| 1. What is AJINOMOTO ANIMAL NUTRITION group? |
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Ajinomoto's feed-use amino acid business has production bases at six locations worldwide (in France, Italy, the United States, Thailand, China and Brazil), and conducts its business globally as the AJINOMOTO ANIMAL NUTRITION group. |
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AJINOMOTO ANIMAL NUTRITION group
AJINOMOTO EUROLYSINE S.A.S. (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 Ltda. (Brazil)
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| 2. Profile of Ajinomoto Biolatina Industria e Comercio Ltda. (as of August 20, 2002) |
| * Name | : Ajinomoto Biolatina Industria e Comercio Ltda. |
| * Established | : June 23, 1975 |
| * Head office | : Rua Joaquim Tavora 541, Vila Mariana, 04015-901 Sao Paulo, |
| SP, Brazil |
| * President | : Shinzo Kagitomi |
| * Main product | : Feed grade Lysine |
| * Capital | : BRL 85,715,478 |
| * Number of employees | : 318 |
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| 3. Profile of Valparaiso Plant of Ajinomoto Biolatina Industria e Comercio Ltda. |
| (as of August 20, 2002) |
| * Plant address | : Rod. Dr. Placido Rocha Km 39, 16880-000 Valparaiso, SP, Brazil |
| * Start of production | : June, 1997 |
| * Manager | : Jorge Shiratori |
| * Production capacity | : Feed grade Lysine, 30,000 ton/yr. (current) |
| * Number of employees | : 119 |
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