Nippon Paper will construct a new building for Research and Development Center in the east side of the existing Central Research Laboratory in the company's property in Kita-ku, Tokyo and start its operation in the spring of year 2000.

 

Upon completion of the new building and renovation of the existing Central Research Laboratory, the company's R&D activities for the mainstay business areas such as pulping and paper making technology presently performed at several different facilities will be centralized in the new center.

 

The company currently maintains the following four research laboratories :

 

Central Research Laboratory in Kita-ku, Tokyo

Research Laboratory of Product Development in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo

Imaging Technology Center in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture

Research Laboratory of Technology in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture

 

The new R&D Center building is designed to be ten stories high with one basement.The feature of new facilities includes such innovation as a quick evaluation system for new paper product samples in air-conditioned experimental rooms set at constant temperature and humidity on each floor, PR Gallery to exhibit new paper products and Multi-Purpose Hall to hold seminars and presentations.

 

The new Research and Development Center will well challenge new technology in the coming 21st century fully utilizing the new complex of facilities.

 

Outline of the Construction Project:

 

Total expenditure				3.3 billion yen
Construction of the new building				Start : April 1998 Complete : September 1999
Renovation of existing buildings				Start : October 1999 Complete : March 2000
Inauguration of the new building				April 2000
Basic design of the new building
	Main structure			Reinforced concrete building
	Area	total area		5,000 m2
		Building area		820 m2
		Total floor area		9,300 m2
Capacity				10 stories high (height:45.2 m) 1 basement