China
Toray Industries (China) Co., Ltd. (TCH)
Emergency Relief for Sichuan Earthquake in China - Donation by TCH and TSCH (05/20/2008)

Due to the tremendous earthquake that struck Sichuan Province in China on May 12, several million people lost their homes and many victims of the disaster are enduring hardships. To assist the recovery effort, Toray Group has donated 10 million yen. The management and the labor union of the Ishikawa Plant of Toray which has trainees from group companies in China, jointly raised fund for the donation. Also, the actions listed below were provided as an emergency relief to the victims. We at Toray Group sincerely hope that the province will recover as soon as possible.

TCH and TSCH Group jointly donated 259,306 Chinese Yuan. Funds raised by employees totaled almost twice that amount, or 494,534 Chinese Yuan.These emergency relief funds were donated to the local governments, Red Cross, and charity organizations.

Representatives of the company and employees of TCH jointly visited Red Cross to receive an honorary certification in recognition of the donation made.

(By Michiyo Hirai, TCH)