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Completion of Kao's new plant for baby diapers in China

14 Aug '12

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Kao Corporation (President and CEO: Michitaka Sawada) held the completion ceremony of the new plant of Kao (Hefei) Co., Ltd. (President: Shinichiro Hiramine).

The ceremony is conducted at the new plant constructed at Hefei City, Anhui Province, China. At the plant, disposable diapers for babies will be produced and shipped to the market starting from the end of 2012. Initial investment amounts to approximately 6 billion yen.

In the fields of cleanliness, beauty and health, Kao Group continues to contribute to enrichment of the lives of people globally by supplying products while realizing profitable growth on a global basis. Particularly in Asia and the ASEAN region, Kao positions growing countries such as China and Indonesia as very important to its strategy and will actively promote business expansion in these areas.

Outline of Kao (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
- Corporate name: Kao (Hefei) Co., Ltd.
- Location: 116 Zi Shi Road, Hefei Economic and Technological Development Area
- Established: April 2011
- Representative: Shinichiro Hiramine, President
- Investment ratio: Kao (China) Holding Co., Ltd., 100%
- Business: Production of disposable diaper for babies
- Site area: 125,000 square meters
(The 1st stage: 70,000 square meters)

Kao creates high-value-added products to help consumers around the world enrich their everyday lives. Over 20 leading brands such as Asience, Attack, Bioré, Goldwell, Jergens, John Frieda, Kanebo, Laurier, Merries and Molton Brown are part of the lives of people in Asia, Oceania, North America and Europe and help generate about 1,200 billion yen (about $US13 billion) in annual sales.

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