Formulated a grand design to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050

• In December 2021, we formulated a grand design to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, setting out a direction for our initiatives and goalsfor our activities. The カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスmical Group^*1commits itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 comparedto the level of emissions in FY2013, and to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. This target has received certification from カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスcience Based Targets (SBTs)^*2 initiative as meeting カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスtandard of “well below 2°C.”^*3We will accelerate reductions in greenhouse gas emissions by approaching the issue from the perspectives of bothobligations to bring our own greenhouse gas emissions close to zero and contributions through our products and technologies to reducingglobal greenhouse gas emissions.

Promoting such initiatives as fuel conversion to low-carbon fuels and energy savings

• We began supplying LNG in the Ehime region from March 2022 to facilitate a switch from coal and heavy oil to LNG and began operations of newly built LNG-fired power generation equipment from November 2022. In the Chiba region, we began operating highly efficient gas turbines from January 2024 to facilitate a switch from petroleum coke to LNG. These efforts yielded reductions in annual CO₂ emissions of around 650 and 240 thousand tons, respectively. In addition, as a part of our efforts to switch away from LNG, we have undertaken a study on taking advantage of clean ammonia.

Promoting Sumika Sustainable Solutions

• We are promoting Sumika Sustainable Solutions, which are initiatives to internally designate products and technologies that contribute toglobal warming countermeasures and environmental impact reduction. A total of 81 products and technologies have been designated,with combined sales of 588.7 billion yen in fiscal 2023 (consolidated).In addition, カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスcience-Based Contributions, which quantitatively and scientifically calculate^*4 how much GHG emissions were reduced in society by utilizing カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスSS-certified products and technologies that Company has sold and provided, in fiscal 2022^*5 totaled 7.1 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO_2e), with technology accounting for 2.7 million and final products accounting for 4.4 million.

Practical application of plasticmechanical and chemical recycling

• We set a KPI for the amount of recycled plastic resources used in manufacturing processes, targeting 200k tons annually by 2030.

• Regarding mechanical recycling, we are collaborating with Rever Corporation with the aim of building a circular system for recycling waste plastics that includes the whole process, from collection to sort­ing to recycling into useful plastic resources, and to accelerate business development for plastic recycling.Regarding chemical recycling, in February 2022, four themes related to chemical recyclingtechnologyfor manufacturingchemicals using waste plastic and alcohols were selected for Green Innovation Fund Projects,^*6enabling aneven greater acceleration of technological development.

Conducting social contribution activities and participating in various alliances

• Since fiscal 2020, we have continued to provide education and raise awareness to enable people to take ownership of various issues relatedto recycling plastic resources, such as offering original educational videos regarding the basics of recycling plastic resources for all management executives and employees in the カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスmical Group. In addition, we work daily on separating and collecting waste at each business location. Infiscal 2023, we carried out a total of 60 social contribution activities, such as cleaning up areas surrounding our business sites and cleaning up neighboring waterways and coasts, at 15 of 16 business locations in Japan.

• We participate in the Alliance to End Plastic Waste (AEPW), which is an international alliance working to solve the plastic waste problem, and theJapan Clean Ocean Material Alliance (CLOMA), which is a domestic alliance working to solve the marine plastic waste problem. Our participationin these alliances entails cooperating with others associated with the plastic value chain to address broad social issues that would be difficult tosolve alone, such as upgrading the waste collection infrastructure in countries around the world with high emissions of plastic waste.

Reviewing Safety Information on Chemicals and Conducting Risk Assessments

• We publicly release safety summaries and are steadily revising カジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスum­maries. We performed risk assessments for 44 products in fiscal 2023.
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LRI^*7Initiatives

• Promoted research by actively participating in the LRI program implemented by the Japan Chemical Industry Association as a member ofカジノ シークレット 登録 ボーナスteering committee and research strategy planning group.

Enhancing Information Disclosure and Risk Communication

• Published the Annual Report, Sustainability Report, the Report on the Environment and Safety (at all worksites), local PR newsletters, etc.,made information publicly available on the official website, made school visits, accepted student interns, and engaged in dialogue withlocal residents.