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Kuraray Co., Ltd. (President: Fumio Ito; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; hereafter "Kuraray" ) announced today that it will accelerate market development in South America and has decided to establish a local subsidiary to accelerate core business development in emerging markets under the "GS-Twins" medium-term action plan covering fiscal 2009 through fiscal 2011. Brief details are as follows.

Planned subsidiary location

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Targeted opening

In 2010

Capital

Approximately ¥100 million (initially planned)

Number of employees

3 (initially)

Business activities

Initially, the construction of infrastructure for the Kuraray Group's business expansion in South America

Target

Expand Kuraray Group sales for the Latin American regions to $200 million after five years

Remarks

The name of the company and representative director will be announced after formally decided

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