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Brother Annual Report 2007
New Sales Company in India
BROTHER INTERNATIONAL (INDIA) PRIVATE LTD. w as established in M umbai on December 14,
2006. This company gives Brother a sales base in India, a country w ith a population of more than
1.1 billion and an effective annual GDP grow th rate of more than 8% in recent years. The expansion
of India's IT industry is expected to continue to fuel rapid economic grow th. Expanding demand for
PC sales in India will lead to increase demand for printing equipment, including core Brother products
like printers and multi-function centers. As a result, India is certain to become an even more
important market for the Brother Group. The new company aims to reinforce Brother's sales and
service capabilities in India and firmly establish the Brother brand in this enormous market.
Vietnam Factory Held Grand Opening Ceremony
The grand opening ceremony for the factory of Brother Industries (Vietnam) Ltd. took place on
March 2, 2007 in Hai Duong Province, Vietnam. Established in February 2006, this subsidiary has
served as a production base that supplies products follow ing China and Malaysia in Asia. This will
help Brother meet increasing demand in this region for its communications and printing equipment.
The factory started manufacturing multi-function centers and other core Brother products in April.
Brother plans to continue expanding global manufacturing capability, particularly in Asia.
Brother Establishes R&D Base for New Businesses
Developing and expanding new businesses that drive future growth is a central goal
during the three-year "CS B2008" business strategy, w hich w ill end in M arch 2009. To
achieve this goal, Brother has been expanding facilities for R&D and increasing w orkforce.
In February 2007, Brother started the construction of a building for R&D that w ill function
as the nucleus of activities targeting new businesses. Scheduled for completion in
November 2007, the new building w ill be equipped for research involving nanotechnology
and other highly sophisticated technologies. The building w ill incorporate environmental
systems, including measures to reduce CO2emissions. These facilities for R&D even
better enable Brother to increase emphasis on the work needed to start new businesses.
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