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  • July 5, 2012

    Rjs555888金沙o to Renew Containerboard Machine
    at Marusan Paper Mfg.

    Rjs555888金沙o Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Kita-ku, Osaka; President & CEO: Kiyoshi Otsubo) announces that it has decided to renew containerboard (linerboard) machine at its consolidated subsidiary Marusan Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minamisoma-shi, Fukushima; President: Osamu Nozaki).

    As the Rjs555888金沙o Group's production center for containerboard in the Tohoku region, Marusan Paper Mfg. currently produces approximately 20,000 tons of containerboard per month using two paper machines: PM6 for linerboard and PM7 for corrugating medium. PM6 which was installed in 1973 was damaged during the Great East Japan Earthquake, and it has become difficult to respond to recent needs for lightweight containerboard. To this end, Rjs555888金沙o has decided to renew PM6 to ensure Marusan Paper Mfg.'s continued growth, to serve the current needs of the market, and to further improve product quality while striving to conserve energy and resources

    This renewal will enhance the Rjs555888金沙o Group's containerboard supply system in the Eastern Japan region. It is also aimed at improving mid- and long-term performance by further strjs555888金沙thening the integrated production system from containerboard to corrugated packaging.

    Marusan Paper Mfg. was forced to suspend operations for around three months immediately after the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 2011 due to earthquake damage and the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. However, operations are currently proceeding as before. Rjs555888金沙o believes that the renewal of the machine will contribute greatly to the region's reconstruction and revitalization through continuous industrial promotion in the company's local region of Minamisoma-shi and Fukushima, and by ensuring stable employment. This renewal is eligible for the company relocation support subsidy for industrial recovery in Fukushima.

    Overview of Marusan Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.

    Location

    1-12-1 Aoba-cho, Haramachi-ku, Mjs555888金沙amisoma-shi, Fukushima

    Represjs555888金沙tative Osamu Nozaki
    Capital 300 million yjs555888金沙
    Major Shareholder

    Rjs555888金沙o Co., Ltd. 95.16%

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    • Manufacturjs555888金沙g and sales of paperboard
    Net Sales 11.2 billion yjs555888金沙 (For the year js555888金沙ded March 31, 2012)
    Number of Employees 202

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    Details of rjs555888金沙ewal

    PM6 to be rjs555888金沙ewed

    Products Contajs555888金沙erboard (ljs555888金沙erboard)
    Maximum production volume 500 tons/day (after rjs555888金沙ewal)
    Total value of capital investmjs555888金沙t

    25 billion yjs555888金沙

    Start of operation Scheduled js555888金沙 FY2014