Sumitomo Chemical Corporate Social

Responsibility and Malaria

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Commitment to Global Sustainable Development

• Founded in 1913• Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan• Comprises 100 companies in 6

chemical sectors• US$18 billion annual sales• 25,000 employees worldwide, over

2,000 dedicated to R&D

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Contributing Positively to the Environment and Society

““Namban-bukiNamban-buki””Innovative copper smelting Innovative copper smelting

technologytechnology

Copper smelting (1590)

Production of fertilizer using SO2 to control an environmental pollution problem caused by SO2 gas emission in smelting operations

(1913)

Evolution to fine chemicals, petro chemicals, basic chemicals, agri chemicals,

pharmaceutical and IT related chemicals

Compatibility between development and environmental conservation

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CSR Through Sustainable Chemistry

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Key features—5 Year Guarantee—Controlled Release technology —Ready to use - never needs treatment—Polyethylene tougher than polyester—Wash proof – can be washed at least 20 times—Maximum ventilation—Quadruple insecticide effect

Olyset Net was the first LLIN to receive a full WHOPES recommendation

Sumitomo Chemical aims to contribute to society through the prevention of malaria

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Cambodia:94% reduction in malaria1 year post interventionKenya:

75% reductions in malaria parasite levels1 year post intervention

Ecuador:82% reduction in malaria cases 1 year post intervention

Iran:98% reduction in cutaneous leishmaniasis1 year post intervention

Senegal:79% reductions in infective bites/person 5 months post intervention

Olyset® Net Trials:

India, Orissa: 72% malaria reduction vs. untreated nets in 1 year

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2003: Royalty-free Olyset® Net manufacturing technology transfer to A to Z Textile Mills Ltd. (Arusha)• Partners: Acumen Fund, ExxonMobil, PSI, UNICEF, RBM Partnership and WHO• Local manufacture begins

2005: 50/50 Joint Venture (Vector Health International) established

2007: State-of-the-art factory in full production2009: Rapid Expansion

• 19 million+ Olyset Nets produced in Arusha per annum• 4,500+ jobs created • ~ 90% of Arusha factory workers are women

90% of Malaria Deaths are in Sub-Saharan Africa:Olyset Net is the Only LLIN Manufactured in Africa

Business mandate: localized production and sustainable business growth; economic development to complement public health development.

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Olyset Net manufacturing technology

Olyset nets start life as a ‘master batch’ of granules containing permethrin and the polyethylene-based formulation technology.

The master batch is sent to Olyset factories in Africa and Asia, where it is meltedand extruded into fibres.

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Olyset Net manufacturing technology continued

The fibres are subsequently knitted into rolls of net.

These are then cut and sewn into the final product.

Finally, they are checked for quality assurance.

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Manufacturing in Africa: Creating Employment, Improving Lives

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African Manufacture – Benefits Register

Local & Macro level Economic development African Manufacture success story Private Sector Model for Development African ownership of an African issue “

Made by Africans for Africans in Africa” Supply security and quicker regional supply

SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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Olyset Net Manufacturing/Sewing Expansion

AngolaCameroonDRCEthiopiaGhanaGuineaKenya

Malawi MozambiqueNigeriaRwandaTanzania SenegalUganda Zambia

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