Message from the President

Since its founding in 1949, we have continued to research, develop, and promote safe and effective agricultural chemicals in order to contribute to the development of agriculture worldwide and to support the stable production of safe and secure food. Society as a whole is currently facing a range of issues, including a higher global population and changes in the global environment. Kumiai Group aims to bring about a safe, secure, and prosperous society through the power of science and is moving forward with 2 business pillars of the Agricultural Chemicals and Agriculture-Related Business which supports the world’s food supply, and the Fine Chemicals Business which contributes to improving quality of life in various ways.

From FY2024, we have started our Medium-Term Business Plan (KUMI STORY 2026). We identified seven items as our material issues (Contributing to Sustainable Agricultural Industry / Providing a Stable Supply of High-quality Products and Service, Mitigation of Climate Change and Environmental Impact, Strengthening R&D Capabilities, Expanding Business Domains and Promoting New Businesses, Human Capital Development / Human Capital Strategy Based on the Idea of Human Capital, Improvement of Corporate Governance, and Promotion of Digital Transformation / Implementation of Digitalization) and have promoted initiatives to realize our Ultimate Goals. In today’s fast-changing business environment, remaining the same is a risk in itself, and we believe it is important to continue to adapt ourselves to changes to ensure the continued growth of our group in the future. We will raise mindset for pursuing profits to strengthen profitability through improving mindset and organizational reform, and will create new values through developing new innovative technologies. In addition, we will promote human capital development based on our human capital strategy and promoting operational efficiency through Digital Transformation to aim for change to a strong corporate structure. Furthermore, we will increase the economic value of our group and actively work to solve ESG issues closely related to our group business, such as addressing climate change and contributing to a recycling-oriented society to fulfill our responsibility to society and to strive to enhance our corporate value sustainably.

We will pursue the happiness of all stakeholders including our shareholders, business partners and employees by continuing to take on the challenge of creating new values that will lead to the realization of a sustainable society. Your continuous understanding and support would be highly appreciated.