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Mitsui Chemicals — 1H FY2020 Earnings Presentation

57 slides from Mitsui Chemicals's earnings presentation, Nov 26, 2020

  1. Slide 1: CEO Presentation: Creating New Customer Value through Innovations

    FY20-2 Creating New Customer Value through Innovations CEO PRESENTATION 橋本 修 HASHIMOTO Osamu Mitsui Chemicals Inc. President & CEO Nov 26, 2020

  2. Slide 2: Introduction

    1 Introduction Nov 26, 2020 With a “second wave” of COVID-19 on the rise – first in the West and now also in Japan – I would like to offer my deepest sympathies to those who have contracted the virus. I would also like to express my heartfelt gratitude to health care workers, as well as to everyone

  3. Slide 3: Contents

    Nov 26, 2020 Contents ▶Business Performance ▶FY20 Strategic Policy and Progress -Direction of Transformation in Basic Materials -Topics on Targeted Business Domains -Toward a New VISION 2030 ▶Financial Overview

  4. Slide 4: 1H/FY20 Results & FY20 Outlook

    2 1H/FY20 Results & FY20 Outlook Nov 26, 2020 ① Income down for first half of FY2020 due to impact of COVID-19 ② Expected to face lingering impact in second half but recover to largely match second half of FY2019 ③ Net income expected to be on par with FY2019 level (JPY bn) FY2019 FY2020 Increase (D

  5. Slide 5: Profit by Segment

    3 Profit by Segment Nov 26, 2020 ① Major income drop in Mobility segment due to significant automotive production decline, delayed prototyping projects ② Steady performance expected in Health Care, Food & Packaging segments despite recession ③ Major impact in Basic Materials segment from inventory v

  6. Slide 6: Executive Summary

    4 Executive Summary Nov 26, 2020 Good rate of recovery to our level of orders received Segment Area 1H FY20 2H FY20 Current circumstances • Production levels recovering at all bases around the world PP Compounds N.A., Asia, Japan • Sales good in China and North America, and operations going Elastome

  7. Slide 7: Segment 1: Mobility

    5 Segment 1: Mobility Nov 26, 2020 Operating income before special items(IFRS) 1H/FY20 HIGHLIGHTS 1H/FY19→1H/FY20 YoY Initial plan ➡ Outlook Operating income Sales ▲19.1 ▲3.5 before special items (JPY bn) ▲ 30% ▲ 64% FY19 Results ✔ Major impact due to global automotive production falling amid FY19 3

  8. Slide 8: Segment 2: Health Care

    6 Segment 2: Health Care Nov 26, 2020 Operating income before special items(IFRS) 1H/FY20 HIGHLIGHTS 1H/FY19→1H/FY20 YoY Initial plan ➡ Outlook Sales Operating income +2.8 +5.5 before special items ▲ 5% +22% (JPY bn) HoH Change (2H vs 1H) ✔ Demand down due to closure of glasses retailers, especially

  9. Slide 9: Segment 3: Food & Packaging

    7 Segment 3: Food & Packaging Nov 26, 2020 Operating income before special items(IFRS) 1H/FY20 HIGHLIGHTS 1H/FY19→1H/FY20 YoY Initial plan ➡ Outlook Sales Operating income +1.5 +2.5 before special items (JPY bn) ▲ 7% +22% Volume +3 Price ▲1.4 Fixed costs, ✔ Business going well for semiconductor tape

  10. Slide 10: Segment 4: Basic Materials

    8 Segment 4: Basic Materials Nov 26, 2020 Operating income before special items(IFRS) 1H/FY20 HIGHLIGHTS 1H/FY19→1H/FY20 YoY Initial plan ➡ Outlook Operating income Inventory ▲12.4 +8.5 before special items valuation loss*1 Naphtha price In Red ▲ 7B Naphtha price 42,900JPY/kl 29,800JPY/kl in 1H yen

  11. Slide 11: Contents

    Nov 26, 2020 Contents ▶Business Performance ▶FY20 Strategic Policy and Progress -Direction of Transformation in Basic Materials -Topics on Targeted Business Domains -Toward a New VISION 2030 ▶Financial Overview

  12. Slide 12: Strategic Outlook for FY2020: 4 Priorities

    9 Strategic Outlook for FY2020 Nov 26, 2020 Response to COVID-19 01 4 PRIORITIES ① Strengthening financial infrastructure and securing cash flow for further downside risks ② Making substantive contributions in the fight against COVID-19 Solidifying reform for Basic Materials 02 ① Solidifying further

  13. Slide 13: Financial Infrastructure

    10 Financial Infrastructure Nov 26, 2020 Maintaining sound financial position even amid COVID-19 recession ■Shareholders’ equity Cash Flow ●Net D/E 600,000 1.60 (JPY bn) 150 1.39 573 1.40 1.20 Net D/E ■Operating cash flow 115 1.00 ●Free cash flow 300,000 0.80 FY20 Outlook 0.73 349.9 0.60 55 0.40 40

  14. Slide 14: Careful Selection of Investment

    11 Careful Selection of Investment Nov 26, 2020 Investments Cost down 00 ■+■ Investment 00 ■ J-GAAP→IFRS 135 Reduce investments (JPY bn) 122 ▲25Byen 00 Reduce & Compared to Emergency measure delay initial plan 00 ▲13 ▲12 110 Proactive stance 00 00 85.2 Continuing investments and M&A for the future M

  15. Slide 15: Contributions to Combating COVID-19

    12 Contributions to Combating COVID-19 Nov 26, 2020 Masks and medical gowns Face shields ①Production increases for MB nonwovens (Dow-Mitsui Polychemicals) (Jan.2020) Developed face shields *For mask nose clamps using Himilan™ ②Production increases for TEKNOROTE™* Used Himilan™ – a strong, transparen

  16. Slide 16: Strategic Outlook for FY2020: 4 Priorities

    Strategic Outlook for FY2020 Nov 26, 2020 Response to COVID-19 01 4 PRIORITIES ① Strengthening financial infrastructure and securing cash flow for further downside risks ② Making substantive contributions in the fight against COVID-19 Solidifying reform for Basic Materials 02 ① Solidifying further r

  17. Slide 17: Basic Materials: Reduce volatility by restructuring

    13 Basic Materials Nov 26, 2020 Restructuring efforts proving to reduce volatility, providing a major boost to cumulative cash flow * Includes effects of pricing formula cutoff (JPY bn) Cumulative free cash flow (Basic Materials) ■Operating income (Restructuring biz.) 38.5 38.9 ■Operating income (Ot

  18. Slide 18: Our Approach to Reform-1

    14 Our Approach to Reform-1 Nov 26, 2020 Pursuing reform with a view of company-wide optimization for reduced volatility range and ratio Crackers as a strategic foundation Reducing volatility for the entire Group Stably supplying competitive raw materials Current understanding Future direction Crack

  19. Slide 19: Our Approach to Reform-2

    15 Our Approach to Reform-2 Nov 26, 2020 Pursuing product portfolio reform through two approaches Product portfolio for Basic Materials Ⅰ Bolstering and expanding downstream businesses Bolstering profitability via our distinctive technologies and products ① Higher performance Market Share ② Bolsteri

  20. Slide 20: Takeover Bid for Honshu Chemical Industry

    16 Takeover Bid for Honshu Chemical Industry Nov 26, 2020 HONSHU CHEMICAL INDUSTRY Outline of Takeover Bid -Friendly takeover bid- Founded 1914 Mitsui Chemicals Mitsui & Co Raw material for high-performance polymer, 26.99% electrical materials, pharmaceuticals, 26.99% Business and agrochemicals Waka

  21. Slide 21: Aims of Takeover Bid for Honshu Chemical Industry

    17 Aims of Takeover Bid for Honshu Chemical Industry Nov 26, 2020 ① Bolstering aroma chain with an expanded lineup of high-performance monomers for ICT, Health Care ② Realizing synergies quickly through increased capital relationship (26.99% → 51%) Expanded lineup of high-performance Enhanced produc

  22. Slide 22: Synergy with Honshu Chemical Industry

    18 Synergy with Honshu Chemical Industry Nov 26, 2020 Expansion and growth for aroma derivatives (high-performance monomers) Strong olefin chain Benzene Phenol BPA Epoxy resin Specialty bisphenol Polyimide ICT Strengthening business raw material centered on organic Biphenol synthesis technologies Ne

  23. Slide 23: Strategic Outlook for FY2020: 4 Priorities

    Strategic Outlook for FY2020 Nov 26, 2020 Response to COVID-19 01 4 PRIORITIES ① Strengthening financial infrastructure and securing cash flow for further downside risks ② Making substantive contributions in the fight against COVID-19 Solidifying reform for Basic Materials 02 ① Solidifying further r

  24. Slide 24: ICT Materials

    ICT MATERIALS Actively investing to form our next target domain

  25. Slide 25: ICT Materials

    19 ICT Materials Nov 26, 2020 Our next target domain: ICT materials that contribute to digitalization (Sales target: 100B JPY) Basic New Business Mobility Health Care F&P Materials Incubation Center Expanding Expanding Expanding Special gas PIVAR™:Polyimide varnish Semi ICT-related materials MITSUI

  26. Slide 26: Topics-1: EUV pellicle and APEL

    20 Topics-1 Nov 26, 2020 EUV pellicle Construction on track for new APEL™ plant (Completion: March 2022 at Osaka Works) (Completion: 4Q/FY2020 at Iwakuni-Ohtake Works) Growing needs for refinement of Steady growth due to multi-lens smartphones Volume semiconductor circuits for 5G FY08-25 【Sales Volu

  27. Slide 27: Topics-2: ICROS Tape plant and screen printing

    21 Topics-2 Nov 26, 2020 New ICROS™ Tape plant in Taiwan Development of (Mitsui Fine Chemicals) successfully on stream ultrafine screen printing technology World’s No.1 share protective tape used in High-performance polyurethane squeegees semiconductor wafer back grinding to enable micro-scale circu

  28. Slide 28: ICT-Related Projects

    22 ICT-Related Projects Nov 26, 2020 Progress in growth investments and new projects

  29. Slide 29: Mobility

    Nov 26, 2020 計数目標まとめーグラフ Mobility Providing solutions that make full use of our comprehensive strengths

  30. Slide 30: Status of PP Compounds Business

    23 Status of PP Compounds Business Nov 26, 2020 Resumed production at all bases along with global recovery in automotive production Growing needs for lightweighting as various countries shift to EV strategies North America Europe Japan Market Outlook ▲25%→ ▲16% Market Outlook ▲25%→ ▲18% Market Outlo

  31. Slide 31: Bolstering SMC Operations: Acquisition from DIC Kako

    24 Bolstering SMC Operations: Acquisition from DIC Kako Nov 26, 2020 Acquiring DIC Kako’s SMC and molding operations to strengthen our own SMC business and fiber-reinforced composite materials (Set to launch as JC Kako in December 2020) 70% increase to SMC production capacity Increasing adoption in

  32. Slide 32: Major Investments Reach End of Construction

    25 Major Investments Reach End of Construction Nov 26, 2020 Construction finished for new LUCANT™ plant Increasing production capacity for TAFMER™ (20KTA; set to begin operations in April 2021 at Ichihara) (25KTA; After 3Q/FY20 in Singapore) Ceremony for end of construction in November 2020 Japan 50

  33. Slide 33: Mobility Projects Schedule

    26 Mobility Projects Schedule Nov 26, 2020 Expanding our pipeline for monetization projects for FY21 onward; moving into a phase where we can reap the rewards of our investments Schedule for profit contribution Mobility investment projects Capacity Stable growth Accelerate growth Note (partial list)

  34. Slide 34: Health Care

    Nov 26, 2020 Health Care Providing products & services that contribute to quality of life through chemical innovations

  35. Slide 35: Bolstering Business for Vision Care Materials

    27 Bolstering Business for Vision Care Materials Nov 26, 2020 Sales growth for lens monomers Strengthening operations for coating materials ① Making sure to capture global demand growth Acquired COTEC, a German manufacturer ② Switching to MR™ Series in North American of hydrophobic, antireflective c

  36. Slide 36: Nonwovens

    28 Nonwovens Nov 26, 2020 Capacity expansion completed in line with growing nonwovens demand Speeding up rollout for industrial use October 2020 Increased production capacity for TEKNOROTE™ for mask nose clamps (approx. 150% increase) April 2020 ● Established emergency supply system for October 2018

  37. Slide 37: Food & Packaging

    Nov 26, 2020 Food & Packaging Providing solutions for world food problems and seizing new business opportunities

  38. Slide 38: Agrochemicals & Functional Sheets

    29 Agrochemicals & Functional Sheets Nov 26, 2020 New material that senses temperature Speeding up overseas rollout of while conforming to the contours of human body agrochemicals HUMOFIT™ CONCEPT TENEBENAL™ Dinotefuran ●Temperature Agrochemical Vector HUMAN + THERMO + FIT = dependency (BASF & our c

  39. Slide 39: New Business Incubation Center

    Nov 26, 2020 New Business Incubation Center Pursuing creation and early-stage development of future new businesses

  40. Slide 40: New Business Incubation Center

    30 New Business Incubation Center Nov 26, 2020 Exploring and creating new businesses in all fields ICT Creating new businesses to become our next target MATERIALS domain INCUBATION CENTER NEW BUSINESS ROBOT Developing materials and components for industrial MATERIALS and communications robots of the

  41. Slide 41: Topics in Robot Materials

    31 Topics in Robot Materials Nov 26, 2020 Investment into Monozukuri Ventures Production support for powered prosthetic legs (Nov. 2020) (BionicM) Venture capital and technical consulting for hardware startups Supporting, and collaborating on multiple parts for, (operating in Japan & North America)

  42. Slide 42: Strategic Outlook for FY2020: 4 Priorities

    Strategic Outlook for FY2020 Nov 26, 2020 Response to COVID-19 01 4 PRIORITIES ① Strengthening financial infrastructure and securing cash flow for further downside risks ② Making substantive contributions in the fight against COVID-19 Solidifying reform for Basic Materials 02 ① Solidifying further r

  43. Slide 43: Changes in Post-COVID Society

    32 Changes in Post-COVID Society Nov 26, 2020 New Society / New Values Industry Centralization→ Changes in Environmental Digital shift restructuring decentralization human activity awareness Individualized Manufacturing work styles □Creation of organizational setups, business systems and □Decentrali

  44. Slide 44: Initiatives Toward Circular Economy

    33 Initiatives Toward Circular Economy Nov 26, 2020 Tackling climate change and plastic waste to achieve circular economy Plastic waste Circular Economy Climate change Issues Countermeasures Infrastructure/ Reuse Lighter/Thinner systems Collection Reduce Longer life Sorting Paris Agreement Post- Mec

  45. Slide 45: Visualizing Our Path Toward Carbon Neutrality

    34 Visualizing Our Path Toward Carbon Neutrality Nov 26, 2020 Using a three-pronged approach to reach net zero GHG emissions (Examples) (GHG emissions reduction) Going step-by-step as we aim for Change in Use of LNG cold energy ▲38KTA net zero emissions by 2050 fuels (October 2010, Osaka) Introducti

  46. Slide 46: Declaration Regarding Climate Change Efforts

    35 Declaration Regarding Climate Change Efforts Nov 26, 2020 Mitsui Chemicals Group to become a carbon neutral company by 2050 1 To make major contributions to social reform by pursuing net zero GHG emissions by 2050 Working with customers to achieve widespread 2 implementation of GHG-reducing produ

  47. Slide 47: Efforts Toward New Work Styles

    36 Efforts Toward New Work Styles Nov 26, 2020 Aiming to facilitate diverse working styles, improve engagement and maximize productivity Improved labor productivity = higher competitiveness Maximization Optimization Higher engagement (more quality & diversity) Work style reform Phase I Work style re

  48. Slide 48: Contents

    Nov 26, 2020 Contents ▶Business Performance ▶FY20 Strategic Policy and Progress -Direction of Transformation in Basic Materials -Topics on Targeted Business Domains -Toward a New VISION 2030 ▶Financial Overview

  49. Slide 49: Cash Flow

    37 Cash Flow Nov 26, 2020 (JPY bn) ■Cash flows from operating 150 ■Cash flows from investing 145.9 ー Free cash flows 115 109.5 ←100B yen→ Operating cash flow 45.2 29.8 40 remains at high level ▲64.3 even amid COVID-19 recession ▲85.2 ▲110* FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 FY15 FY16 FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 *As we mov

  50. Slide 50: Net D/E Ratio

    38 Net D/E Ratio Nov 26, 2020 8,000 800 1.60 (JPY bn) ■Shareholders’ equity FY20 (IFRS) ■Interest-bearing debt (net) 700 7,000 ー Net D/E 1.40 6,000 600 1.20 Net D/E 500 5,000 1.00 Initial Plan Revised Outlook 0.80 0.73 400 4,000 0.80 300 3,000 0.60 200 Improving 2,000 0.40 1,000 100 0.20 financial p

  51. Slide 51: Shareholder Returns

    39 Shareholder Returns Nov 26, 2020 ■ Dividends (interim) 100JPY 100JPY 100JPY + + ■ Dividends (year-end) Acquisition of Acquisition of 1,000 ■ Memorial 90 JPY* treasury stock treasury stock ー Net income + Acquisition of 10B yen 10B yen 900 Interim Year-end FY20 treasury stock Total return ratio 5B

  52. Slide 52: Summary of Financial Targets

    40 Summary of Financial Targets Nov 26, 2020 J-GAAP J-GAAP J-GAAP IFRS Reviewing (JPY bn) FY15 FY18 FY19 FY20 VISION IFRS Results Results Results Outlook 2025 Sales 1,344 1,483 1,339 1,175 2,000 revenue*1 Operating income before special items*1 70.9 93.4 71.6 50.0 200 (ROS) (5.3%) (6.3%) (5.3%) (4.3

  53. Slide 53: Concluding Message

    41 Concluding Message Nov 26, 2020 To seize opportunities brought by new values, needs, risks and other rapid social changes in the post-COVID world, we will review our long-term business plan with an eye toward a new vision for our Group, which links strategic, organizational and technological appr

  54. Slide 54: Creating new customer value and solving social challenges through business activities

    Creating new customer value and solving social challenges through business activities

  55. Slide 55: Challenge Diversity One Team

    Challenge Diversity One Team Statements made in this document with respect to Mitsui Chemicals' current plans, estimates, strategies, and beliefs and other statements that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements about the future performance of Mitsui Chemicals. Information provided h

  56. Slide 56: Setup for Implementing Climate Change/Plastics Strategy

    Ref Setup for Implementing Climate Change/Plastics Strategy Nov 26, 2020 Launched a company-wide structure Climate change policy (June 2020) (May 2019) Board of Directors / Management Committee / Mitigation Realizing a low-carbon society Corporate Sustainability Committee by reducing GHG emissions P

  57. Slide 57: Climate Change Scenario Analysis

    Ref Climate Change Scenario Analysis Nov 26, 2020 Carrying out scenario analysis and business impact evaluations to help devise and execute a concrete strategy (℃) Scenario analysis (2050) Impact on business (*IPCC AR5 Synthesis Report Fig. SPM.6) 6.0 A rise of (GHG emissions rise 30%) Government So

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