The Group communicates with stakeholders actively through a variety of methods and opportunities. We believe that this effort contributes to the sustainable growth of the Group and increases corporate value.

In December 2024, we held a new business briefing for securities analysts and investors to deepen their understanding of our new businesses. The general managers of the Business Promotion Offices and Public Relations Department attended the briefing to introduce the GaN business and the package substrate manufacturing equipment business, and this was followed by a Q&A session. More than 100 securities analysts and investors attended the event.

Shin-Etsu Chemical exhibited at the Health Ingredients Japan 2024 held at Tokyo Big Sight in October 2024. The Expo is targeted at R&D, quality assurance, and manufacturing engineers in the food sector.

At our exhibition booth, we showcased the properties of METOLOSE, our cellulose derivatives product that gels when heated, and offered various solutions to address the challenges of the attendees. In addition, since growing health consciousness is increasing interest in supplements, we also introduced HPMC, our coating agent for supplements, which has excellent solubility and coating properties. It was a good opportunity to show how our products are making a significant contribution to a sustainable society in the areas of food and health.

A group from Shin-Etsu Chemical's Takefu Plant exhibited at the Echizen Manufacturing Festival 2024 held at Sun Dome Fukui over two days on September 13 and 14, 2024. This exhibition, which began in 1982 and is now in its 41st year, is sponsored by the Takefu Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Echizen City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Echizen City and Others Executive Committee. Approximately 130 companies and organizations set up booths to promote both traditional industries and cutting-edge technologies.

At the Shin-Etsu Chemical booth, the Takefu Plant group displayed the products they manufacture, including rare earths, rare earth magnets, silicone rubber, photomask blanks, semiconductor silicon ingot, and quartz glass. They also set up posters introducing Shin-Etsu Chemical and its products and an apparatus allowing visitors to experience the strength of the magnetic force of rare earth magnets. The visitors included many local residents and students. On the first day, visitors to the booth included many fifth graders from elementary schools across the city, who the Echizen City Board of Education had invited to help guide their future career paths.

To achieve high productivity and sustainably improve corporate value, it is important to create a personnel system and workplace environment where all employees can feel motivated and maximize their individual capabilities. Shin-Etsu Chemical therefore aims to improve engagement so that more employees can feel motivated in their work.