The reception of a TPM Special Award

We are pleased to have this opportunity to announce that our Tone Plant was the proud recipient of a "TPM Special Award" commendation from the PM Prizes for Excellence for the Fiscal Year 2005 sponsored by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance.
Details of this awards presentation are as follows.

December 12, 2005

1.	Details of presentation
	1)	the recipient plant & the award
		Tone Plant "TPM Special Award"
	2)	activities & points of evaluation
		The activities of an "evolving constitution of construction" have continued to undergo dramatic advances based on the assumption that this is a basic concept worthy of promotion. The first category of activities intended to achieve recognition for an Award for Excellence deals with a concentration on improvements in terms of independence and loss recoveries of 1/2 as the plant strives to achieve a "sound foundation" for its TPM activities. In the same light, the first category of activities intended to achieve recognition for an Award for Continuous Excellence includes the expansion and increased depth of TPM activities as efforts continue to progress, and as the plant strives towards achieving improvements in processing potential and the establishment of systems mechanisms that lead to advances in terms of "establishment and completion". The activities that are to be promoted in order to qualify for this Special Award include overwhelming stock reductions through the evolution of production reformation, the achievement of global costs standards, and the realization of widely varied differences in quality. Especially, at this time, in order to construct a line with equipment undergoing full operations 24 hours a day / 365 days a year, and with the aim for 0 losses, the plant employed a "Six-Zero" approach for its activities. Measures included the effective utilization of QA matrices, PM analyses, etc., led to the high appraisal for achieved improvements.
2.	Results of the activities
	･ Overall loss costs decreased by approximately 66% (for a period of 17 months) ･ MTBF (mean time between failures) 4,264 hours. ･ Equipment synthesis efficiency　90%
3.	TPM Activity Progress
	1986 TPM activities initiated (at our company). Sept. 1998 The Niisato Plant receives a First Category TPM Award for Excellence. Sept. 1999 The Tone Plant initiates activities towards receiving a First Category TPM Award for Excellence. Nov. 2001 The Niisato Plant receives a TPM Award for Excellence ・ First Category TPM Continuation Award, and the Tone Plant receives a First Category TPM Award for Excellence. Nov. 2003 The Niisato Plant receives a TPM special Award, the Tone Plant receives a TPM Award for Excellence ・ First Category TPM Continuation Award, and Mitsuba Walbro, Inc., receives a Second Category TPM Award for Excellence. Nov. 2004 The Akagi and Onishi Plants receive First Category TPM Awards for Excellence. Nov. 2005 The Tone Plant receives a TPM special Award.
4.	Future activities
	In the Tone Plant, the maintenance and continuation of TPM activities and a tradition of promoting technology are to be advanced. Additionally, we intend to promote the further evolution of the targets of these activities. Moreover, the company group intends to carry out a similar company-wide movement designed to improve the condition of personnel, facilities, and equipment through TPM activities in order to establish a strong management foundation capable of creating changes in our working environment.
	Representatives accepted the award on Thursday, December 1, at the PM Awards Presentation Ceremonies for 2005 held at the PACIFICO YOKOHAMA venue.

*For inquiries concerning this subject, please contact:
Mr. Noriyoshi Tabata, Corporate Planning Department, Public Relations group, Mitsuba Corporation,
Email:koho@mitsuba.co.jp

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The establishment of a new company in Mexico

We are pleased to announce that, after due considerations of the local market circumstances, the MITSUBA Corporation has decided to establish a new (die cast parts manufacturing) company in Mexico.
Details of this establishment are as follows.

September 21, 2005

1.	Details of establishment
	In order to establish a production supply system for die cast parts to be used in electrical equipment for 4-wheeled vehicles and 2-wheeled vehicles in North American area, Mitsuba decided to establish a new company in Mexico which will serve as a base for production.
2.	Company outline
	(1)	Company name
		MITSUBA DIE CASTING de MEXICO S.A. DE C.V. (tentative)
	(2)	Location
		Huinara District, Apodaca (approx. 10 km from Monterey International Airport)
	(3)	Established
		October 2005 (scheduled)
	(4)	Capital investment
		USD 6,000,000 (Investment ratio: MITSUBA Corporation - 66.6%, and 16.7% each from our affiliates, HIGASHINIHON DIECASTING INDUSTRY Co., Ltd., and AMERICAN MITSUBA CORPORATION)
	(5)	Employees
		35 to be employed to initiate operations
	(6)	President
		Shigeo Sekita, (president, TOKYO ELECTRICA de MEXICO, etc.)
	(7)	Manufactured items
		Die cast parts to be used in electrical equipment for 4-wheeled vehicles and 2-wheeled vehicles
	(8)	Customers
		Affiliates and other companies
	(9)	Production launch
		October 2006
	(10)	Projected sales
		Approximately USD 10, 000, 000 (projected for 2009)
	(11)	Projected investment
		Approximately USD 10, 000, 000 (total over the first 7 years)
	An outline of the HIGASHINIHON DIECASTING INDUSTRY Co., Ltd.
	･ Locations 1914-2 Oihara, Misato-machi, Gunma-gun, Gunma, Japan ･ Established February, 1961 ･ Capital investment JPY 70, 000, 000 ･ President Chojiro Shikagi ･ Employees 63 (full-time as of September, 2005) ･ Sales volume JPY 2,138,000,000 (as of March, 2005)

*For inquiries concerning this subject, please contact:
Mr. Noriyoshi Tabata, Corporate Planning Department, Public Relations group, Mitsuba Corporation,
Email:koho@mitsuba.co.jp

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The publication of an environmental pamphlet (simple version)

We are pleased to announce the publication of "The Secret of MITSUBA", an environmental pamphlet designed to promote an understanding of how the Mitsuba Corporation carries out its business and environmental activities.
Details of this publication are as follows.

September 5, 2005

1.	Background and purpose
	Since our previous environmental pamphlet contained a large number of professional expressions that made it quite difficult for the layman to understand, we decided to produce an environmentally friendly pamphlet that would be more approachable and easier to understand. We feel that this would help to establish a deeper understanding of the Mitsuba Corporation and the sensitivity of our corporate activities.
2.	Appearance
	3 page foldout pamphlet printed on both sides of an A4 size sheet in full color (4 colors)
3.	Paper	100% recycled paper
4.	Ink	aroma-free soybean oil-based ink
5.	Date of issue	August 29, 2005
6.	Production period	MarchJuly, 2005
7.	Circulation	2,000
8.	Content
	(1) MITSUBA and automobiles (product introduction) (2) The life of a car (development section approach towards the environment) (3) The factory approach towards the environment (4) Mitsuba's "Ecorun Team" and its participation in the Ecorun events
9.	Distribution object
	Plans call for distribution to:
	・ Elementary and junior high school children (plans call for distribution through schools located near our headquarters and plants, but details remain to be decided). ・ General public, children and families of the employees (to be distributed at various public company events) ・ Employees (available on our in-house Intranet)
10.	Schedule for the future
	Our "Environmental Report 2005" is scheduled to be released this month. In the future, a conventional environmental report (published the year before last) and the reissuing of this pamphlet, our company hopes to help many people develop a firm understanding of our corporate policies and activities in the future through the issuing of our conventional environmental report (published the year before last) and the publication of this pamphlet.

*For inquiries concerning this subject, please contact:
Mr. Noriyoshi Tabata, Corporate Planning Department, Public Relations group, Mitsuba Corporation,
Email:koho@mitsuba.co.jp

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The Introduction of a cogeneration system (CGS) into the Mitsuba Research and Development Center

The Mitsuba Corporation continues to promote management activities designed to emphasize the importance of the environmental problems that confront us as a corporate enterprise. We would like to take this opportunity to announce the introduction of a cogeneration system into our Research and Development Center in the city of Kiryu. This is our second effort to employ this system in our company facilities following our CGS introduction at our Tone plant in June of last year.
Details of this introduction are as follows.

July 8, 2005

1.	Details of introduction
	As the environmental problems that we are faced with continue to become more acute, we are obliged to come to grips with the importance of this issue and carry out business activities designed to lessen our burden with regard to these problems. One of the more important problems that we must grasp and confront now is the reduction in carbon-dioxide emissions. With respect to this particular problem, when inspections of the air condition equipment in our research and development center revealed certain parts of the equipment to be outmoded, we decided to introduce a cogeneration system into the center as a part of our efforts to update the air-conditioning system.
2.	An outline of the system, building and equipment
	System outline On the grounds of the Research and Development Center site, a power generator that uses gas as its source of fuel was installed, and the power generated by this generator as well as waste energy is being utilized to operate the local air-conditioning system. This led to a reduction in electricity consumption of approximately 30% for the local air-conditioning system at the center. An outline of the CGS building ・ lot area 128 ・ 2-story iron framework (floor space) 256 An outline of the equipment ・ power generating device（635kw） 1 ・ suction pump type hot & cold water generator 2
3.	Start-up
	July 1, 2005
4.	Equipment investment
	\170,000,000
5.	Anticipated results
	・ The amount of carbon-dioxide emissions discharged into the atmosphere from our Research and Development Center has been reduced (to approximately 390t by 13%). ・ Thanks to the introduction of this cogeneration system, costs have been reduced (approximately \1,176,000 by 1.1%). ・ If any emergency situation arises at the Research and Development Center, it is now possible to maintain a certain amount of electric power.
6.	Future Plans
	Plans call for increased equipment to be utilized in the cold and hot water air conditioning system operated by this cogeneration system in our Research and Development Center. Also, after confirming the benefits of introducing this cogeneration system at this site, we will consider setting up similar systems at other Mitsuba sites.

*For inquiries concerning this subject, please contact:
Mr. Noriyoshi Tabata, Corporate Planning Department, Public Relations Section, Mitsuba Corporation,
Email:koho@mitsuba.co.jp

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ISO/TS16949:2002 Certification acquisition

There is a serious demand for the acquisition of ISO/TS16949:2002 certification among most of the automobile manufacturers throughout the world. As a result of this demand, the number of companies acquiring this certification continues to increase among automobile parts manufacturers all over the world. Activities for the acquisition of this certification are proceeding here at the Mitsuba Corporation as well and we are pleased to announce that our Akagi Plant and Tone Plant have recently succeeded in acquiring this certification. This acquisition is a first for our company, and the 4th among the members of the Mitsuba Group since three overseas affiliates have already acquired this certification (including one company with ISO/TS16949:1999 certification).
Details are as follows.

March 9, 2005

*For inquiries concerning this subject, please contact:
Mr. Noriyoshi Tabata, General Affairs Department, Public Relations Section, Mitsuba Corporation,
Email:koho@mitsuba.co.jp

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ISO 14001 Certification acquisition of a Mitsuba Group company

Acquisition of the International Organization for Standardization "ISO14001" certification has become a basic requirement for any corporate activity. In order to construct our own corporate environmental management system, the Mitsuba Corporation has continued to promote activities that lead to the acquisition of this important certification. We are pleased to announce that another member of the Mitsuba group recently achieved "ISO14001" certification. Details are as follows.

January 11, 2005

*For inquiries concerning this subject, please contact:
Mr. Minami Kyokusawa, president of Sanyu Ltd.
Mr. Noriyoshi Tabata, General Affairs Department, Public Relations Section, Mitsuba Corporation,
Email:koho@mitsuba.co.jp

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