Research & Development Vision
Our technology uses limestone and seawater, abundant natural resources. Building on this technology, we focus our high-value-adding R&D on three key areas: environment & energy, electronics & automotive, and industry & infrastructure. Through these efforts, we aim to provide greater value to our customers.
We strive to contribute to a sustainable society and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 by offering environmentally friendly products* to our customers.
* Criteria for environmentally friendly products and technologies:
- Help prevent pollution (air, water, hazardous substances, and other contaminants)
- Sustainably use resources
- Support climate change mitigation and adaptation
- Protect the environment and help restore biodiversity and natural habitats
Directions for next-generation R&D

R&D Structure
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Planning and intellectual property
- Formulating R&D and intellectual property strategies, and setting R&D themes
- Promoting the use of materials informatics
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Corporate research
- Developing products and technologies for new business opportunities from a medium- and long-term perspective
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Divisional research
- Developing products and technologies to help strengthen and expand our business activities
Promoting Open Innovation
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Actively using cutting-edge technologies
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Building partnerships with companies and external organizations that share common challenges

Human Resource Development
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Passing on our core and differentiating technologies
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Training engineers to lead next-generation research and development