Financial Overview

(in millions of JPY)

	FY2010	FY2009	Rate of Change(%)	Factor
Sales	85,466	70,015	(24.9)	- The Company suffered impact of its customers’ production suspension caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake as well as the negative effects of the yen appreciation. Sales and profit, however, were supported by production recovery at its customers in Japan and North America and strong business in China.
Operating income	3,893	1,280	233.3	-
Ordinary income	3,786	1,209	-	-
Current net income	2,912	(757)	-	-

  Sales at the automotive products division totaled 85,407 million yen, which included 14,234 million yen from sales of steering wheels and 36,735 million yen from airbags at the safety components business. It also included 34,438 million yen at the resin product business.

Airbags: The Company won new programs for the Juke in Japan and China. It increased its production volume of curtains for the CR-V in North America.
Resin products: Sales were supported by increases in production volumes of the CR-Z in Japan, as well as the Accord and the Odyssey in North America.
Steering wheels: The Company won a new contract for the Juke in Japan.

Recent developments Outside Japan

-The Company will accelerate in-house manufacturing of its components, switching from procurement from outside suppliers. When production of airbag modules begins at a new plant in Mexico, a blowout opening of the air-conditioner called "outlet" will be changed to an internal production item. Nihon Plast has already switched the sewing process of the airbag to an in-house operation at its plant in Indonesia. The company has an intention of expanding in-house processing of materials of its products, whenever possible. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on December. 1, 2010)

-The Company will step up its initiatives to expand in-house production of components used in its products. By leveraging its facilities outside Japan, the company aims to increase the ratio of parts made at its own plants, which now stands at around 40 percent. The company's recent activities based on the strategy include launching of an airbag sewing business in Indonesia. In North America, on the other hand, the company is working on transferring production from the U.S. to Mexico, which offers improved cost efficiency. Shifting from parts procured from outside suppliers to those made internally is expected to enhance its price competitiveness and raise profitability. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on Jun. 15)

Termination of capital alliance agreement

- anThe Companyd German-based MollerTech International GmbH have agreed on the termination of their capital alliance agreement. MollerTech International has informed the company of its intention to dispose its 9.3% stake in the company. In July 2000, The Company signed a business alliance agreement with MollerGroup GmbH & Co. KG of Germany, a parent company of MollerTech International, in the automotive interior and exterior parts segment. The parties confirmed their commitment to continued collaboration on automotive components activities. (From a press release on May 11, 2010)

R&D Expenditure

(in millions of JPY)

	FY2010	FY2009	FY2008
Safety components	899	731	867
Resin components	683	603	862
Overall	1,582	1,334	1,729

R&D Structure

- The Company conducts R&D activities mainly at its Research and Development Division, Safety Development Division, Interior and Exterior Development Division, and Production Engineering Division in Japan. In North America they are handled at the Development Center of Neaton Auto Products Mfg.   

R&D Facilities

Technical center	Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Pref.
Technical center 1	Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Pref.
Technical center 2	Fuji City, Shizuoka Pref.

R&D Activities

Safety Components
<Steering products>
 - The Company is working on developing magnesium cored bar and low specific gravity urethane to reduce vehicle weight, as well as steering wheels with a heater to enhance product performance. It is also developing high quality products such as airbag covers with metallic separate emblem, steering wheels offering a superior sense of feel, and high-grade wood-tone decorative steering wheels.
-The Company is making efforts to reduce environmental impact by developing cleaner inflator gas and reducing the use of organic solvents in urethane, coating materials, and leather in the production process.

<Passenger seat airbag modules>
-In order to create airbag modules without any seams, the Company developed hard-material airbags which eliminated the tearing process that occurs in conventional airbags. In response to the demand for surface embellishments, the Company developed its proprietary NPSS (Nihon Plast Soft Surface) and NPFS (Nihon Plast Foamed Surface) processing methods, which are based on the urethane RIM processing method. It also worked on developing a processing method that makes products feel even softer to the touch; and enhanced its product mix of integrated panels for airbags, for which demand is growing.
-The Company also developed a proprietary design structure for air bags, i.e., that incorporates folds, aiming to reduce the possibility of damage and injury.

<Side impact airbag modules>
-The Company worked on developing curtain airbags which provide long lasting protection based on sealing technology in which pressure during overturns is applied to the sewn part. The Company also developed knee airbags which protect occupants' knees.
-In development activities engaged in manufacturing methods, the Company finished developing a machine that automatically folds curtain bags. It also improved the performance of all its airbags mounted on vehicles, as well as streamlined the manufacturing processes used to make these airbags.

Resin Components
<Exterior resin products>
 -The Company developed fender protectors that are made through super-fine injection molding as a means to further advance developments in injection-molding larger parts. In the area of cover cowl top, the Company developed a lip-integrated structure through simplifying the bonding surface with glass to stabilize product quality. It also achieved commercialization of blow-molded resonators, which contribute to reducing noise.


<Interior resin products>
 -The Company enhanced its product lineup by designing a louver with a mechanism that enables the louver to shut completely.
-The Company responded to the demand for low-cost, high-quality resign panels by developing various decorating technologies. These included an in-mold processing method that can produce upholstered pillars without the need for a bonding process, and a metal decorating method using film evaporation coating technology. It also developed glow boxes, consoles, and other products that incorporate highly functional designs while integrating multiple components.

Licensing of Technology

(As of Mar. 31, 2011)

Name	Country	Contract	Period
Neaton Auto Products Mfg., Inc.	U.S.A.	Designing, testing, production, and inspection of automotive parts	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2011
Zhongshan Plast Co., Ltd.	China	Designing, testing, production, and inspection of automotive parts	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2011

Business Alliance

(As of Mar. 31, 2011)

Name	Country	Contract	Period
MollerGroup GmbH & Co.KG	Germany	Development, design, and production of automotive interior and exterior resin parts	Jan. 2011 - Dec. 2011
Calsonic Kansei	Japan	Development, design, and production of automotive interior and exterior resin parts	Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2011

Investment Expenditure

(in millions of JPY)

	FY2010	FY2009	FY2008
Japan	1,262	-	-
North America	864	-	-
China	274	-	-
Others	409	-	-
Overall	2,811	2,458	6,374

Major investments in FY2010
- The Company invested in new equipment mainly to deal with vehicle model changes.

Investments outside Japan

- The Company announced that it will establish Neaton Auto Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. in November 2010. The new company, which will be based in Queretaro, Mexico, will manufacture automotive airbag modules, starting in May 2012. Neaton Auto Mexicana aims to respond to increasing orders from North American and Mexican customers so as to secure a stable supply for them. The new entity will be capitalized at 8 million US dollars (approximately 650 million Japanese yen), which will be fully funded by Nihon Plast's subsidiaries; it will be invested 62.5 percent by Nihon Plast Mexicana S.A. de C.V. and 37.5 percent by Neaton Auto Products Mfg., Inc. Neaton Auto Mexicana is Nihon Plast's third manufacturing facility in Mexico. Sales at the new company are expected to reach 2.8 million US dollars in 2011 and 8.8 million US dollars in 2012. (From a press release on October 29, 2010)

Major New Facilities

(As of Mar. 31, 2011)

Company	Plant	Details	Planned amount of investment (in millions of JPY)	Start	End
Fuji Plant	Shizuoka, Japan	Facilities for producing steering wheels and airbags	292	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
Isezaki Plant	Gunma, Japan	Facilities for producing airbags and resin components	2,103	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
Kyushu Plant	Fukuoka, Japan	Facilities for producing steering wheels, airbags, and resin components	372	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
Technical center	Shizuoka, Japan	Facilities for testing and researching steering wheels, airbags, and resin components	160	Apr. 2011	Mar. 2012
Wuhan Plast Auto Parts Co., Ltd.	Hubei, China	Facilities for producing steering wheels and airbags	1,340	Jan. 2011	Dec. 2011
Neaton Auto Products Mfg., Inc.	Ohio, USA	Facilities for producing steering wheels, airbags, and resin components	1,048	Jan. 2011	Dec. 2011