With the Asahi Kasei Group mid-range business plan “Growth Action — 2010,” which started in FY2006, the group is striving ahead with an abundance of energy into a new era. The Asahi Kasei Group puts its employees ahead of all else in its pursuit of change, growth and development by continuously forging into new fields. We are looking for people who will accept the challenge of creating a new era of growth. The “Asahi Kasei Group Human Capital Philosophy”summarizes a policy of shared values and behavior. This serves to maximize the abilities of each individual and to consolidate the efforts of all the “human capital” across the entire group. Though each individual’s field of work may vary depending on his or her business domain, the Asahi Kasei Group offers the following three challenges to all Group employees. The Asahi Kasei Group is continually challenging new fields and changing. Each and every employee takes on the challenges of tackling new work, resolving difficult issues and enhancing his or her specialties to grow with the company. In order to gain the trust of our customers and of society, work proactively, with integrity and responsibly. Respect and value a variety of peoples and their value systems, including their viewpoints, perspectives and individuality, as well as those from different countries with different cultures and customs. The Asahi Kasei Group has a free and dynamic corporate culture that has been in persistent pursuit of innovation, and without the need for detailed rules or manuals, has always welcomed new ideas and proposals. As outlined in “Growth Action — 2010,”we have become even more aggressive in the development of our overseas businesses with bold strategic investments for the continuous creation of new businesses. The Asahi Kasei Group is an enterprise with a growing number of opportunities for challenge. Of course, work is something you do by cooperating with others, but the future is something that you have the ability to create on your own, and of your own volition. We look forward to meeting a diverse group of individuals, each with your own dreams, and to speaking of the future we would all like to create together.