Sumitomo Chemical

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (住友化学株式会社, Sumitomo Kagaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a major Japanese chemical company. The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the on the Nikkei 225 stock index. It's a member of the Sumitomo group and was founded in 1913 as a fertilizer manufacturing plant.

Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.
Native name
住友化学株式会社
Company typePublic (K.K)
TYO: 4005
Nikkei 225 Component
FoundedEhime, Japan (September 22, 1913 (1913-09-22))
Headquarters(Tokyo head office):
Tokyo Sumitomo Twin Building (East), 27-1, Shinkawa 2-chome, Chūō, Tokyo 104-8260, Japan

(Osaka head office):
Sumitomo Building, 5-33, Kitahama 4-chome, Chūō-ku, Osaka 541-8550, Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Masakazu Tokura
(Chairman)
Keiichi Iwata
(President)
ProductsPetrochemicals
Alumina products
Organic chemicals
IT-related chemicals
Agrochemicals
Pharmaceuticals
Revenue US$ 21.8 billion (FY 2013) (JPY 2,243 billion) (FY 2013)
US$ 359.2 million (FY 2013) (JPY 37 billion) (FY 2013)
Number of employees
32,542 (as of March 31, 2019)
WebsiteSumitomo Chemical global website
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