Sumitomo Chemical Corporate Social Responsibility and Malaria

2 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

3 Contributing Positively to the Environment and Society “ Namban-buki ” Innovative copper smelting technology Copper smelting (1590) Production of fertilizer using SO 2 to control an environmental pollution problem caused by SO 2 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

4 CSR Through Sustainable Chemistry

5 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

6 Cambodia: 94% reduction in malaria 1 year post intervention Kenya: 75% reductions in malaria parasite levels 1 year post intervention Ecuador: 82% reduction in malaria cases 1 year post intervention Iran: 98% reduction in cutaneous leishmaniasis 1 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

7 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 production 2009: 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.

8 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 melted and extruded into fibres.

9 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.

10 Manufacturing in Africa: Creating Employment, Improving Lives

11 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

12 Olyset Net Manufacturing/Sewing Expansion Angola Cameroon DRC Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Malawi Mozambique Nigeria Rwanda Tanzania Senegal Uganda Zambia