4005 on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Sumitomo Chemical
Logo: Sumitomo Chemical, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5
Major Japanese chemical company
Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (住友化学株式会社, Sumitomo Kagaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a major Japanese chemical company. The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index. It is a member of the Sumitomo group and was founded in 1913 as a fertilizer manufacturing plant.3 It employed about 30,700 people.1 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 4005.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Ticker4005 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
- HeadquartersChūō1
- Founded inEhime Prefecture1
- Websitewww.sumitomo-chem.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
- LEI353800RSAU9BD8U4DM914
- StatusActive4
- LEI statusIssued and current4
- Registered address日本橋2丁目7番1号, 103-6020 東京都 中央区, Japan4
- Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 0100-01-0713274
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Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (住友化学株式会社, Sumitomo Kagaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a major Japanese chemical company. The company is listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index. It is a member of the Sumitomo group and was founded in 1913 as a fertilizer manufacturing plant.3
Corporate structure
Sumitomo Chemical sits at the top of its group. 12 entities, 5 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
Major holders of Sumitomo Chemical
- BlackRock Filed SC 13G on Sumitomo Chemical, latest Feb 7, 2023
- Sumitomo Chemical 東京都 中央区, Japan
- Sumitomo Pharma 大阪府 大阪市中央区, Japan
- Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (United States) Subsidiary · Marlborough, United States
- Cambridge Display Technology Subsidiary · Godmanchester
- Sumitomo Chemical (United Kingdom) Subsidiary · Godmanchester, United Kingdom
- Myovant Sciences Ltd. Stake · London, United Kingdom
- Roivant Stake · London, United Kingdom
- Sumitomo Biorational Company LLC Subsidiary · Libertyville, Illinois, United States
- SUMITOMO CHEMICAL AUSTRALIA PTY. LIMITED Subsidiary · Sydney, Australia
- SUMITOMO CHEMICAL INDIA LIMITED Subsidiary · Mumbai, India
- BARRIX AGRO SCIENCES PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Bangalore, India
- 住化カラー株式会社 Subsidiary · 大阪府 大阪市中央区, Japan
- Sumitomo Pharma 大阪府 大阪市中央区, Japan
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G; stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (2 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What Sumitomo Chemical reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- The Master Trust Bank of Japan 15.7%
- Custody Bank of Japan 5.9%
- Sumitomo Life Insurance Company 4.3%
- Nippon Life Insurance Company 2.5%
Subsidiaries
Also owns
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1913Founded Founded in Ehime Prefecture1
Filings
7 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 1 large holders, 6 other. The latest 7:
- Jun 2, 2026CB EDGAR
- May 14, 2026F-X EDGAR
- May 14, 2026CB EDGAR
- Dec 3, 2025CB EDGAR
- Oct 29, 2025F-X EDGAR
- Oct 29, 2025CB EDGAR
- Feb 7, 2023SC 13G EDGAR
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
Major holders
Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.
Stakes it holds
Sumitomo Chemical has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 2 companies, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).
- RoivantSC 13G/A Feb 1, 2022 to Apr 2, 20248
- Myovant Sciences Ltd.SC 13D/A Oct 27, 2021 to Mar 10, 20239
SEC filer profile
How Sumitomo Chemical is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARSumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd.2
- CIK0001798550
- Employer ID (EIN)98-03391482
- Incorporated inJapan2
- Fiscal year endsMarch 312
- Business address7-1, Nihonbashi 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, 103-6020, Japan2
- Phone813-5201-02222
- On EDGAR sinceJan 3, 20202
- Filings74 in all: 4 (44), SC 13D/A (13), CB (4), 3 (3), SC 13G/A (3), F-X (2), SC 13D (2), SC 13G (2)2
All 9 form types
4/A (1)
Links
- Websitewww.sumitomo-chem.co.jp1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/sumitomochemicalbrasil1
- WikipediaSumitomo Chemical
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ137803
- SEC EDGARCIK 1798550
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataSumitomo Chemical on Wikidata
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- 3WikipediaSumitomo Chemical on Wikipedia
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- 5Wikimedia CommonsSumitomo Chemical logo by Sumitomo Chemical, Public domain
- 6Wikimedia CommonsSumitomo Chemical photo by 663highland, CC BY 2.5
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