Chemicals Division
Message from the COO
- Managing Executive Officer, COO, Chemicals Division
- Kenichi Hatta
The Chemicals Division handles a wide range of products, from upstream basic petrochemicals to downstream specialty chemicals and electronic materials.
In contrast to favorable conditions in the first half of fiscal 2008, ended March 31, 2009, the division was hit hard by rapidly deteriorating economic conditions worldwide in the second half of the year.
For fiscal 2009, we will focus attention on generating and expanding trading and business in the Asian region, most prominently China and India. Another parallel focus will be to increase transactions with large-scale petrochemical operations in the resource-competitive Middle East, and to work pointedly through the Chemical Project Dept. to identify and further promote new businesses that can better withstand tough economic tides.
Sources of Strength
• Established and leading presence in markets for olefins and synthetic fiber intermediates
• Outstanding business volume in the trade of vinyl chloride monomers and resins
• Strong ties with the world's leading suppliers of salt and boric acid
• Supply chains covering upstream to downstream operations
• Strong trade profitability through a global business network
News & Topics
Strengthening Synthetic Rubber Business in China
Expanding Ethylene Operations
Bolstering Electronic Materials Business
