Mission Statement, Vision, & Core Values (2026) of Showa Denko K.K.

Meet the company behind the chemicals shaping industries worldwide: formerly Showa Denko K.K. and listed as 4004.T, today operating as Resonac Holdings Corporation, a leading Japanese manufacturer focused on advanced materials for electronics, transportation, life sciences and energy; guided by a concise mission to "satisfy all stakeholders", a vision to become a "KOSEIHA Company"-an aggregate of market-leading, stably profitable businesses-and an identity as a "Co-Creative Chemical Company" whose core values of passion, agility, openness and integrity drive its integration with Showa Denko Materials and its push to compete among global top-level functional chemical manufacturers.

Showa Denko K.K. (4004.T) - Intro

• Core sectors: Electronics materials (semiconductor chemicals, photoresists), industrial chemicals, aluminum and carbon products, battery materials, and life-science reagents.
• Strategic stance: Prioritizes advanced materials that address semiconductor scaling, EV battery demands, and decarbonization technologies.
• Sustainability focus: Targets reduced carbon intensity across production and supply chains while expanding circular-material solutions.

• Deliver advanced chemical solutions that exceed customer expectations by combining material science, process engineering, and application know-how.
• Act as a responsible corporate citizen contributing to sustainable development and the sound growth of international society.

• Achieve recognition as a global top-level functional chemical manufacturer - driving technological leadership in electronics materials, energy carriers, and performance chemicals.
• Transform the group into a solution provider bridging material innovations with systems integration for electrification, digitalization, and decarbonization.

• Innovation: Sustained R&D investment - historically >2-3% of sales - focused on proprietary chemistries, high-purity materials, and process intensification.
• Customer intimacy: Co-development with semiconductor, battery, and pharmaceutical customers to meet stringent quality and yield targets.
• Sustainability: Commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity and expand product portfolios that support electrification and material recycling.
• Operational excellence: Continuous improvement in plant reliability, safety, and cost competitiveness through digitalization and CAPEX targeting high-return, core-tech facilities.
• Governance & compliance: Strengthened group governance post-reorganization to improve transparency, compliance, and cross-entity synergies.

• Group reorganization under the Resonac Holdings structure to unify brands and optimize capital allocation.
• Integration with Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. to consolidate expertise in electronics and functional materials, improving product portfolio depth and supply-chain resilience.
• Targeted investments in battery precursor and anode/cathode materials aligning with EV and stationary storage demand growth (addressing multi-GWh market expansion).

Showa Denko K.K. (4004.T) - Overview

• Mission focus: deliver long-term value to shareholders while meeting customer needs and addressing societal challenges (environment, energy transition, circular economy).
• Strategic identity: transition from commodity chemical supplier to co-creative partner-collaborative innovation with OEMs, material developers and end users.
• Stakeholder outcomes: prioritize resilient supply, product quality, safety, employee development and sustainable growth that enhances corporate value.

• Shareholders - stable ROE and EPS growth through portfolio optimization, cost control and higher-margin specialty materials.
• Customers - reliability metrics (on‑time delivery, quality defect rates) and co-development KPIs for advanced materials.
• Employees - safety incident reduction targets, training hours per employee and diversity/human capital investment.
• Society / environment - emissions intensity, energy efficiency, waste recycling rates and progress on chemical safety compliance.

• Portfolio shift toward high-value specialty products (advanced anode/cathode materials, electronic materials, performance chemicals) to improve margin profile.
• Capital allocation to decarbonization and resource-circulation projects, aiming to reduce CO2 intensity across manufacturing sites.
• R&D alliances and co-creation projects with OEMs and universities to accelerate commercialization of higher-value compounds and battery materials.

Showa Denko K.K. (4004.T) - Mission Statement

• Market leadership: focus on segments where Showa Denko can achieve or maintain top-3 global share (e.g., graphite electrode, electronic materials, industrial gases).
• Profit stability: strengthen margin resilience via product mix optimization, vertical integration, and cost discipline.
• Growth acceleration: scale-up high-potential areas such as semiconductor materials, battery components, and eco-friendly chemical processes.
• Portfolio transformation: exit non-core low-return assets and invest in R&D and M&A that improve long-term ROIC.
• Stakeholder alignment: deliver sustainable returns to shareholders, competitive value to customers, and secure employment and safety for employees.

• Enhance existing businesses: continuous productivity gains, quality improvements, and customer co-development for legacy product lines.
• Accelerate high-potential growth: prioritized investments and scale-up for battery anode/cathode materials and semiconductor process chemicals.
• Transform portfolio: disciplined M&A, selective divestitures, and redeployment of capital toward higher-ROIC segments.
• Sustainability and governance: emissions reduction targets, circular economy initiatives, and strengthened compliance frameworks.

Showa Denko K.K. (4004.T) - Vision Statement

• Passionate & Results-Driven - a performance mindset oriented to R&D breakthroughs, customer outcomes, and measurable commercial impact.
• Agile & Flexible - rapid allocation of capital and resources to growth segments (e.g., battery materials, GaN/SiC substrates, and high-purity chemicals).
• Open Minds & Open Connections - cross-industry partnerships, collaborative R&D, and global customer engagement to accelerate innovation cycles.
• Solid Vision & Solid Integrity - long-term strategy guided by robust corporate governance, compliance, and stakeholder accountability.

• Scale high-margin, sustainable product lines (battery anode/cathode materials, semiconductor materials).
• Reduce carbon footprint through process improvement and energy transition investments across plants.
• Strengthen global supply-chain resilience via geographic diversification of production and inventory management.
• Embed ESG metrics into executive compensation and capital allocation decisions.

• R&D intensity and capex: sustaining ~4-5% of sales in R&D and targeted capex for battery and semiconductor materials facilities to capture increasing EV and semiconductor demand.
• GHG reduction: corporate targets to cut CO2 emissions intensity across operations, with investments in energy efficiency and electrification of processes.
• Profitability: focus on improving EBITDA margins via product mix shift toward higher-margin specialty products and operational improvements in commodity segments.

• Performance culture: KPIs tied to innovation output (patents, qualification of new materials), customer satisfaction, and profitability.
• Ethics & compliance: rigorous risk management and internal controls to uphold "Solid Integrity."
• Talent & diversity: global recruitment in materials science, process engineering, and digitalization to sustain agility and open collaboration.