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Toagosei Co., Ltd. 7 Our plant for manufacturing high-purity chemicals Imports of salt Caustic soda is used in papermaking. Restructuring existing businesses to enhance capabilities and create efficient production structure New hydrochloric acid synthesis facilities at our Nagoya Plant came on-stream during the reporting period, as a result of which we recorded an increase in the volume of chlorine used in-house. We also took steps to make more effective use of steam corresponding to an increase in production capacity of sodium sulfite, whose production volume increased as planned. We started the full-scale sale of low-bromate sodium hypochlorite produced at our Nagoya Plant while drastically reducing the volume of exports of organic chlorine solvents, which have been suffering from poor profitability. In the area of high-purity inorganic chemicals, we improved cost-competitiveness by transferring highpurity ferric chloride production operations from the Takaoka Plant to the Tokushima Plant, which is closer to our main customers, and where the raw-material chlorine can be used in-house. In view of projections that demand for organic chlorine solvents will decline further, we are examining our options for business restructuring as a priority matter. Aiming to expand operations in high-purity chemicals through closer intra-Group collaboration We are reorganizing our electrolysis operations . carried out at our Nagoya and Tokushima plants as well as at Tsurumi Soda . with the goal of creating a stronger production base for electrolytic chemicals through tighter collaboration within the Toagosei Group. In the field of high-purity inorganic chemicals, we are actively investing management resources in expanding our sales of anhydrous hydrogen chloride, high-purity chlorine, and high-purity ferric chloride, and also in the development of high-purity alkaline carbonates, caustic potash with low metallic content, and other products with high levels of value added. Caustic soda: Chemical fibers, pulp, dye, and pharmaceuticals Oxygen: Combustion enhancing gas for welding and cutting, combustion enhancing gas for steel making process, oxygen inhalation (and high pressure oxygen treatment) for medical use, oxygen aeration for wastewater treatment, oxygen-based pulp bleaching, and fermentation in biotechnology Sulfuric acid: Fertilizers, synthetic fibers, and inorganic chemicals Hydrochloric acid: Seasoning, dye, and pharmaceuticals Main Products and Application