October 14, 2026
Sumitomo Chemical has launched Velera, a fungicide containing the active ingredient Pavecto (metyltetraprole), in Paraguay, marking its first sale of a Pavecto product outside Japan. Velera is registered for soybeans…
October 6, 2026
Sumitomo Chemical has achieved production-scale manufacturing of liquid crystal polymer containing a portion of biomass-derived monomer, and is preparing a mass production system for bio-based LCP using biomanufacturing technology. The…
Sumitomo Chemical and Kyushu University jointly verified potassium sodium niobate (KNN) as a core optical modulator material for co-packaged optics. Sumitomo produced the KNN thin-film wafers, and the university designed,…
Sumitomo Chemical has developed a coating solution that forms transparent thin films with a refractive index of 1.06 at 550 nm, one of the world’s lowest levels for practical applications.…
September 19, 2026
Sumitomo Chemical has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tata Electronics Private Limited to explore building a semiconductor supply chain in India. Under the MoU, Sumitomo Chemical will examine measures…
Sumitomo Chemical has newly designated twelve Group products and technologies as Sumika Sustainable Solutions, bringing the total to 101. These designated offerings generated annual sales revenue of 555.6 billion yen…
September 2, 2026
Sumitomo Chemical has developed a technology using its high-performance alumina to increase through-pore density in ceramic microfiltration membranes, improving permeance while maintaining separation performance. In joint research with Kobe University,…