10 Annual Report 2009 Specialty Chemicals Our goal is the development of new products which advance with time and satisfy the needs of society We at Toagosei are committed to the business of new materials development, expanding the range of inorganic functional materials and developing new electronics-related products. IXE is an ion exchanger that has superior heat resistance. Novaron is a silver-based inorganic antimicrobial agent with an antimicrobial effect against a broad spectrum of microbes. Kesmon is an inorganic deodorant with a wide range of applications. These products were created by the technologies in inorganic synthetic chemistry at Toagosei. We have also developed a wide range of organic and inorganic hybrid compounds that combine heat- and water-resistance properties with long-acting effect. AlleRemoveR is an anti-allergy agent that uses adsorption to eliminate allergens from mites, pollen, dogs and cats. It can be processed into pale-colored products as it is designed not to stain or discolor heavily. Neinsect. is an insect repellent that can be added to various products to repel mites, mosquitoes and other blood-feeding pests. In the electronics field, we are aiming for the next generation electronics materials with key properties of high functionality, high purity and hybridization. High purity TRIES is an alkoxysilane which our company industrialized for the first time in the world. It is used as a material for SiO2 film in liquid crystals and semiconductors. High purity hexachlorodisilane (HCD) is a deposition material for semiconductors which our company likewise industrialized for the first time in the world. It is greatly anticipated as a CVD (chemical vapor deposition) material for SiN film in the next generation of semiconductors. Functional spherical silica is a completely new type of spherical silica which we created using our unique manufacturing technology. Our product lineup includes nano- to microsilica particles. New Materials Development