Sumitomo Chemical

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