Nutrition & Agriculture
Background
Engaging in a wide range of businesses broadly covering the natural and chemicals areas
Food Science
Food ingredients, functional food materials and flavor/fragrance raw materials
Wellness
Preventative healthcare business (Traditional natural vitamins and high-quality supplements)
Agriculture
Agrochemicals (including biopesticide), seeds and fertilizers, fertilizer resources (phosphate rock) and raw materials (sulfur, sulfuric acid)
Animal Solution
Amino acid, additives for feeds such as organic minerals, enzymes and animal health products
Major activities
Leveraging agriculture, animal solution, food science, and wellness to meet the changing needs of the times, and working to build new businesses utilizing existing assets and business partners
At the Nutrition & Agriculture Business Unit, we are addressing the increasing demand for animal protein resources by expanding the manufacture and development of amino acids and animal health products, while contributing to the stable supply and productivity of food through the manufacture and sales of agricultural inputs (fertilizers, agrochemicals, seeds) and global trading of fertilizer resources and sulfur/sulfuric acid. In addition, we are proceeding with wide-ranging business activities and efforts to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, conservating natural capital and reducing the environmental burden associated with the food and agriculture industries and improving their sustainability.
With the expansion of the middle-income population globally, we expect to see a subsequent expansion in market size and demand for delicious and healthy food. Furthermore, as people become increasingly aware of lengthening lifespans, we also expect an expansion of preventative healthcare products and services. By leveraging the hybrid function of our science and food businesses, we will continue to provide products that meet the diversifying needs of consumers.