PRESS RELEASES > September 20, 2005
September 20, 2005
Effective 1 October 2005, Taiheiyo Cement Corporation will implement the following changes in its organization to consolidate its in-house-company structure and improve business efficiency.

1. Changes to the organization of the Cement Company

1)
 Administrative work associated with affiliated companies, which is currently the responsibility of the Administration Department, sales promotion work for large projects by the Sales & Technical Support Department, and the soil improvement material business will be centralized into the Sales Department to facilitate a comprehensive sales policy.
2) The quality-management function for the products of the Production Department and technical-service function for Technical Support Department customers will be integrated and transferred to the newly established the Quality Assurance & Technical Support Department. This move is designed to speed up the response to user needs and achieve further improvement in quality assurance.
3) Facility management functions of each plant, which has been the responsibility of the Engineering & Technology Department (one of headquarters Professional Staff departments), will be transferred to the newly established the Maintenance & Engineering Department.

2. Changes to the organization of the Ceramics & Electronics Business (CE) Company

The CE Company's Business Development Department and Ceramics & Electronics Research Team of the Research & Development Center will be integrated into the Research & Development Department to centralize ceramics and electronics R&D and business development functions, and to shorten development-to-commercialization lead times.

3. Restructuring of Engineering and Technology and R&D organizations

1)
 The technical development function of the Engineering & Technology Department (one of the headquarters Professional Staff departments) and the R&D functions of the Research & Development Division (Research & Development Center and Intellectual Property Department) will be integrated to form the new Research & Technological Development Division (RTD)
2) A new Development Promotion Department will be established within the RTD Division to oversee cross-department research and technological development.

4. Integration of Tsukumi and Saiki Plants

The Tsukumi and Saiki Plants will be integrated into the Oita Plant to improve efficiencies in management and personnel.

A full organization chart follows.