Sumitomo Metal Industries Limited

Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (TSE: 5405) was established in 1949 and is a leading diversified manufacturer of steel products and a distinguished supplier of construction, plant and system engineering services. The company's principal activity is the manufacture and distribution of steel products. Operations are carried out through the following divisions: Steel Products (steel sheets and plates, tubes and pipes, bars, wire rods, railway, automotive and machinery parts and construction materials); Engineering (maintenance and construction) ; Electronics and Information Services (semiconductor and silicon wafer) and Other (transport and technology). Steel products accounted for 64% of fiscal 2001 revenues; Electronics/Information services, 17%; Other, 11% and Engineering, 8%.