Since its establishment on March 31, 1942, Toagosei Co., Ltd. has continued to grow along with the whole chemical sector in Japan. Including the parent, Toagosei, the Group comprises 37 companies, engaged in four principal business domains, Commodity Chemicals, Acrylic Products, Specialty Chemicals and Plastics, each of which leverages its unique strengths to push out the frontiers in technological and product development. As of December 2012, the Group’s sales came to \148.2 billion and its workforce totaled 2,509, both on a consolidated basis. Under its slogan “Sharing more happiness with more people through the chemical business,” the Group manufactures and markets high value-added products on a global scale, from bases in Japan, Singapore, China, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States. Sales by Segment 32 36.7 11 18.2 2.1 Commodity Chemicals 32.0% Asia 12.3% Japan 84.7% North America 1.6% Others 1.4% Plastics 18.2% Others 2.1% Acrylic Products 36.7% Specialty Chemicals 11.0% Sales by Segment & Segment income in 2012 Net sales by Region Profile Toagosei Co., Ltd. Head Office / Osaka Branch / Nagoya Branch / Shikoku Sales Office / Fukuoka Sales Office / Nagoya Plant / Yokohama Plant / Takaoka Plant / Tokushima Plant / Sakaide Plant / Kawasaki Plant / Hirono Plant / General Center of Research & Development / Institute for Advanced Sciences Japan* Singapore Toagosei Singapore Pte Ltd. China Toagosei Hong Kong Limited Toagosei (Zhuhai) Limited TOA-DIC Zhangjiagang Chemical Co., Ltd. Taiwan Taiwan Toagosei Co., Ltd. Toa-Jet Chemical Co., Ltd. Korea Toagosei Korea Co., Ltd. Asia Toagosei America Inc. Elmer’s & Toagosei Co. USA Nagoya Plant Toagosei Singapore Pte Ltd. Toagosei America Inc. TOA-DIC Zhangjiagang Chemical Co., Ltd. (Millions of yen) Segment Sales Segment income Commodity Chemicals 47,435 4,413 Acrylic Products 54,354 5,764 Specialty Chemicals 16,350 3,011 Plastics 26,978 1,279 Others 3,084 30 * Please refer to P52 for Principal Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Annual Report 2012