Over its history of more than 100 years, UBE has continuously responded to the changes in society and industry, developing a range of businesses and producing a variety of products while constantly reforming itself. UBE�s ability to �make things� through creative technologies and the UBE�s spirit of challenge that embraces change positively combine to form the Company�s core identity. These values are passed down from person to person through the decades as UBE�s corporate DNA. Under the policy of development centered on the differentiated chemical business, the UBE Group currently covers five fields: chemicals and plastics; specialty chemicals and products; cement and construction materials; machinery and metal products; and energy and environment. In each of these areas, the companies concentrate on their core competence guided by the keywords of �technology� and �innovation.� Our aim is to have the Group as a whole make the next leap forward toward becoming a highly efficient and profitable, globally excellent company that is successful on the international stage. From the time UBE began �living and prospering together� with Ube City of Yamaguchi Prefecture, the Company�s birthp