Mitsui Chemicals Selected for “2025 Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure” by Securities Analysts
～Ranked first in the Chemicals / Fiber Industry category for the 5th consecutive year～
2025.10.10
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. (Tokyo: 4183; President & CEO: HASHIMOTO Osamu; “the Company”) has been selected as the best company for “2025 Award for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure” in the Chemicals / Fiber Industry category by The Securities Analysts Association of Japan (“SAAJ”).
This is the 5th consecutive year that the Company has received this award.
The Company is committed to proactive IR activities across the entire group, while ensuring timely and appropriate disclosure of fair and highly transparent information to maintain and enhance trust with its diverse stakeholders. This time, the Company was highly evaluated for its information disclosure practices, including active involvement of top management in IR activities, as well as enhanced disclosure of ESG-related information*.
Now, Mitsui Chemicals Group (“the Group”) is driving a bold transformation of business portfolio to achieve the long-term business plan “VISION 2030”. Amid the significant changes in the business environment driven by intensifying international competition in recent years, the Company aims to make its Basic & Green Materials (B&GM) focusing on petrochemical business a strong business entity which supports Japanese industry through accelerated transformation and collaborations with other companies. Regarding its Specialty Chemicals domains (Life & Healthcare, Mobility, ICT), the Company will pursue transformation into a high-growth, high-profitability global specialty company by promoting proactive investments—including M&A—and driving restructuring of underperforming businesses, subsidiaries and affiliates without exception. Through these efforts, the Company aims to accelerate the transformation of its overall business portfolio, enhance capital efficiency, and achieve sustainable profit growth.
Especially in times of transformation as described above, enhancing corporate value through enriched dialogue with stakeholders—including investors and securities analysts—is becoming increasingly important. To achieve this, the Group is committed to ensuring timely and appropriate disclosure of information with greater fairness and transparency. This includes early-stage information releases and explanatory meetings as needed, not only regarding the above-mentioned business transformation but also across a wide range of initiatives, including efforts toward ESG, to foster deeper understanding among stakeholders.
About Awards for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure by SAAJ
This Award that aims to promote and enhance corporate information disclosure has been implemented every year since 1995, and it marks the 31st edition this year.
The Corporate Disclosure Study Group established by SAAJ evaluates quality, volume and timing of nominated companies’ information disclosure in accordance with the five key items listed below.
- Attitude of top managements toward IR activities, function of IR department, companies’ fundamental approach to IR activities
- Information disclosure through announcement sessions, interview and informational materials
- Fair disclosure
- Information disclosure related to ESG
- Voluntary information disclosure aligned with conditions in relevant sector
*Please visit SAAJ’s website to confirm the Company’s evaluation score and details of the reason for the award.
■2025 Awards for Excellence in Corporate Disclosure by SAAJ
https://www.saa.or.jp/standards/disclosure/selectiont/index.html
＜For your reference＞
■Investor Relations information on the Company’s website
https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/ir/index.htm
■Sustainability information on the Company’s website
https://jp.mitsuichemicals.com/en/sustainability/index.htm
Note: This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only. In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail.
