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Integrated Report 2019 Osaka Head Office : 1-1-17, Shinmachi, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka 550-8668, Japan Tel: (81) 6-6535-2114 Tokyo Head Office : 5-1, Nihonbashi-Kobunacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8355, Japan Tel: (81) 3-3665-3021 Nagoya Branch Office : 3-14-18, Marunouchi, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi 460-8560, Japan Tel: (81) 52-963-5615 https://www.nagase.co.jp/english/ Printed in Japan Foundation for Financial and Introduction Strategy Sustainability Business Portfolio Value Creation Corporate Information Bringing it all together People, things, information, technology, ideas, world, and time. The NAGASE Group Slogan embodies the idea of bringing infinite possibilities together. About this Report Contents The NAGASE Group has created this integrated report to help our diverse stakeholders better understand the Group’s wide-ranging business fields and Introduction Sustainability 60 Nagase Business Expert Co., Ltd. business activities, as well as its unique value creation process. Going forward, 61 NVC (New Value Creation) Office we will continue to improve this report as a communication tool for conveying 2 Management Philosophy and the NAGASE Vision 28 Our Board 62 Nagase R&D Center the Group’s corporate value enhancement activities in an easy to understand 4 Evolving Our Business Model 30 Corporate Governance manner. 63 Nagase Application Workshop —The Group’s Changes and Challenges— 34 Interview with the Outside Directors Referenced Guidelines In creating this report, we referred to the International Integrated Reporting 6 Overview of the NAGASE Group —Dialogue for Value Creation— Financial and Corporate Information Framework issued by the International Integrated Reporting Council. 8 At a Glance 36 Risk Management Period Covered 40 Environment 64 Management’s Discussion and April 2018–March 2019 (FY2018). Some information after March 2019 is Foundation for Value Creation Analysis of Operations and Finances also included. 42 Society 72 Consolidated Financial Statements Organizations Covered 10 13-Year Financial Highlights NAGASE & CO., LTD. and the NAGASE Group Business Portfolio 12 Our Value Creation Process and Long-Term 98 Consolidated Subsidiaries, Affiliates and Others Other Information Management Policy 102 Corporate Information NAGASE’s website: https://www.nagase.co.jp/english/ 46 Functional Materials 14 Business Designer: 8 Case Studies 48 Advanced Materials & Processing 103 Investor Information Forward-Looking Statements 50 Electronics Non-historic information contained in this integrated report related to Strategy NAGASE Group revenue and profit plans, strategies, assumptions, etc., 52 Mobility & Energy are forward-looking statements that entail elements of risk and uncertainty. Actual earnings may differ significantly from forecasts due to changes in 16 Message from the President 54 Life & Healthcare these elements. Accordingly, the reader is cautioned to refrain from plac- 22 Message from the Executive Officer in Charge of 56 Global Network ing undue reliance on such future forecasts contained in this document. Corporate Administration and Affiliates Nagase ChemteX Corporation Elements that could impact earnings results are not necessarily limited to 58 those explicitly noted in this document. 26 Mid-Term Management Plan ACE-2020 59 Hayashibara Co., Ltd. NAGASE Group Integrated Report 2019 1 Foundation for Financial and Introduction Strategy Sustainability Business Portfolio Value Creation Corporate Information Management Philosophy and the NAGASE Vision A sense of values shared NAGASE Management Philosophy within the NAGASE Group We recognize our responsibility to society and offer beneficial products and services while maintaining the highest standards of integrity. Through our growth, we will contribute to society and enrich the lives of our employees. NAGASE Vision NAGASE To realize a sustainable world where people live with peace of mind, each of us embodies our Management value proposition, Identify, Develop and Expand through daily activities. Philosophy M Maintaining the highest standards of integrity for almost 200 years Strengths/ M Working with partners to enable new businesses Characteristics M Driving new technologies with knowledge and experience M Staying a step ahead of the market to actively offer solutions NAGASE Vision M We “Identify, Develop and Expand” new businesses Value 1. Identify : We discover untapped business opportunities Proposition 2. Develop : We convert opportunities into customer value 3. Expand : We deliver solutions to multiple fields and regions “The NAGASE Way” Vision W e will contribute to a sustainable Action Principles M for the Future world where people live with peace of mind “The NAGASE Way” The NAGASE Group works toward sustainable growth and improving corporate value with an eye toward 2032—its 200th anniversary—and M Always be customer-oriented. beyond. In the 187 years since our founding, our business fields and M Always be a creative challenger. operating regions have expanded, and the diversity of our employees has M Always use the power of the NAGASE Group. steadily grown. Amidst these changes, we have defined the NAGASE M Always think globally and act locally. Management Philosophy, NAGASE Vision, and The NAGASE Way as a set M Always think systematically and act speedily. of common values for all Group employees. By embodying these common values in our daily activities, each of us helps realize a sustainable world where people live with peace of mind. 2 NAGASE Group Integrated Report 2019 NAGASE Group Integrated Report 2019 3 Foundation for Financial and Introduction Strategy Sustainability Business Portfolio Value Creation Corporate Information Evolving Our Business Model —The Group’s Changes and Challenges— NAGASE & CO., LTD. is a chemicals trading firm, founded in Kyoto, Japan in 1832. The NAGASE Group began as a specialized sales agent securing exclusive contracts to sell industry-leading products from around the world in Japan. This enabled us to acquire leading-edge technology and information gathering expertise—as well as our global network—to transform our business into a hybrid model offering superior manufacturing, processing, and R&D functions Net Sales (FY2018) as well as trading company services. We will continue tackling new challenges as we look ahead toward 2032—our 200th anniversary—and beyond. 807.7 Billion Yen (Non-consolidated) (Non-consolidated) (Consolidated) (Consolidated) Total Assets Operating Income Total Assets Operating Income Total Assets Operating Income Total Assets Operating Income 27.5 Billion Yen 1.8 Billion Yen 193.6 Billion Yen 6.4 Billion Yen 422.8 Billion Yen 21.6 Billion Yen 567.3 Billion Yen 25.2 Billion Yen (FY1966) (FY1986) (FY2006) (FY2018) Initiatives with Leading Overseas Manufacturers Overseas Network Stronger Manufacturing, Processing, and R&D Functions Beyond the Traditional Trading Firm Framework In the 1900s, we signed sales representative We established branches and local entities in Japan and A chemicals trading company building a strong reputation in Beyond the trading firm business offering new value as agreements with Eastman Kodak and General Electric overseas, building the foundations of our business manufacturing, processing, and research and development a “Business Designer” 1832 Founded in Kyoto as a dyestuffs trading concern 1970 Established Nagase-CIBA Ltd. 1990 Established Sofix Corporation, a U.S.-based color former production 2015 Created NAGASE Long-Term Sales of dyestuffs, starches and funori seaweed (now Nagase ChemteX Corporation) jointly with Ciba-Geigy Ltd. joint venture Management Policy 1898 Head office moved to Osaka Listed Company shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Set up the Nagase R&D Center in Kobe 1900 Established business ties with Basel Chemical Co. of 1971 Established Nagase (Hong Kong) Ltd. and Established joint venture Nagase Wahlee Plastics Corporation (Taiwan) 2016 Start of Mid-Term Switzerland (now Ciba Specialty Chemicals Ltd.) Nagase America Corporation 1997 Established Nagase Philippines Corporation Management Plan ACE-2020 1901 Opened office in Lyon Established Engineering Plastics, Ltd. jointly Established Shanghai Nagase Trading Co., Ltd. with General Electric Co. 2017 Established New Value Creation Office 1911 Established Tokyo branch office Established Nagase Engineering Service Korea Co., Ltd. 1972 Established Nagase Medicals Co., Ltd. Converted Inkron Oy into a subsidiary 1913 Opened offices in London and New York 1998 Established PT. Nagase Impor-Ekspor Indonesia 1975 Established Nagase Singapore (Pte) Ltd. Launch of Nagase Business Expert Co., Ltd. 1917 Established Nagase Shoten Company Established Shanghai Hua Chang Trading Co., Ltd. (from sole proprietor to corporation) 1977 Established Nagase Biochemicals, Ltd. Acquired stock of DAITAI KAKO CO., LTD. 2000 Changed the name of Nagase-CIBA, Ltd. to 1923 Established business ties with Eastman Kodak Co. of 1980 Established Nagase Chemicals, Ltd. Acquired stock of Fitz Chem LLC (USA) Nagase ChemteX Corporation the United States Established Nagase (Europa) GmbH 2019 Established the regional headquarters of Nagase Holdings America 2001 Nagase ChemteX, Nagase Chemicals, Teikoku Chemical Industries, 1930 Concluded an exclusive distributorship agreement with Corporation and Nagase (China) Co., Ltd. in the United States and 1981 Established Nagase (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. and Nagase Biochemicals merged to Nagase ChemteX Corporation Union Carbide and Carbon Corp. of the United States China, respectively 1985 Established