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1.AJINOMOTO ANIMAL NUTRITION
·Ajinomoto's feed-use amino acid business has production bases at six locations worldwide 
 (in France, Italy, U.S.A., Thailand, China and Brazil), and conducts its business globally 
 as the AJINOMOTO ANIMAL NUTRITION group.

 AJINOMOTO ANIMAL NUTRITION group
 AJINOMOTO EUROLYSINE (France)
 AJINOMOTO BIOITALIA S.p.A. (Italy)
 Ajinomoto Heartland, Inc. (U.S.A.)
 Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd. (Thailand)
 Chuanhua Ajinomoto Co., Ltd. (China)
 Ajinomoto Biolatina Industria e Comercio Ltd. (Brazil)

2.Profile of Ajinomoto Heartland, Inc.
·Name:                  Ajinomoto Heartland, Inc.
·Established:           October 1, 1984
·Head office:           8430 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., Suite 650
                        Chicago, IL 60631 U.S.A.
·President:             Alain Vrillon
·Main product:          Feed grade Lysine
·Capital:               US$38.2 million
·Number of employees:   88

3.Profile of Eddyville Plant of Ajinomoto Heartland, Inc. 
·Plant address:         Heartland Drive, Eddyville, IA 52553 U.S.A.
·Start of production:   August 1986
·Manager:               Dale Rowland
·Production capacity:   Feed grade Lysine 40,000 ton/yr. (current)
·Number of employees:   76 (as of January 1, 2002)

4.Profile of AJINOMOTO BIOITALIA S.p.A.
·Name:                  AJINOMOTO BIOITALIA S.p.A.
·Established:           Jun.26,1990
·Head office:           Via Gramsci 1, 45013 Bottrighe　di Adria (RO) Italia 
·President:             Chiaki Sano
·Main product:          Feed grade Lysine
·Capital:               Eur 20,143,500 
·Number of employees:   82 (as of January 1, 2002)

5.Profile of Bottrighe Plant of AJINOMOTO BIOITALIA S.p.A. 
·Plant address:         Same as above
·Start of production:   October 1992
·Manager:               Gabriele Corazza
·Production capacity:   Feed grade Lysine 20,000 tons/yr. 
                                                (current)

6.Profile of Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd.
·Name:                  Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd.
·Established:           April 29, 1960
·Head office:           Si Ayutthaya Building, 481/1 Si Ayutthaya Road, Khwaeng Thanon 
                        Phaya Thai, Khet Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
·President:             Tsuyoshi Miura
·Main products:         Seasonings, food products, animal feed
·Capital:               796,362,800 baht
·Number of employees:   647 (as of January 1, 2002)

7.Profile of Pathum Thani Factory of Ajinomoto Co., (Thailand) Ltd.
·Address:               99 Mu 1, Bangkadi Sai Nai Road, Tambon Bangkadi,
                        Amphoe Muang Pathum Thani, Pathum Thani 12000, Thailand
·Start of production:   August 1986
·Manager:               Ichiro Miyagawa
·Production capacity:   Feed grade Lysine 30,000 tons/yr. (current)
·Number of employees:   96 (as of January 1, 2002)

  
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