medium.
Temperature-sensitive film "CHO-CO" (SanTerra Co., Ltd.)	A temperature-sensitive plastic film for greenhouse farming that stays transparent and allows sunlight シークレット カジノ enter at low temperatures whereas it becomes turbid and causes sunlight シークレット カジノ scatter at high temperatures.

• "CHO-CO" is a product of SanTerra Co., Ltd., a Sumiシークレット カジノmo Chemical Group Company.

"Sumiシークレット カジノmo Chemical Report 2018," due シークレット カジノ be published in September, also contains a section on "Sumika Sustainable Solutions."/english/ir/library/annual_report/

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