Sumitomo Chemical ^Company

Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that produces and markets various types of chemicals. The company’s business sectors include petrochemicals and plastics, energy and functional materials, IT-related chemicals, health and crop sciences, and pharmaceuticals. Its portfolio of products includes propylene oxide, caprolactam, polypropylene, polyethylene, methyl methacrylate polymer, alumina, aluminum, resorcinol, synthetic rubber, polarizing films, photoresists, super engineering plastics, lithium-ion secondary battery materials, crop protection chemicals, feed additives, products for control of infectious diseases, and more. The firm manages two companies in the pharmaceutical sector: Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd., engaged in the prescription pharmaceuticals business; and Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd., engaged in the diagnostic pharmaceuticals business. Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.