Acrylic Products Acrylic monomers Acrylic acid.the starting point for our acrylic chain.is produced by Oita Chemical Co., Ltd., while acrylic ester is manufactured at our Nagoya plant as well as by Toagosei Singapore PTE Ltd. Acrylic acid is used in the manufacture of acrylic polymers, polymer flocculants, and UV-curable resins, among others, while acrylic ester constitutes the raw material for various acrylic polymers, as well as textiles, paints, and adhesives. Acrylic polymers Our acrylic polymers make use of the desirable characteristics of acrylic acid and acrylic ester, and are employed in the manufacture of dispersants and thickeners, adhesives, binders, coatings, and raw materials for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, as well as in toiletries and various other fields. Polymer flocculants Group member MT AquaPolymer, Inc. employs a high-precision polymer technology base built up over more thirty years to produce high-quality polymer flocculants, and also provides technical services to meet a highly diverse range of needs in the areas of wastewater treatment and sludge purification. UV-Curable resins The Toagosei Group manufactures and markets special acrylic monomers and oligomers under the brand name Aronix. These products can be cured in a short time by exposure to light, principally ultraviolet radiation. The acrylic products business is one of the core operations of the Toagosei Group, and Group enterprises within Japan and overseas are working together to strengthen our business base in this field. Our aim is to expand our operations in acrylic derivatives.the downstream portion of our acrylic chain.while also strengthening our business base in the Group’s acrylic monomer operations, which is the initiation point of the chain, by enabling the production of costcompetitive derivatives. We boast one of the world’s highest levels of technological expertise in the field of UV-curable resins, and our products are being manufactured in Japan, Taiwan, and China and marketed all around the globe under the brand name Aronix. 36.7% Sales by Segment P12 0 30,000 20,000 70,000 10,000 50,000 60,000 40,000 0 8,000 4,000 10,000 6,000 2,000 54,354 5,764 10 11 12 10 11 12 (Millions of yen) (Millions of yen) Acrylic acid Acrylic polymers Acrylic ester Thickeners UV-curable resins Polymer occulants Adhesives Dispersants Paint vehicles Core products derived from the acrylic chain Acrylic ester is used to manufacture paint Acrylic ester is a raw material for adhesives Polymer flocculants, Aronfloc Special acrylic monomers and oligomers, Aronix is used for mobile devices Toagosei Co., Ltd. 3