The NOF Group started out by supplying edible oils, a common material but with unlimited potential. Backed by a strong desire to enter fields at the forefront of technological progress, the Group subsequently added many other businesses. Today, as expressed by the phrase “from the biosphere to outer space,” our business activities have grown to the point where they extend well beyond the bounds of a chemical company. Operations include oils and fats, organic chemicals, explosives, food products, life sciences, electronic materials, drug delivery systems, and corrosion prevention agents. The exclusive technologies used in each field have earned the NOF Group a solid reputation for quality and reliability in many industries and consumer markets. By drawing on these technologies, and combinations of them, the Group will continue to tap its distinctive strengths to contribute to society in many ways.

(As of March 31, 2004)