We have aligned our Group businesses with the market value chain in Functional Materials, Advanced Materials & Processing, Electronics, Automotive & Energy, and Life & Healthcare segments. Within each segment we have built R&D and manufacturing and processing functions. Today, we have 100 Group companies in Japan and overseas , responsible for a range of products and services, including pharmaceutical raw materials and intermediates, natural extracts, functional polymers, raw materials for electronics applications, plastics, and more.

With a history of nearly 200 years of maintaining good and fair business practices, we have built our name as a highly intelligent and discerning technology company, working with partners to enable new businesses, driving new technologies based on our experience, and staying a step ahead of the market, actively offering new solutions. Building on these strengths, we identify, develop, and expand on new businesses, satisfying our stakeholders and helping make a better society with greater safety, security, and comfort.