Takayuki Kobayashi

Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd.

Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. was founded in Moji, Kita-Kyushu, in 1911 under the name of Idemitsu Shokai to engage in oil distribution. During its 97-year history, the Company has deployed its expertise globally in a wide range of strategic businesses, such as Core Businesses, including fuel products and basic chemicals; High Value- Added Businesses, including lubricants, performance chemicals, engineering plastics and such electronic materials as organic light emitting diode (OLED) materials, developed based on its own technologies cultivated in the Core Businesses; and Resource Businesses, including coal, uranium and geothermal energy in addition to oil exploration and production.