INTRODUCTION

INOUE RUBBER VIETNAM CO., LTD. was established in 1997 and the shareholders of the Company are as follows:

Foreigner partner: 76% capital, including:

Asian Inoue Rubber Pte. Ltd.

Inoue Rubber (Thailand) Public Co., Ltd.

Inoue Rubber Singapore Pte. Ltd.

Bridgestone Corporation

Vietnamese partner: 24% capital

Vietnam National Chemical Corporation

The company premises are located at Thanh Lam town, Me Linh district, Hanoi capital on the area of more than 4 hectares. This is the last corporation joined by INOUE Rubber Co. Ltd., Japan in Asia in the 20th century.