Life & Healthcare Solutions
Contributing to improved quality of life and the assurance of food safety and security
by offering solutions that support life, health, and comfortable lifestyles
Business Vision
Challenges and needs of society
- Increase in global population
- Extension of healthy life-span
- Increase in needs for hygienic environments due to COVID-19 pandemic
- Improvement in quality of life (QOL)
- Assurance of food safety and security
Issues
Life care solutions
Vision care materials
- Securing supply capabilities in line with demand growth
- Increasing the resilience of global supply chains
Nonwovens
- Enhancing cost competitiveness in the mature hygiene materials (disposable diapers) market
Personal care materials
- Acquiring a business foundation for launching new businesses
Wellness solutions
Agrochemical products
- Strengthening domestic presence together with newly acquired business
- Increasing the resilience of supply chains
- Expanding our lineup of eco-friendly agrochemicals
Medical solutions
Oral care materials
- Increasing presence in the Americas market
Orthopedic materials
- Accelerating product development and strengthening and expanding the business foundation
Market analysis and strategies
Risks and opportunities
Life care solutions
Vision care materials
- Global market growth
Nonwovens
- Stagnation in Japanese market for disposable baby diapers
- Stable growth in domestic demand for materials used in adult diapers and feminine care products
- Intensifying competition in East and Southeast Asia; soaring raw materials and other costs
Personal care materials
- Increasing need for hygienic environments
Wellness solutions
Agrochemical products
- Growing agrochemicals markets in Asia and South America
- Growth in the market for agrochemical-related products (disease prevention field)
- Growth in solutions business through extension of the value chain
Medical solutions
Oral care materials
- Rapid changes in trends (shift towards smaller instruments, etc.) in, and expansion of, the digital dental technology market
Personal care materials
- Spread of preventive and personalized medicine
Orthopedic materials
- Growing needs for extending healthy life-span and improving QOL
Competitive advantages
Life care solutions
Vision care materials
- Broad product lineup
Nonwovens
- Consistent technological capabilities, from base resins to processing
Personal care materials
- R&D capabilities founded on enzyme technology and organic synthesis technology
Wellness solutions
Agrochemical products
- Overseas expansion, particularly in Asia
- Broad product lineup
Medical solutions
Oral care materials
- Global brand power
- Comprehensive R&D capabilities spanning base materials to processed dental materials
Orthopedic materials
- Materials technology applied to dental materials, etc.
Strategies
Life care solutions
Vision care materials
- Developing high-added-value materials to meet diverse customer needs
New fields
- Cultivating other pillars beyond vision care (new businesses and products in the living environments and aquatic environments field)
Wellness solutions
Agrochemical products
- Accelerating the expansion of our insecticides in growth markets
- Fleshing out our lineup of eco-friendly agrochemicals
- Expanding business in non-agrochemical areas (termite-proofing, veterinary drugs, living environments)
New fields
- Expanding business in areas related to health technology and biotechnology (new business and new product development in nutrition field)
Medical solutions
Oral care materials
- Bolstering group ties
- Digitalization
New fields
- Expanding into orthopedic surgery sector and pharmaceutical CDMO operations
Main Products
Life care solutions
Vision care materials
Ophthalmic lens materials (
MR™,
RAV 7™,
Do Green™ )
Photochromic lens materials (
SunSensors™ ),
Coating materials (
Crystal Coat™ )
Nonwovens
Nonwovens ( AIRYFA™, SYNTEX™, TAFNEL™ ),
Synthetic pulp (
SWP™ ),
Shape holding material (
TEKNOROTE™ ),
Breathable films ( ESPOIR™ )
Personal care materials
Acrylamide,
Methacrylamide,
Antibacterial and anti-mold agents ( YOHTOL™DP95, YOHTOL™DP-CD ),
DMI™
Wellness solutions
Agrochemical products
Insecticides, Fungicides, Herbicides, Non-crop specialty chemicals, Pet medication ingredients
Medical solutions
Oral care materials
Restoratives ( Charisma™, Venus™ ), Adhesives ( Super-Bond™, iBOND™ ),
Artificial teeth, Denture materials ( PALA™ ), Impression ( Flexitime™ ),
Digital equipment/materials ( cara™, DIMA™ )
Personal care materials
Pick UpWellness solutions: Agrochemical products
― Adding new active ingredients as growth drivers for further business expansion ―
Global operations of Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. possesses advanced agrochemical discovery technologies based on many years of experience in molecular design, organic synthesis, and biological evaluation, and is carrying out invention of highly unique next-generation active ingredients and the development of agrochemical products.
The company is currently working to strengthen its business foundation overseas. As a specific example, it is focusing on expanding sales of dinotefuran, which displays superior efficacy against major pests and is highly anticipated by agricultural producers in Brazil, the largest market in the world (registered for agricultural use in 41 countries and for non-agricultural use in 28 countries). Likewise, it is expanding registration of products containing TENEBENAL™ as the active ingredient to more countries (registered for agricultural use in 10 countries and for non-agricultural use in 5 countries).
Moreover, the company is contributing to improved QOL through the expansion of vector solutions business in emerging countries.
Acquisition of agrochemicals business of Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd.
With research and development as its foundation, Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc. aspires to be a global solutions company that drives change and contributes to sustainable food and lifestyles through its products and services.
The company’s acquisition of the agrochemical business of Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. (newly established as MMAG Co., Ltd.) in January 2022 is anticipated to accelerate business growth by (1) bringing new growth drivers and human resources to the company, (2) strengthening its presence in the Japanese domestic market, (3) strengthening its portfolio and licensing business outside Japan, (4) expanding its eco-friendly product portfolio, and (5) enhancing its drug discovery capabilities. In particular, dinotefuran and TENEBENAL™, the growth driver chemicals offered by Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., will be supplemented by probenazole, flupyrimin, and glufosinate-P, offered by MMAG Co., Ltd. The company will also work to further broaden its portfolio of active ingredients, including eco-friendly active ingredients, and expand business in Japan as well as in key overseas countries and areas (Brazil, India, and Southeast Asia).
TopicsIndustrial applications for nonwoven fabrics
Our main nonwoven fabric product, SYNTEX™ MB, which leverages our proprietary fine fiber technology, is used in chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries for cutting-edge semiconductors, as well as for filtration of foreign materials in the manufacturing process for multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), etc. We will expand our SYNTEX™ MB manufacturing facilities from April 2023 in order to meet future demand growth.
foreign material filtration applications