*This press release is an English translation of LIXIL Corporation’s press release issued on July.23, 2012 in JapanFor Immediate Release
July 23, 2012
LIXIL Corporation"Shenyang LIXIL Building Materials"
New Plant Opening Ceremony Held on July 21- LIXIL starts manufucturing of Terra Cotta (large exterior tiles) for Chinese market Tokyo, Japan (July 23, 2012) -- Japanese comprehensive housing equipment and building materials
manufacturer LIXIL Corporation (President: Yoshiaki Fujimori) announce the opening of its
subsidiary's new plant in China. LIXIL Corp. established Shenyang LIXIL Building Materials inFaku County, Shenyang City of Liaoning Province in December 2010. LIXIL launched the Terra
Cotta manufacturing subsidiary and has been setting up a new local plant to penetrate into andpromote LIXIL brand in Chinese market which is expected to show further growth in its demand.
After completing the setup of the subsidiary's Faku plant, we held the opening ceremony of the newplant on July 21. The plant is the 19th plant of LIXIL Group in China.
Shenyang is an economic center in Northeastern China. The city is growing rapidly, fueled byconstruction of wide-area transportation infrastructure and the national-level economic development
zone approval. Even larger demand of building materials is expected in Shenyang thanks todemand boosts from the construction plan of facilities related to "National Games of the People's
Republic of China" to be held in 2013 and the comprehensive urban planning program in
conjunction with city government relocation. Within Chinese exterior building materials market, thedomestic Terra Cotta market has been growing steadily. To create a product supply base to thismarket, LIXIL set up the Terra Cotta manufacturing company at "Liaoning Faku Economic
Development Zone" in Faku County, Shenyang City and was able to open the new plant with thecooperation of Liaoning Province and Shenyang City.

■Overview of Shenyang LIXIL Building Materials
Company Name:
Shenyang LIXIL Building Materials Co., Ltd.
Representative:
President Hiroaki Naitou
Location of head office:1 Foshanxi Road, Economic Development Zone, Faku County,Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China
Date of establishment:
December 10, 2010
Capital:
1.3 billion yen
Investment ratio:
LIXIL Corporation: 100%
Business Activity:
Manufacturing of Terra Cotta (large exterior tiles)
Number of employees:
About 100 employees
Plant dimension:
About 200,000 sq. m. (ground floor area), 40,000sq. m. (building area)
Production capacity:
1 million sq. m. / year
LIXIL Corporation is Japanese comprehensive housing equipment and building materials manufacturer and owns renownedbrands including American Standard (in Asia Pacific region), INAX, TOSTEM, Permasteelisa, GARTNER and Meite Curtain WallSystem.

≪Reference Information≫■Picture of the Plant■Manufactured product (sample)■LIXIL's Business Operation in China
Among the brands under LIXIL Group, American Standard was the first brand to enter into Chinese
market. In 1985, the first sanitary ware manufacturing plant was established in Guangdong
Province and the sales activities were started for American Standard brand plumbing fixtures. In1996, Suzhou INAX Building Materials Co., Ltd. was established and began manufacturing of faucet
fixtures under INAX brand. The Suzhou subsidiary started sales activities in 1999 and expanded
its product lineup to include sanitary ware under INAX brand. In 2002, TOSTEM Housing Products(Dalian) Co., Ltd. was established. The Dalian subsidiary mainly manufactures living room building
materials (wood interior construction materials) for Japanese market.
In addition, LIXIL established manufacturing joint venture "LIXIL-Haier Housing Products (Qingdao)
Co., Ltd." with Haier Group in 2011, and started to make full-fledged efforts to penetrate into kitchenmarket in China. Through Haier's retail store distribution channels, we provide products with highquality and functional superiority throughout China.
In the area of construction materials for tall buildings, Permasteelisa, a leading company in world
curtain wall industry which joined LIXIL Group in 2011, and Shanghai Meite, a Chinese major curtain
wall manufacturer based in Shanghai, represent LIXIL Group to develop businesses in Chinese
market. Permasteelisa participated in the famous construction projects including Shanghai World
Financial Center and Jin Mao Building (Shanghai). Changfeng Shopping Mall (Shanghai) is an
example of renowned construction projects handled by Shanghai Meite.