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Segment Information

  • *As of April 1, 2011, we have eliminated our Fine Chemicals Sector, and have renamed our Agricultural Chemicals Sector the Health & Crop Sciences Sector. (The amounts for FY2010 have been reclassified by revised segments.)
    Previous Business Sectors: Basic Chemicals Sector, Petrochemicals & Plastics Sector, Fine Chemicals Sector, IT-related Chemicals Sector, Agricultural Chemicals Sector, Pharmaceuticals Sector.(FY2010 figures have been recalculated using the revised method for purposes of comparison.)
  • *From FY2010, we have revised our method of allocation of R&D expenses for companywide protexts, etc. Certain consolidated subsidiaries, formerly categorized under the Others Sector, have been recategorized to Fine Chemicals Sector. (FY2009 figures have been recalculated using the revised method for purposes of comparison.)

Basic Chemicals Sector

Financial Highlights

  FY2007 FY2008 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011
(Billions of yen)
Net sales 314.7 240.0 203.3 302.3 284.3
Operating income (loss) 10.6 negative15.3 1.3

20.6

9.3
Operationg income (loss) before depreciation 23.9 1.9 15.5

41.9

23.6
Capital expenditures 27.6 14.7 12.4 16.6 24.5
Depreciation and amortization expenses 13.2 17.2 14.2 21.2 14.2
R&D expenses 6.1 6.4 3.5 5.1 5.2
Total assets 257.1 200.2 218.2 284.5 302.4
(%)
ROA 4.1 negative6.7 0.6 9.7 3.2
(Times)
Asset turnover 1.23 1.05 0.97 1.13 0.97

Global Expansion

As of March 31, 2012

Sumika Bayer Urethane Co., Ltd., Taoka Chemical Co., Ltd., Nihon Methacryl Monomer Co., Ltd., Sumika Acryl Co., Ltd., Sumika High-Purity Gas Company, Sumika Chemtex Co., Ltd., EGS Co., Ltd., Sumika Alchem Co., Ltd., Asahi Chemical Co., Ltd., Niihama Coal Center Co., Ltd., Ceratec Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Singapore Pte Ltd, Singapore Methyl Methacrylate Pte. Ltd., Sumipex (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Bara Chemical Co., Ltd., Sumipex TechSheet Co., Ltd., LG MMA Corp., New Zealand Aluminium Smelters Ltd.