On Wednesday, June 19th, Chitose Group CEO Tomohiro Fujita gave a speech entitled "Trends in Bioeconomy and CHITOSE Group's Strategy" at Tokuyama Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Tokuyama).
Tokuyama has been participating in MATSURI, a project to build an algae-based industry since 2022.

Tokuyama is a long-established chemical manufacturer founded in 1918, but it is also focusing on business in the bio field and is committed to efforts toward carbon neutrality.
In this context, we received a request to introduce the efforts of the CHITOSE Group, which is promoting the bioeconomy, within Tokuyama, and this lecture was made possible.

Approximately 50 people participated in the lecture, including online attendees, including senior managing director Iwasaki and senior managing director Inoue, as well as employees from the Research and Development Division.

During his lecture, Fujita discussed the bioeconomy, which is expected to reach a market size of 4000 trillion yen by 2030. He also discussed the topic of starting new businesses, talking in detail about the perspectives that should be kept in mind when starting a business and mechanisms for maintaining that mindset.

The participants seemed to be very interested in the topic of starting new businesses.
After the lecture, a wide range of questions were asked, ranging from the bioeconomy to human resource development, resulting in a lively exchange of opinions.
I hope that this presentation will help to give momentum to Tokuyama's business promotion and further collaboration between Tokuyama and CHITOSE Group.

Overview of the lecture
Title of lecture: Bioeconomy Trends CHITOSE Group's Strategy
Date and time: Wednesday, June 19, 2024 15:30-17:30
Venue: Tokuyama Corporation Tokyo Headquarters and hybrid online event

Related information
[News] Tokuyama Corporation joins MATSURI as a corporate partner
[External] Tokuyama Corporation