Executive Summary

Sumitomo Chemical is a multi-national Japanese company, with decades of experience in insecticide manufacturing and plastics technology.   Dedicated to solving environmental and social problems through innovative technology and sustainable development, Sumitomo Chemical believes that the cycle of poverty can be broken by the prevention of vector-borne diseases.   Olyset® nets are  the most cost-effective malaria preventative intervention available today.  Sumitomo Chemical is working to ensure this technology reaches those in need through provision of minimum-cost nets, and expansion of production capacity through development of a 50/50 joint venture for local manufacture of Olyset nets in Africa.  

Company Overview

The history of Sumitomo Chemical dates back to 1913, when its predecessor, the House of Sumitomo, constructed a fertilizer plant to produce calcium superphosphere fertilizers from the sulfur dioxide emitted at its Besshi Copper mine in Japan's Ehime prefecture. This fertilizer plant was the beginning of Sumitomo Chemical's business. Today, Sumitomo Chemical supplies proprietary agricultural chemical products from Japan to customers in over 110 countries. The company also has overseas affiliates and subsidiaries, such as Valent  in the USA and Philagro France.