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Employees
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 18,051 | 18,780 | 18,933 | 19,861 |
| Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 6,809 | 6,899 | 7,073 | 7,265 |
Region
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of region / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group | Japan | 59 | 61 | 60 | 60 |
| China | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | ||
| Asia | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | ||
| Europe | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | ||
| North, Central, and South America | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Gender
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male-female ratio / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group*2 | Male | ─ | 82 | 82 | 79 | |
| Female | ─ | 18 | 18 | 21 | |||
| Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 87 | 87 | 86 | 86 | ||
| Female | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | |||
| Male-female ratio in all Manager-level or above / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group*2 | Male | ─ | 89 | 89 | 88 | |
| Female | ─ | 11 | 11 | 12 | |||
| Male-female ratio in Manager-level / % | Male | ─ | 87 | 88 | 88 | ||
| Female | ─ | 13 | 12 | 12 | |||
| Male-female ratio in Manager of Manager-level / % | Male | ─ | 95 | 94 | 92 | ||
| Female | ─ | 5 | 6 | 8 | |||
| Male-female ratio in manager-level or above in revenue-generating functions / % | Male | ─ | ─ | 89 | 87 | ||
| Female | ─ | ─ | 11 | 13 | |||
| Male-female ratio in STEM positions / % | Male | ─ | ─ | 87 | 87 | ||
| Female | ─ | ─ | 13 | 13 | |||
| Male-female ratio in management staff (supervisor-level) / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Full-time employees | Male | 87 | 86 | 86 | 85 |
| Female | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |||
| Male-female ratio in management staff (manager-level or above) / % | Full-time employees | Male | 96 | 96 | 95 | 94 | |
| Female | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| All employees*3 | Male | ─ | ─ | 95 | 94 | ||
| Female | ─ | ─ | 6 | 6 | |||
| Male-female ratio in management staff (general manager-level or above) / % | Full-time employees | Male | 98 | 98 | 98 | 96 | |
| Female | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Number of new management staff (manager-level or above) / % | Full-time employees | Male | 86 | 90 | 87 | 90 | |
| Female | 14 | 10 | 13 | 10 | |||
* Based on the number of employees as of the end of March
Age
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average age / age | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 42.0 | 42.0 | 41.5 | 41.3 |
| Female | 44.0 | 44.0 | 43.4 | 42.7 | ||
| Total | 42.2 | 42.2 | 41.8 | 41.5 | ||
| Composition ratio by age / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group*2 | 10s (Ages 18 or older) | ─ | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 |
| 20s | ─ | 17.7 | 17.1 | 17.0 | ||
| 30s | ─ | 24.8 | 24.7 | 24.5 | ||
| 40s | ─ | 25.2 | 24.7 | 24.3 | ||
| Over 50s | ─ | 31.3 | 32.6 | 33.4 | ||
| Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 10s (Ages 18 or older) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | |
| 20s | 17.9 | 19.1 | 19.8 | 20.5 | ||
| 30s | 18.9 | 18.4 | 19.7 | 20.8 | ||
| 40s | 26.4 | 24.1 | 22.4 | 20.6 | ||
| Over 50s | 35.3 | 36.9 | 36.3 | 36.5 | ||
Nationality
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Composition ratio by nationality / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group*2 | Japan | ─ | 66.3 | 70.3 | 65.6 |
| Germany | ─ | 5.6 | 4.9 | 7.8 | ||
| USA | ─ | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | ||
| China | ─ | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | ||
| Thailand | ─ | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.3 | ||
| Mexico | ─ | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| Romania | ─ | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.8 | ||
| Other | ─ | 10.9 | 9.4 | 10.4 | ||
Disabilities
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of employees with disabilities / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
Labor union members
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio of labor union members / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 54.7 | 54.1 | 54.0 | 54.2 |
Employee-friendly Working Environment
Service and Turnover
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average length of service / years | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 19.0 | 18.9 | 18.0 | 17.5 |
| Female | 20.4 | 20.3 | 19.1 | 18.0 | ||
| Total | 19.2 | 19.1 | 18.1 | 17.5 | ||
| Employee turnover rate / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 3.07 | 3.61 | 5.41 | 4.46 |
| Female | 3.40 | 3.26 | 3.46 | 4.09 | ||
| Total | 3.12 | 3.56 | 5.15 | 4.40 | ||
| Total number of employee turnover | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 185 | 219 | 335 | 281 |
| Female | 31 | 30 | 33 | 42 | ||
| Total | 216 | 249 | 368 | 323 | ||
| Voluntary turnover rate / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 1.21 | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.90 |
| Female | 1.54 | 1.52 | 1.36 | 1.85 | ||
| Total | 1.25 | 1.27 | 1.40 | 1.90 | ||
| Number of voluntary turnover | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 73 | 75 | 87 | 120 |
| Female | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | ||
| Total | 87 | 89 | 100 | 139 | ||
| Ratio of re-employment for retired employees / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 87.1 | 86.6 | 89.8 | 86.2 | |
Overtime
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees whose overtime hours exceeded 80 hours / month | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Non-management staff | 27 | 26 | 12 | 14 |
| Management staff | 22 | 28 | 34 | 54 | ||
| Total | 49 (0.7%) | 54 (0.8%) | 46 (0.7%) | 68 (0.9%) | ||
| Average overtime hours / hours/month-1 | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 21.7 | 20.2 | |
| Average overtime hours (statutory) / hours・month-1 | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.3 | |
Paid Leave
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paid leave usage rate / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Non-management staff | 77 | 84 | 88 | 87 |
| Management staff | 60 | 63 | 64 | 68 | ||
| Total | 70 | 75 | 77 | 79 | ||
| Average number of days used for paid leave | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Total | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.3 | 15.5 |
Childcare
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees taking childcare leave | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 102 | 129 | 141 | 199 |
| Female | 18 | 20 | 27 | 24 | ||
| Total | 120 | 149 | 168 | 223 | ||
| Childcare leave usage rate / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 56 | 78 | 84 | 90 |
| Female | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Total | 60 | 81 | 86 | 91 | ||
| Average number of days used for childcare leave | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 10.3 | 16.3 | 27 | 30.8 |
| Return rate of employees from childcare leave / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Female | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Total | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Employee retention rate three years after childcare leave / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 99 | 93 | 97 | 99 |
| Female | 94 | 76 | 82 | 100 | ||
| Total | 98 | 90 | 95 | 99 | ||
| Number of employees using Part-time working option for childcare | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
| Female | 85 | 80 | 70 | 54 | ||
| Total | 90 | 85 | 81 | 58 | ||
Family Care
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of employees taking paid family care leave | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Number of employees using Part-time working option for family care | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Recruitment
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of employees hired | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 222 | 322 | 367 | 395 |
| Female | 41 (16%) | 46 (13%) | 92 (20%) | 95 (19%) | ||
| Regular recruitment | 195 | 239 | 244 | 258 | ||
| Mid-career recruitment | 68 | 129 | 215 | 232 | ||
| Total | 263 | 368 | 459 | 490 | ||
Number of Employees Hired through the Regular Recruitment
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career-track administrative positions | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 |
| Female | 7 (50%) | 8 (47%) | 13 (52%) | 7 (37%) | ||
| Total | 14 | 17 | 25 | 19 | ||
| Career-track technical positions | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 58 | 50 | 61 | 75 |
| Female | 10 (15%) | 11 (18%) | 16 (21%) | 22 (23%) | ||
| Total | 68 | 61 | 77 | 97 | ||
| General positions | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 105 | 119 | 129 | 123 |
| Female | 8 (7%) | 6 (5%) | 13 (9%) | 19 (13%) | ||
| Total | 113 | 125 | 142 | 142 | ||
* Based on the number of employees hired through the regular recruitment as of April 1
Number of Employees Hired through the Mid-career Recruitment
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career-track administrative positions | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 18 | 48 | 74 | 98 |
| Female | 2 (10%) | 5 (9%) | 24 (25%) | 27 (22%) | ||
| Total | 20 | 53 | 98 | 125 | ||
| Career-track technical positions | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 14 | 35 | 50 | 46 |
| Female | 3 (15%) | 4 (10%) | 8 (14%) | 2 (4%) | ||
| Total | 17 | 39 | 58 | 48 | ||
| General positions | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | Male | 20 | 25 | 41 | 41 |
| Female | 11 (36%) | 12 (32%) | 18 (31%) | 18 (31%) | ||
| Total | 31 | 37 | 59 | 59 | ||
Human Resources Development
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Training hours per person / hours | Mitsui Chemicals Group | ─ | 22.3 | 20.3 | 18.5 |
| Training cost per person / thousand yen | ─ | 47.7 | 67.3 | 73.3 | |
| Training hours per person / hours | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 22.7 | 26.1 | 31.6 | 35 |
| Training cost per person / thousand yen | 126.3 | 128.4 | 164.3 | 172 |
Percentage of positions filled internally (Management Position)
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of positions filled internally / % (Number of positions filled by existing employees / Total Number of filled positions) | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 96.0 | 89.7 | 89.2 | 79.6 |
Successor Coverage Rate
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Successor Coverage Rate / % (The number of successor candidates for strategically critical positions / The number of strategically critical positions.) | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 226 | 233 | 211 | 220 |
Compensation
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The gender pay gap/ % (Percentage of women's pay to man's pay.) | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | All employees | ─ | ─ | 82.9 | 84.0 | |
| Full-time employees | All Full-time employees | ─ | ─ | 83.0 | 84.9 | ||
| Management staff | ─ | ─ | 92.0 | 92.0 | |||
| Non-Management staff | ─ | ─ | 92.8 | 95.5 | |||
| Part-time and Fixed-term employees | All Part-time and Fixed-term employees | ─ | ─ | 68.8 | 70.3 | ||
| Management staff | ─ | ─ | 61.0 | 73.4 | |||
| Non-Management staff | ─ | ─ | 90.5 | 93.1 | |||
| The gender pay gap / % (Percentage of women's base salary to man's base salary.) | Full-time employees | Management staff | ─ | ─ | ─ | 93.0 | |
| Non-Management staff | ─ | ─ | ─ | 102.4 | |||
Employee Engagement
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engagement score / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group | ─ | 34 | ─ | 36 |
Human Capital - Return On Investment
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human capital ROI / % | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 51.8 | 87.9 | 70.4 | 37.9 |
Safety and Prevention
Accidents/Cases
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of major accidents / cases | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of abnormal conditions / accidents / cases | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
| Domestic subsidaries and affiliates | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| Overseas subsidaries and affiliates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mitsui Chemicals Group | 12 | 16 | 8 | 16 |
Work related injuery
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Work-related fatalities | Groups' employees | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| contractor's employees*4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lost-Time Injury Frequency Rate (LTIFR) | Mitsui Chemicals Group*5 | 0.24 | 0.34 | 0.29 | 0.33 |
| Work-related Significant occupational injury*6 frequency | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*5 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.05 |
| Domestic subsidaries and affiliates*5 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.48 | 0.53 | |
| Overseas subsidaries and affiliates*5 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 0.11 | 0.41 | |
| Construction subcontractors | 0.39 | 0.58 | 0.23 | 0.33 | |
| Mitsui Chemicals Group*5 | 0.22 | 0.23 | 0.27 | 0.28 |
Occupational Health
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average rate of lifestyle-related disease (male) / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 9.7 | 9.96 |
| Frequency of absences from work due to health disorders | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 0.78 | 0.76 | 0.83 | 0.95 |
| Frequency of absences from work due to mental health disorders | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 0.61 | 0.54 | 0.55 | 0.69 |
| Ratio of smokers / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 19.1 |
| Harmful substance risk assessment implementation rate / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
Product Stewardship
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product risk assessment implementation rate / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Number of major legal and regulatory violations | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quality of Products and Services
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of major quality-related legal and regulatory violations | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Incidence of PL accidents & serious product quality incidents | Mitsui Chemicals Group | ─ | ─ | 0 | 0 |
Logistics
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of serious occupational injuries in logistics | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of major accidents in logistics | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of quality issues/ppm | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 12 | 30 | 58 | 43 |
Sustainable Procurement
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sustainable procurement ratio / % | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | 45 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
Social Activities
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social contribution expenditure / million yen | Mitsui Chemicals Group | 123 | 184 | 417 | 219 | |
| cash donations / million yen | ─ | ─ | 372 | 138 | ||
| Number of employees taking community service leave | Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.*1 | 41 | 54 | 67 | 83 | |
Visualization of Contributions to the Society
| Scope | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Value™ products sales ratio / % | Global | 19 | 20 | 21 | 24 |
*1 Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.'s employyee
*2 The data collected from affiliated companies that have implemented the Workday system.
*3 Includes reemployment, contract employees, etc.
*4 Includes contractors operating on site and construction subcontractors.
*5 Includes contractors operating on site.
*6 “Work-related Significant Occupational Injuries (WSOIs)” refer to occupational injuries that resulted in absence from work or death. WSOIs also include lighter occupational injuries that may lead to absence from work or death due to the potential danger in the cause of the injury. WSOIs do not include injuries that are not directly related to operations.