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<Feb. 26, 2010> Establishment of a Company for the Manufacture and Sale of Reverse Osmosis Membrane Elements for Seawater Desalination First Company of Its Type in Saudi Arabia The company will be established in March 2010, with production planned to commence around March 2011. (This news was published in Japanese on February 17, 2010.)

<Feb. 8, 2010> Consolidated Financial Report for the Third Quarter ended December 31, 2009

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<Dec. 25, 2009> Notice of Merger with Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Toyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd. Toyobo decided to merge with its wholly-owned subsidiary Toyo Kasei Kogyo Co., Ltd.

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<Dec. 25, 2009> Notice of Merger with Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Toyobo Tatemono Co., Ltd. Toyobo decided to merge with its wholly-owned subsidiary Toyobo Tatemono Co., Ltd.

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<Dec. 24, 2009> Notice of Company Split (Simplified Absorption-type Split) Toyobo decided to split off the office building leasing business and welfare facilities management business of its wholly-owned subsidiary Toyobo Real Estate Co., Ltd. (This news was published in Japanese on December 14, 2009.)

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<Dec. 07, 2009> Toyobo Served with Lawsuits in the U.S. on Bulletproof Vests Using Zylon® Fiber Toyobo has been served with two lawsuits in the U.S. through the procedures specified by the Hague Convention. (This news was published in Japanese on November 25, 2009.)

<Nov. 11, 2009> Toyobo Releases Compact Automatic Analyzer for High Sensitivity Measurement of Various Clinical Lab Test Items The new analyzer features high sensitivity, easy measurement and low pricing.

<Nov. 11, 2009> Presentation to Investors (This news was published in Japanese on November 5, 2009.)

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<Nov. 4, 2009> Consolidated Financial Report for the First Half ended September 30, 2009 PDF[292KB]

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<Oct. 30, 2009> Notice of Revision to Earnings Forecasts Toyobo, in view of recent earning trends, has revised downward its forecasts.

<Oct. 30, 2009> Toyobo Develops Excellent Flame-retardant Polyester Resins With the growing demand for fire-resistant resins for diverse electric and electronic materials, Toyobo developed the answer.

<Aug. 4, 2009> Consolidated Financial Report for the First Quarter ended June 30, 2009 PDF[197KB]

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<Jul. 31, 2009> Toyobo Develops FAD-GDH Enzyme, Produced by Aspergillus, for SMBG Based on this development, Toyobo plans to expand its enzyme sales.

<Jul. 30, 2009> 2009 Annual Report (Year ended March 31, 2009)

<Jul. 1, 2009> Toyobo Develops New Expression Vector for Stable and High Efficiency Production of Antibody Drugs Using this Vector, we expect technology provision to pharmaceutical manufacturers and the contract manufacturing of bulk antibody drugs.

<Jun. 17, 2009> Notice on Conversion of Toyo Cloth into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Via a Share Exchange PDF[102KB] Toyobo will become Toyo Cloth' sole parent company with 100% ownership. (This news was published in Japanese on May 25, 2009.)

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<Jun. 17, 2009> Notice on Conversion of Miyuki Holdings into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Via a Share Exchange PDF[103KB] Toyobo will become Miyuki Holdings' sole parent company with 100% ownership. (This news was published in Japanese on May 25, 2009.)

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<May 25, 2009> Presentation to Investors

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<May 14, 2009> Toyobo Develops JF-30G Glass-fiber Reinforced Nylon Resin with World-class Strength, Modulus and Impact Resistance The JF-30G combines superior strength, modulus and impact resistance with the moldability of conventional glass-fiber reinforced nylon resins

<May 7, 2009> Consolidated Financial Report for Year ended March 31, 2009

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<Mar. 10, 2009> Toyobo Reaches Settlement with German State Governments in U.S. Zylon® Fiber Bulletproof Vests Damages Lawsuit Settlement reached in one Zylon® lawsuit.

<Feb. 27, 2009> Toyobo will participate in the "AWWA 10th Biennial Membrane Technology Conference & Exposition" in Memphis Toyobo will show our newly-marketed hollow fiber UF membrane module and proven hollow fiber RO membrane module.

<Feb. 25, 2009> Toyobo and PURAC form strategic partnership VYLOECOL® will be produced from the non-GMO lactides monomers of PURAC and will be broadly introduced into the European market in March 2009.

<Feb. 6, 2009> Notice of Revision to Earnings Forecast Toyobo in view of recent earning trends has revised downward its forecasts.

<Feb. 6, 2009> Consolidated Financial Report for the Third Quarter ended December 31, 2008

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<Jan. 16, 2009> Toyobo Develops Low Temperature Thermosetting Conductive Paste with Toshiba for Lighter and Thinner Mobile Devices Paste co-developed by Toyobo and Toshiba makes mobile devices more portable.