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Press Room 2009
january 15, 2009

Establishment of MITSUBISHI RAYON (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD.

Mitsubishi Rayon Co., Ltd. has recently established MITSUBISHI RAYON (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD. to oversee corporate governance and risk management at Mitsubishi Rayon Group (hereinafter referred to as "MRC Group") affiliates operating in China. Functioning as a sales arm of the Group, the new company will also be responsible for enhancing the efficiency of product sales in the Chinese market. Under the direction of the new company, we expect our Group affiliates in China to make strict legal compliance a top management priority.

Scope of Business
Oversee fund operations, financing, labor and legal issues at Group companies operating in China, and provide support services in the fields of R&D, technology and the import and sale of MRC Group products in the Chinese market as well as the export of Group products made in China.
Note: Management companies (companies that principally engage in the management of other companies) were previously prohibited from conducting sales activities in China. Through revisions to the Provisions on the Establishment of Regional Headquarters by Multinational Corporations made in July 2008, it has become possible for such companies to undertake sales activities.
Company Overview:
Name: MITSUBISHI RAYON (SHANGHAI) CO.,LTD.
Chairman & President: Koichi Kobayashi
Established: November 26, 2008 (Due to commence operation in March 2009)
Scope of business: Management company (Regional headquarters of a multinational corporation)
Paid-in capital: $3 million
Employees: 40
Total estimated sales in 2009: ¥15 billion
Mitsubishi Rayon Group companies in China
Huizhou MMA Co., Ltd.(Guangdong) Production and sales of MMA monomer
Suzhou Sanyouli Chemicals Co.,Ltd.(Jiangsu) Production and sales of BMA monomer
Jiangsu Xinling Chemical Co., Ltd. (Jiangsu) Production and sales of chemicals
Nantong Rayon Chemical Co.,Ltd. (Jiangsu) Production and sales of acrylic molding materials
Mitsubishi Rayon Polymer Nantong Co.,Ltd. (Jiangsu) Production and sales of acrylic sheets and acrylic coating materials
Diatec (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.( Shanghai) Production and sales of acrylic indication panels
Suzhou MRC Opto-Device Co.,Ltd. (Jiangsu) Production and sales of optoelectronic components
Ningbo Rayon Acrylic Fibers Co.,Ltd.(Zhejiang) Production and sales of acrylic staple fibers
Dalian Rayon Environmental Equipment Co., Ltd.(Liaoning) Production and sales of hollow fiber membrane products
MRC Hong Kong Co. Ltd. (Liaoning) Sales and information services
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