May 2, 2012
Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.

   Bando Opens New Subsidiary in Vietnam

   Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd. (Bando) received a business license from the Government of Vietnam, 
and this month opened a new manufacturing and sales company, Bando Manufacturing (Vietnam) Co., Ltd., 
in the suburbs of Hanoi in northern Vietnam.
   Vietnam's remarkable economic growth has led it to have the world's fourth largest demand for scooters, 
following China, India and Indonesia and the market for power transmission belts has greatly increased.
Scooter makers are increasingly manufacturing in Vietnam.
   Bando manufactures and sells power transmission belts and related products, including belts for 
scooters, and will now strengthen its system to provide high quality products in a timely manner to 
manufacturers in Vietnam in response to demand expansion there.

Outline of the new company
1.  Company name:           Bando Manufacturing (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. (Bando Vietnam)
2.  Plant location:         Near Hanoi
3.  Main business:          Manufacture and sale of power transmission belts and related products
4.  Date established:       April 2012
5.  Capital:                US$1 million (about \82 million)
6.  Investment ratio:       100% Bando Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Caption:  Hanoi suburbs