We now have a total of six overseas subsidiaries in Asia and North America. Kumi Kasei Japan, as the headquarters of the Kumi Kasei Group, is in a position to take the lead in enhancing the group's technology and quality on a global scale. We will deploy our production skills and know-how meeting the highest standards throughout the world, as we work to ensure the satisfaction of end users worldwide. We will provide solid support to our customers with the precision application of our technology to their various business operations, helping them realize uniform quality in their own businesses worldwide.

The automobile industry underpins the world economy as a field in which the latest knowledge and techniques converge. Against this backdrop we have established "co-creation" relationships with customers in the industry, with our extensive experience, achievements, and prestige in the automobile industry as our core assets. We have also continuously invested our time, energy, and resources in the development of unique technology and products. ISO certification, the world's top-notch QCDM, and a single-digit PPM defect rate, these represent just a starting point for us. *QCDM stands for "quality, cost, development, and management."

Our world-class core technology (including highly reliable, customer-proven production technology), the ability to offer design-in and concurrent engineering solutions, our continual enhancement of customer appeal, and our quality-assurance system that incorporates our unique know-how all allow us to meet the needs of a wide range of industrial customers. We are also vigorously promoting the development of unique technologies such as integrated resin-fabric molding. In this manner we are continuously expanding into new areas and exploring new technologies for the future.