FY2022 Results and FY2023 Forecast

Chemicals Business FY2022 Results Sales expanded mainly in the semiconductor and automotive markets. There was also an effect from selling price measures as sales significantly exceeded the previous year. ✓ For Fluorocarbon Gas, strong demand led to sales expansion mainly in Europe and Japan. ✓ Polymers and Fluoroelastomers - Fluoropolymers showed a sales increase in the information and communications technology market, including those for semiconductors, automobiles, and LAN cables. Sales in all regions bested the previous fiscal year. - Fluoroelastomers saw sales grow in the automotive market, where demand is strong as sales in all regions surpassed the previous fiscal year. ✓ Fine Chemicals, Etc. -Sales of etching gases expanded, mainly in Japan and Asia, as demand recovered in the semiconductor market. -Sales expanded for anti-smudge surface coating agents in the Americas and Asia. FY2023 Forecast With slower growth expected for the semiconductor and automobile markets, we will work to expand sales and increase market share by bolstering supply of high-performance materials at our production bases in the United States and China. In the automotive market, we are strengthening application development for positive electrode binders and sealing materials for lithium-ion batteries in response to the rising demand for EVs. For repellent materials, we have introduced environmentally advanced products for the food and textile markets. FY2022 FY2023 Y/Y change (Sales basis) Daikin Market Daikin For all fluorochemical products Fluorocarbon Gas 124% 103% 105% 147% 101% 97% Fluoropolymers & Fluoroelastomers 130% 105% 109% Fine Chemicals, etc. 107% 101% 98% 18

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