Chlor-alkali
■ Business Strategy
- Strengthen foundation, and consider capacity increases
■ Business Assumptions
- Maintain only limited plans worldwide to increase production capacity for chlor-alkali
- Expect the continuation of trend toward environmental regulations in China
■ Key Measures
1. Optimize PVC manufacturing structure
- Close Taiyo Vinyl Corporation’s factory in Osaka
2. Strengthen profitability of caustic soda and chlorine derivatives
- Renew facilities for calcium hypochlorite, and increase production efficiency at Tohoku Tosoh Chemical Co., Ltd.
3. Increase efficiency of in-house power generation facilities and biomass co-firing Reduce CO2 emissions
4. Consider capacity increases, including establishing overseas bases
Urethanes
■ Business Strategy
- Stabilize and expand profits through added value and diversification of customer base
■ Business Assumptions
- Anticipate softened demand due to capacity increases by manufacturers overseas
- Expect changes in Chinese environmental regulations to continue
■ Key Measures
1. MDI
- Expand sales of specialty MDI, such as modified MDI
- Expand sales in growth markets, such as India and Southeast Asia
- Expand the production of monomeric MDI
- Increase capacity by debottlenecking manufacturing operations
2. Functional Polyurethanes
- Strengthen supply and sales structure for medical devices
- Heighten the product differentiation of HDI derivatives, such as special curing agents