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Teijin Named "Excellent Company for Sustainability"

by S&P Global

Tokyo, Japan, February 10, 2023 ---Teijin Limitedannounced today that it has been listed in theGlobal Sustainability Yearbook 2023published byS&P Global,a world leading provider of financial information and analysis in support of responsible investment based on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors.

The S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is an annual evaluation of corporate sustainability practices, focusing on criteria that are both industry-specific and financially material. The Sustainability Yearbook 2023 assessed more than 7,800 major companies representing 61 industries in terms of economic, environmental and social issues, and those companies that acquired the top 15% score within each industry and met S&P's standards were selected as companies achieving sustainability excellence.

S&P highly evaluated Teijin's life cycle assessment (LCA) initiatives and strategies for reducing and eliminating hazardous substances, as well as its initiatives to address climate change and human rights.

Teijin is also included in other international-sustainability indexes, such as the MSCI ESG Ratings(AAA rating), a global benchmark for environmental, social and governance (ESG) indexes issued by MSCI,and both the FTSE Blossom Japan Indexand the FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index, which cover ESG investment indicators adopted by Japan's Government Pension Investment Fund(GPIF).

The Teijin Group will continue to provide innovative solutions that contribute to improvement of quality of life and the sustainable development of business and society.

About the Teijin Group

Teijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in the fields of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic change and increased health consciousness. Originally established as Japan's first rayon manufacturer in 1918, Teijin has evolved into a unique enterprise encompassing three core business domains: high-performance materials including aramid, carbon fibers and composites, and also resin and plastic processing, films, polyester fibers and products converting; healthcare including pharmaceuticals and home healthcare equipment for bone/joint, respiratory and cardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing care and pre-symptomatic healthcare; and IT including B2B solutions for medical, corporate and public systems as well as packaged software and B2C online services for digital entertainment. Deeply committed to its stakeholders, as expressed in the brand statement "Human Chemistry, Human Solutions," Teijin aims to be a company that

supports the society of the future. The group comprises some 170 companies and employs some 20,000 people across 20 countries worldwide. Teijin posted consolidated sales of JPY 926.1 billion (USD 7.2 billion) and total assets of JPY 1,207.6 billion (USD 9.4 billion) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2022.

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Teijin Limited

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