NICHIHA CORPORATION

The Group manufactures and sells products, primarily through its exterior siding business, while also operating fiberboard, construction, FP and other businesses. In Japan, it manufactures and sells mainly fiber-cement exterior siding, while overseas it manufactures and sells exterior siding through affiliates, primarily in the United States, China and Canada. Major subsidiaries include ニチハマテックス(株), 高萩ニチハ(株) and 八代ニチハ(株), which are responsible for the production and sale of fiber-cement exterior siding, as well as (株)チューオー, which sells and processes metal exterior siding, and ニチハボード加工(株), which processes and installs exterior siding. Overseas subsidiaries include Nichiha USA,Inc. (Georgia, United States), NICHIHA CANADA INC. (Toronto, Canada) and ニチハ装飾建材（嘉興）有限公司 (Zhejiang Province, China). Nichiha USA,Inc. produces and sells fiber-cement exterior siding in the United States, and entrusts sales to Nichiha CANADA INC. Major affiliates include Nichiha USA,Inc., ニチハ装飾建材（嘉興）有限公司, NICHIHA CANADA INC. and ニチハ装飾繊維セメント壁板（嘉興）有限公司. Major business locations include the Nagoya Plant, Nagoya West Plant, Iwaki Plant, Shimonoseki Plant and Nagoya Head Office.