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Social Activities

At each of its business sites, the Mitsui Chemicals Group believes that relationships of trust, based on close-knit relations with everyone in the local area, are crucial to the normal and stable operation of its businesses. The Group thus provides opportunities for communication with everyone in the vicinity of its facilities.

Local Communication at Each Business Site

At each of our business sites, we engage in communication with the neighborhood communities, and the comments and opinions we receive are reflected in the management of our business sites as appropriate.

For example, we invite local residents living in the vicinity to opinion exchange meetings and tours of our facilities. At the opinion exchange meetings, we provide an overview of the Works and showcase our efforts to protect the environment, safety initiatives and activities designed to contribute to society. Lively discussions have ensued from residents living in the vicinity of our facilities speaking about their day-to-day feelings and any requests they have. Additionally, we receive complaints/grievance on plant operations through various channels, including by being directly contact or through local government, and each plant has tracking mechanism in place to consider and implement appropriate responses.

Main Local Communication Achievements at Each Business Site (Fiscal2024)

Ichihara Works
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Autumn Festival (1)	Employees and their family members Local residents	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry Stage events Kids’ space (playground) Introduction and interaction with disaster rescue dogs
Works tour (2)	Local elementary and junior high school students	Works introduction Works tours
Opinion Exchange Meeting (1)	Local neighborhood town council officers	Works introduction Works tour Opinion exchange meetings
Publication of Local Communication Magazine “Chigusa” (2)	Local residents	Introduction of initiatives conducted in the Works Solicitation and presentation of the views of local communities
Youth baseball tournaments	Elementary school students	Sponsorship of baseball tournaments
Youth soccer tournaments	Elementary school students	Sponsorship of soccer tournaments
Clean-up Ichihara	Employees and their family members	Clean-up activities

Mobara Branch Factory
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Mobara Awa Odori	Local residents	Participation in Mobara Tanabata Festival sponsored by Mobara City (Awa Odori performance)
Local opinion exchange meeting	Local neighborhood council officers	Works introduction Works tour Opinion exchange meetings
Chosei High School Super Science High School (SSH) Course (Mobara Research and Development Center)	Students of SSH-designated schools	Lectures on advanced mathematics and science education and opinion exchange views with students

Nagoya Works
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Autumn Festival	Local residents	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry Stage events, etc.
Minami Ward Residents’ Festival	Local residents	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry
Publication of Local Communication Magazine “Tango Dohri” (2)	Local residents	Introduction of initiatives conducted in the Works Gathering voices (opinions) from local residents and introducing them
Local opinion exchange meeting	Officers from neighboring school districts Minami Ward Office, Nagoya Representatives of local companies	Explanation of environmental protection and disaster prevention initiatives, etc. Explanation of Works topics Works tour

Osaka Works
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Works tour (7)	Local elementary school students	Works introduction Works tours Firefighting drills tour Hands-on Chemistry Workshop
Local opinion Exchange Meetings (2)	Local neighborhood council officers	Works tour Works introduction Explanation of environmental protection and disaster prevention initiatives, etc. Local opinion exchange meetings
Publication of Local Communication Magazine “Takashinohama” (2)	Local residents	Introduction of initiatives conducted in the Works Solicitation and presentation of the views of local communities
Baseball tournament	Elementary school students	Sponsorship of the tournament
Kick baseball tournament	Elementary school students	Sponsorship of the tournament
Winter Festival	Employees and their family members Local residents	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry Stage events Fair booths Kids’ space (playground) Food trucks

Iwakuni-Ohtake Works
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Opinion exchange meetings	Heads of local neighborhood councils and those in charge of volunteer disaster response organizations	Works tour Works introduction Opinion exchange meetings
Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry (4)	Local elementary schools	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry
Autumn Festival	Local residents	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry Stage events
Publication of Local Communication Magazine “Ozegawa” (2)	Local residents	Introduction of initiatives conducted in the Works Solicitation and presentation of the views of local communities

Omuta Works
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Opinion exchange meetings for each local school district (One session per school district, totaling four districts)	Related parties of the local government	Works introduction Works tours Opinion exchange meetings
Local opinion exchange meeting	Related parties of the local government Authorities of Omuta City	Works introduction Introduction of disaster prevention activities Introduction of social contribution activities Experience with the Physical Support Collar Local opinion exchange meetings
Publication of Local Communication Magazine “Toukayama” (1)	Local residents	Introduction of initiatives conducted in the Works Solicitation and presentation of the views of local communities
Simultaneous community clean-ups (2)	Related parties of the local government and neighboring companies	Clean-up activities around and near the Works
Omuta river clean-ups (2)	Residents and companies near Omuta River	Omuta River clean-up and weeding activities
Omuta Daijayama Festival	Omuta residents and others	Dance event with 10,000 people
Daijayama Festival clean-up activity	Daijayama Festival executive committee Festival organizers	Clean-up activities the morning after the festival
Autumn Festa	Local residents Employees and their family members	Stage events Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry Food trucks Temple festival, play equipment

VISION HUB™ SODEGAURA
Name (Number of Events)	Those for Whom Events Organized Details	Details
Family Day (1)	Employees and their family members	Employees’ workplace tours and on-site tours Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry
Charity Bazaar (1)	Employees	Collection and sale of unwanted books and CDs Donation of sales proceeds to NPOs
Cooperation for the Sodegaura City Education Research Association Science Department Workshop (1)	Participants: Teachers from the City Education Research Association Science Department	Works tour (molding machine) Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry
Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry (6)	Local elementary schools Community center School affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake	Laboratory Classes on the Wonders of Chemistry
Participation in Sodegaura City Clean Day (4)	Volunteering employees	Clean-up activities around the R&D Center Survey of collected PET bottle quantities
Oktoberfest (1)	Local neighborhood council officers, neighboring companies and Sodegaura City Hall employees	Local food from nearby dining establishments provided by local companies Quiz competition and other social interaction events
Carbon Neutral Action Fair Sodegaura (1)	Sodegaura citizens	Exhibition of the volume of waste using its weights Implementation of buoyancy and sinking experiments

Mobara Awa Odori at Mobara Branch Factory

Autumn Festa at Omuta Works

Local Contribution by Business Sites

Each of our business sites is actively involved in local community activities as a corporate citizen.

Osaka Works
Junior rubber baseball tournament

Ichihara Works Introduction and petting with disaster rescue dogs

Ichihara Works
Introduction and interaction with disaster rescue dogs

Participation in the “Omuta Discovery Project: Exploring Local Charms for the Future!”

On October 23, 2022, we participated in the “Omuta Discovery Project: Exploring Local Charms for the Future!” organized by the Junior Chamber of Omuta. The purpose of this project is to foster a love of Omuta by giving Omuta citizens and students the opportunity to learn and experience what Omuta companies make and how they are used. Visitors got to know us at our booth, which displayed the history of the Works, our community activities, and our products.

View of the Mitsui Chemicals booth

Participation in the Omuta Industry Festa

In March 2024, our Omuta Works participated in the Omuta Industry Festa, organized by the city of Omuta. This event aimed to showcase the appeal of industries and businesses in Omuta to the public. It also sought to inspire local students—namely, elementary, junior high, and high schoolers—to think about their future careers and develop an interest in working locally through company introductions and hands-on experience. By doing so, the event aimed to encourage more people to settle in Omuta. We set up a booth with informational displays, product exhibits, and interactive demonstrations of our technology.

View of our booth