Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation (MCHC) consists of three core business companies: Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, Mitsubishi Plastics, Inc., and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation, including their Group companies. As a holding company that functions as portfolio manager for the entire Group, MCHC aims to be a global leading company through management measures that ensure stable profits, expanded sales, and sustainable growth, while leaping ahead to a whole new level of success.
Our Group has set a three-year mid-term management plan, "APTISIS* 10" for the next three years (FY2008 through 2010) which concept is "growing, innovating, and leaping ahead". Steady execution of growth strategy and strategic investments to expand businesses so as to realize changes in business portfolio and a highly profitable Group in 2015 and beyond will be implemented. As it is explained in "APTSIS 10", our decision criteria of corporate activities will be "sustainability", "health," and "comfort", which social needs are increasing. We will make the transition to a highly profitable company in business domains such as Performance Products, Health Care, and Chemicals through three basic strategies:
To sustainably increase corporate value, we will reinforce the corporate foundation and execute other steps such as reduction of greenhouse gases (CO2).
Through the above initiatives, the MCHC Group will promote higher corporate value and look forward to the continued support and understanding of our shareholders and investors.

Yoshimitsu Kobayashi
President & Chief Executive Officer
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation