Nitto Denko Corporation (Headquarters: Osaka; President, CEO & COO: Hideo Takasaki; “Nitto”, hereafter) has been selected as one of the “2015 Top 100 Global Innovators” for the 5th consecutive year by Thomson Reuters Corporation (Headquarters: New York, USA; Japan Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), which selects the most innovative corporations and research institutions in the world.

Nitto has made a companywide effort to appropriately protect the ideas for our inventions with intellectual property rights while also maximizing the value of our ideas by effectively commercializing them. In recent years, with the global expansion of the company’s business, we have actively promoted the globalization of our intellectual property initiatives, and we believe that these initiatives have led to our recognition with this award.
This award is also evidence of the recognition of Nitto’s initiatives as it continues to create new value in the areas of Green (environment), Clean (new energy), and Fine (life sciences), looking forward to the company’s 100th anniversary in 2018 and beyond. Going forward, the company intends to continue enhancing the value of its intellectual property, dedicating itself to practicing “Innovation for Customers” and maximizing its corporate value.