October 1, 2002

Three New Subsidiaries Start Operations

Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.

Tokyo, October 1, 2002 - Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd., Japan's leading paper and pulp manufacturing company and core member of Nippon Unipac Holding Group, announced that three of its diversified business divisions, namely the Foreign Lumber Trading Division, Pure-Pak Division, and the DP & Chemical Products Division, were split off and reorganized into independent subsidiaries, with each of the new companies having formally been established and launched business operations on October 1.
 
Each of the new subsidiaries will leverage its technological capabilities and business strengths cultivated to date, in addition to conducting its own independent management activities, which will allow managerial and operational initiatives to be pursued in yet a speedier manner. From here on in, the companies will aim to be at the forefront of their respective industries and strive to achieve enhanced profitability as firms that play key roles in the Nippon Paper Industries group.
 
Newly-formed companies:
 
Nippon Paper Lumber Co., Ltd.
President & Representative Director : Shin-ichiro Matsumura (former president of Jujo Lumber Co., Ltd)
Location of Head Office : 1-9-5 Oji, Kita-ku, Tokyo
Capital : 440 million yen
Business Operations Engaged in : Sale of lumber products, building material products, and raw materials used in the manufacture of paper
Number of Employees : 161 (as of the company's establishment on Oct. 1)
Forecasted Net Sales : Approx. 52 billion yen
 
Nippon Paper-Pak Co., Ltd.
President & Representative Director : Masayuki Usui (former president of Jujo Central Co., Ltd.)
Location of Head Office : 11 Funagawara-cho Ichigaya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo (Iidabashi Rainbow Bldg.)
Capital : 4 billion yen
Business Operations Engaged in : Manufacture and sale of liquid packaging cartons and paper containers
Number of Employees : 291 (as of the company's establishment on Oct. 1)
Forecasted Net Sales : Approx. 45 billion yen
 
Nippon Paper Chemicals Co., Ltd.
President & Representative Director : Akira Machihara (former adviser of Nippon Paper Industries Co., Ltd.)
Location of Head Office : 5-1 Goban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (JS Ichigaya Bldg.)
Capital : 3 billion yen
Business Operations Engaged in : Manufacture and sale of dissolving pulp, chemical products, and pharmaceuticals
Number of Employees : 302 (as of the company's establishment on Oct. 1)
Forecasted Net Sales : Approx. 24 billion yen