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Teijin Reopens Utsunomiya Factory Following Earthquake

Monday 02. May 2011 - Teijin Limited announced today that the Utsunomiya Factory (Tochigi Prefecture) of Teijin DuPont Films Limited, which had suspended PET film production following the earthquake in northeastern Japan on March 11, resumed partial operations on April 30. Operations are expected to gradually return to full scale in mid June.

Other Teijin Group facilities nationwide continue to operate on a normal basis. The Ibaraki Factory (Ibaraki Prefecture) of Teijin DuPont Films Limited, which had also suspended PET film production following the earthquake and resumed operations on March 25, is now operating at full scale.
The disaster’s exact impact on the Teijin Group’s consolidated business results remains unclear at this stage. If Teijin concludes that group performance is expected to experience a significant impact, relevant information will be disclosed immediately.