Sumitomo Chemical America, Inc. is part of a group of more than 160 companies operating worldwide in such diverse business categories as Basic Chemicals, Petrochemicals & Plastics, IT-related Chemicals, Health & Crop Sciences, and Pharmaceuticals. We offer a wide range of innovative products and technologies that strive to address global needs and challenges. In 2015, we will celebrate our 100th anniversary. We have reaffirmed the importance of corporate social responsibility (CSR) in our business operations and have made a commitment, as part of our corporate vision, to help solve global challenges through the power of chemistry, or what we refer to as Creative Hybrid Chemistry. Chemistry wields virtually unlimited potential to create solutions to a myriad of problems that threaten the sustainable development of the world, including environmental issues, natural resource and energy problems, food shortages, and poverty. At Sumitomo Chemical, we strive to develop innovative solutions and products by combining the technologies and expertise we have accumulated through years of operation as a diversified chemical company.