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(continued) The demand for rail supply remains consistently high due to repair and fatigue issues common to railroads; all railways must continue to maintain their tracks for safety as well as efficiency. Product Manager of Rail Business for the SCOA business group. “Our U.S. railroad business started more than 25 years ago, and due to repeated and excellent work by our predecessors of SCOA, the business became larger in scale. Now, by taking the opportunity of newly expanding infrastructure in the U.S., we will try to expand sales of rails and tie plates in the U.S.” The demand for rail supply remains consistently high due to repair and fatigue issues common to railroads; all railways must continue to maintain their tracks for safety as well as efficiency. Mr. Ishikawa estimated that 80% of rail-oriented sales involve maintenance of current railways, a relatively stable demand compared to other steel products. In just this one area of its steel business, SCOA worked to supply 140,000 tons of steel for the rail industry last year. Additionally, SCOA’s subsidiary Arkansas Steel Associates shipped over 230,000 tons of tie plates last year. A tie plate is a steel plate used between flanged T rail and the crossties that increases the bearing area and holds the rail to correct gauge. “The connection with Arkansas Steel is very helpful for SCOA’s rail business because railways companies will purchase tie plates and rail from the same department,” explained Ishikawa. “Making use of our connection and communication with customers of our tie plate business could help us expand our rail business even more.” Ishikawa also stated that our rail has an excellent reputation for quality in the world of rail supply. He sees opportunities to promote and introduce more emerging rail technology in future projects, as well as other cutting-edge advances in railway components 4 visions Spring 2009

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Contents
SCOA's Railroad Business Is A Junction With Function
Producing Better Medicines Becomes Healthy Business Opportunity in Life Science Unit
Pork Is The Main Ingredient In Recipe for Success and Expansion
Man's Future In Space Gets A Jolt Of Power
New Tubular Acquisitions Keeps The Pipeline For Growth Open
Healthy Smiles For Dogs & Cats Are Just a Crunch Away
Visions - Spring 2009 - Contents
Visions - Spring 2009 - 2
Visions - Spring 2009 - SCOA's Railroad Business Is A Junction With Function
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Visions - Spring 2009 - Producing Better Medicines Becomes Healthy Business Opportunity in Life Science Unit
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Visions - Spring 2009 - Pork Is The Main Ingredient In Recipe for Success and Expansion
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Visions - Spring 2009 - Man's Future In Space Gets A Jolt Of Power
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Visions - Spring 2009 - New Tubular Acquisitions Keeps The Pipeline For Growth Open
Visions - Spring 2009 - Healthy Smiles For Dogs & Cats Are Just a Crunch Away
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