Shikoku Chemicals Corporation authorizes a Buyback Plan.

Shikoku Kasei Holdings Corp, former Shikoku Chemicals Corp, is a Japan-based company engaged in the research and development, production and sale of chemical industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals as well as housing, landscape and store-related products, as well as operates environmental businesses related to sterilization and water treatment, and information system businesses. The Company operates in two segments. The Chemicals segment includes inorganic chemical products including carbon disulfide, anhydrous sodium sulfate, and insoluble sulfur, organic chemical products including chlorinated isocyanuric acid, wastewater treatment agents, water-soluble rust inhibitors for printed wiring boards, fine chemicals including imidazoles. The Building Materials segment provides wall materials, including interior and exterior wall materials and paving materials, as well as exteriors, including gates, fences, garages and shutters.