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Teijin Holdings USA President Jane Thomas Appointed Again toU.S. Commerce Department Investment Advisory Council
Tokyo, Japan, August 31, 2022 --- Teijin Limited announced today that Jane Thomas,
Teijin Group Chief Representative of the Americas, and President of Teijin Holdings
USA Inc., was appointed to the Investment Advisory Council of the United States
Department of Commerce, a position she will serve until April 6, 2024. This will be thesecond appointment of Thomas to a high-ranking advisory role in support of the missionof the United States Department of Commerce. Her first appointment was made underformer Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross.
The Investment Advisory Council was established in 2016 as a conduit for key
stakeholders to provide insights and counsel on how best to attract and retain foreign
direct investment in the United States. Thomas joins a team of senior executives andindustry leaders representing a breadth of industries and economic development
agencies, all with the singular focus of providing their insights to the Secretary ofCommerce. This appointment reflects Thomas’s belief in American workers and hercommitment to bringing manufacturing to America.
Thomas acts as an Executive Board Member of the American Composites
Manufacturers Association, a Board Member of Women in Manufacturing, and afounding member of Women in the Composites Industry as well. Thomas willcomplement the Council’s other business professionals by contributing her many yearsof such private-sector knowhow.
“I am honored to be selected to serve on the Council and provide my perspective on
how government policies can encourage or inhibit foreign direct investment. It is mypleasure to offer my insights and experience to this Council to help further thesuccessful job creation that foreign direct investment brings to America.” says Thomas.
Thomas also will support the Teijin Group’s foreign direct investment (FDI) in the UnitedStates. She says “Teijin has been a strong economic partner with the U.S., making
significant technological and capital contributions to America’s advanced materials
manufacturing sector. Teijin also has made very large-scale investments in American
innovation ecosystems that serve to strengthen U.S. supply chains. These efforts will
pay off for generations to come, both for our company and the thousands of American
workers we employ. For companies with a deep time horizon like Teijin, U.S. policies
can have a profound impact on the level of comfort companies feel around continued
investment and expansion decisions.”

The Teijin Group has helped to fuel a positive cycle of FDI in the United States in recentyears. In 2021, The group launched carbon-fiber production in Greenwood, SouthCarolina. Also, it recently began producing automotive pickup boxes at its new facility inSeguin, Texas. Furthermore, the group has expanded prepreg production in its
Miamisburg, Ohio location under an ongoing growth strategy. The Teijin Groupcontinues to increase its manufacturing capacity in the U.S., providing highly
sought-after strategic materials to the automotive, aerospace and other industries.
About the Teijin GroupTeijin (TSE: 3401) is a technology-driven global group offering advanced solutions in thefields of environmental value; safety, security and disaster mitigation; and demographic
change and increased health consciousness. Originally established as Japan's firstrayon manufacturer in 1918, Teijin has evolved into a unique enterprise encompassing
three core business domains: high-performance materials including aramid, carbon
fibers and composites, and also resin and plastic processing, films, polyester fibers andproducts converting; healthcare including pharmaceuticals and home healthcare
equipment for bone/joint, respiratory and cardiovascular/metabolic diseases, nursing
care and pre-symptomatic healthcare; and IT including B2B solutions for medical,
corporate and public systems as well as packaged software and B2C online services for
digital entertainment. Deeply committed to its stakeholders, as expressed in the brandstatement “Human Chemistry, Human Solutions,” Teijin aims to be a company that
supports the society of the future. The group comprises some 170 companies andemploys some 20,000 people across 20 countries worldwide. Teijin posted consolidated
sales of JPY 926.1 billion (USD 7.2 billion) and total assets of JPY 1,207.6 billion (USD
9.4 billion) in the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2022.
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