In order to continue to be a company group that is valued by society, the ADEKA Group works to expand our global business. The focus is on our line-up of technically superior products that are competitive in international markets. We will provide valuable products through our core business to contribute to society and bring happiness.
And, I believe that the efforts of all ADEKA group employees working in Japan and overseas to deepen the understanding and awareness of CSR activities will lead to the establishment of favorable relationship with stakeholders surrounding the ADEKA group, so we will continue to proactively deepen the communication, sustainabley progress with the society, and aim to become a company trusted by people throughout the world.
In fiscal year 2008, as represented by the inflation of crude oil and resources prices in the first half of the year and worldwide recession triggered by U.S. financial crisis, external environment had been rapidly worsened. Under severebusiness environment, the ADEKA group will work on the "Strengthening the base for the growth corresponding to the changes in the business environment" as a priority and address the business strategy for getting on the growth track immediately after economic recovery, aiming for sustainable growth. To strengthen our business in the future, I think it is necessary to accelerate the development of "Energy", "Environment", and "Life science" fields that are extensions of our retained technologies. These fields are expected by society and expected to be largely grown, so we will be actively engaged in growing these fields.

The ADEKA, as a member of international society, seeks a sustainable affluent society and the inheritance of global environment to our next generation and also works to develop the products based on basic idea that we, as a manufacturer, never produce, use, and discharge environmental pollutants. Our R&D division will work everyday to proceed with technological development to produce the environment conscious products useful for society.
Our company group has positioned CSR as the center of our management. We will endeavor to strengthen the corporate governance and compliance, improve and make effective use of the internal control system, and furthermore raise the soundness and transparency of management. And also, we will work in unison to address CSR activities based on "ADEKA Group Five Year Plan for CSR" mainly led by "Expert Committee on CSR Promotion".