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          | Corporate information |  |   
          | SHIBATA 
            NEEDLE MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |  |   
          | Products | Needle for circular knitting 
            machine |  |   
          | Established | April 1925 |  |   
          | Reorganized | October 1948 |  |   
          | Paid-in capital | 40 Million Yen (as of March 31 2001) |  |   
          | Number of Employees | 50 (as of March 31 2009) |  |   
          | Number of Production | 1.20 Million pieces by month |  |   
          | Main Office and Works | 137 Minamimitsubo, Katsuragi-shi, Nara-ken 639-2143 JAPAN
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          | Phone | +81-745-69-2281 |  |   
          | Facsimile | +81-745-69-5400 |  |   
          | Web Site Address | http://www.shibata.nu/ |  |   
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          | Board 
            of Directors |  |   
          | Chairman | SHIBATA, Osamu |  |   
          | President | SHIBATA, Kenji |  |   
          | Senior Managing Directors | SHIBATA, Tsukasa |  |   
          | Statutory Auditor | SHIBATA, Shizuko |  |   
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