Toray Industries, Inc.is the world's leading manufacturer of synthetic fibers and textiles with 199 subsidiaries and affiliated companies in 17 countries and areas around the world. The Toray Group's diversified businesses include fibers and textiles, plastics and chemicals, housing and engineering, pharmaceuticals and medical products, and new products and other businesses including carbon fiber and electronics and information-related products. In fiscal year 2000, ended March 31, 2000, consolidated net sales totaled JPY 990.5 billion (approximatelly US $10 billion). Corporate Goals of Toray and the Toray Group in the 21st Century 1. To be an integrated chemical group based on three business domains     1. Diversified Synthetic Materials 2. Advanced & End Products 3. Fashion, Trade & Information (FTI) 2. To pursue growth on a global scale 3. To exhibit the integrated capabilitis conferred by the Company´s group management practices 4. To promote the globalization of our corporate activities 5. To play a positive role in protecting the global enviroment, placing the first management priotity on safety, accident prevention, and environmental preservation. 6. To make a contribution to society as a sincere corporate citizen and to create a lively and attractive corporate culture In Europe there are 5 production factories, 3 business subsidiaries and 1 financial service subsidiary of Toray. European production base of Toray consists of following companies: Fibres, Textiles & Fashion consolidated subsidiaries: Toray Textiles Europe Ltd. (TTEL) - United Kingdom Alcantara S.p.A - Italy Toray Textiles Central Europe, s.r.o. (TTCE) - Czech Republic New products & other businesses consolidated subsidiaries: Société des Fibres de Carbone S.A. (SOFICAR) - France Toray Plastics Europe S.A. (TPEU) - France Trading consolidated subsidiaries: Toray Deutschland GmBH (TDG) - Germany Toray Europe Ltd. (TEL) - United Kingdom subsidiary accounted for by equity method: Toray Italia S.r.l. (TITA) - Italy Services subsidiary: Toray Capital (Europe) B.V. (TCE) - The Netherlands