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SUMITOMO CHEMICAL
122 who have global coverage . As a business we have over a hundred group companies around the world .”
Sumitomo Chemical Group has struck a number of key strategic partnerships with technology vendors to deliver solutions and training to its employees . One of the company ’ s long-time partners is Accenture . “ Accenture is a strategic partner and is familiar with our business practices , key elements of the business , corporate culture , management system and style ,” says Shigemori . “ They are able to make propositions that are to the point

“ It ’ s a huge risk for the business functions to not realise the true impact of technology ”

— Takashi Shigemori Managing Executive Officer IT Innovation Dept , Sumitomo Chemical

$ 19bn + Approximate revenue

1913

Year founded

31,837 Approximate number of employees

APRIL 2019