Countries covered in the report include:

Argentina, Australia, Bhutan , Bosnia + Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, India , Iran, Italy, Japan,
Kazakhstan, South Korea, Macedonia, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway ,
Peru, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia,
South Africa, Spain , Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, Ukraine, UK, Uruguay, USA,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Zimbabwe

The contents of this report are as follows:

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History, occurrence, resources and properties of silicon 6

3. The center, located in Wegberg, Germany, will carry
out application design work for diesel engine fuel injection systems.

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Capital: 17.5 million euro
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6 billion euro).
In the Americas, DENSO employs 14,000 people at 33 companies with
consolidated net sales for the above fiscal year totaling US$5.3 billion. Employees: 10 (April 2005)
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On the supply
side, world production of silicon metal increased from about 730kt in 1992 to
almost 1 .46Mt in
1996.4Mt, compared with 376kt
in 1985. Location: Friedrich-List-Allee 42, 41844, Wegberg -Wildenrath,
Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (about 50 kilometers north of the center of
Aachen)
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DENSO to Establish Engineering Center for Diesel Engine Components in Germany

Worldwide , the company
employs 95,000 people in 31 countries and regions, including Japan.

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2. Consumption of ferrosilicon 188

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Its
customers include all the world's major carmakers. General Manager: Masato Nakagawa (a former chief engineer of DENSO
SALES UK LTD.

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5%py up to 2007, but demand for use in steels will exceed 2%.
Again, Chinese output is the largest in the world, but it peaked at 1. Consumption of ferrosilicon and silicon metal 105

7. EICHING, Germany, DENSO Automotive Deutschland
GmbH (DNDE), a subsidiary of Japan-based DENSO Corporation, today announced
that it will establish Aachen Engineering Center, a new engineering center for
diesel engine components.2 billion. For more information, go to http://www.

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In 1994, DNDE established a testing facility for automotive air
conditioning systems. Currently, operations are located in The Netherlands,
United Kingdom , Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden, Poland,
Belgium, Portugal, Czech Republic and Turkey .

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(Logo: http://www. Nevertheless, output in 2001 stood at almost 1. World production data for silicon metal and ferrosilicon 14

5. Site area: 57,200 square meters (including the new addition of 40,000
square meters)
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Ferrosilicon, on
the other hand , depends for a major part of its demand on cast iron, the
market for which has been stagnant for some years.researchandmarkets. DNDE
will invest approximately 13 million euro in the construction of Aachen
Engineering Center. In the future, the facility will engineer
powertrain components .

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"This facility can help us meet that demand through application designs as
well as performance evaluations. Total floor area: 2,110 square meters
*100 percent DENSO-owned group company selling automotive components and
providing engineering services, design, and testing

Background Information:
Company Profile of DENSO Automotive Deutschland GmbH
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'The Economics of Silicon + Ferrosilicon' analyses the key trends, issues
and developments in the market. Established: April 2005
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4. Ownership: 100 percent provided by DENSO International Europe B.

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23Mt in 2001, a
decline of 1.
This is DENSO's first overseas engineering center for diesel engine
components.
Consolidated global sales for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004 totaled
US$24 . Business Fields: Application design and evaluation of fuel injection
systems for diesel engines
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Research and Markets: Analyse New Report on the Economics of Silicon + Ferrosilicon Today

Demand for ferrosilicon in
carbon and alloy steels is growing, however, and the market almost equals that
in cast iron.com/reports/c17922

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets. The testing facility was expanded in October 2003 when
a material evaluation component was added.com .*
*100 percent owned European holding subsidiary of DENSO Corporation
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DUBLIN, Ireland, Research and Markets
(http://www. World production of ferrosilicon stood at 4.globaldenso.

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Business Fields: Development and sales of car air conditioners and
components
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"In Europe, the percentage of diesel engines in passenger cars is as high
as 50 percent, and a further increase in demand is expected," explained Hiromi
Tokuda, managing officer in charge of DENSO's Powertrain Control System Group.
DENSO Corporation, headquartered in Kariya, Aichi prefecture, Japan, is a
leading global supplier of advanced technology, systems and components. Total Investment: 13 million euro
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com/cgi-bin/prnh/20040820/RESEARCH )

Markets move in different directions
Although the production of silicon metal and ferrosilicon are closely
associated, the markets are very different . Market growth for ferrosilicon is expected to be less than
1. Production processes for silicon and ferrosilicon 9

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com/reports/c17922 ) has announced the addition
of The Economics of Silicon + Ferrosilicon to their offering. Silicon metal is produced in 15 countries and in
2001 Chinese production accounted for about 39% of world production, with
output in Norway (12%), the USA (11%) and Brazil (10%) accounting for most of
the remainder. Notes on silicon and ferrosilicon producing countries 27

6. Established: January 1984
2. Building area: 14,910 square meters in total (including the new
addition of 2,110 square meters)

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2Mt in 2002, mainly because of increasing Chinese output, the data
for which are unreliable.7% on the previous year in which production had increased by 12%. DENSO common stock is traded on the Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya
stock exchanges. Site area: 40,000 square meters
8. Location: Eching, Bayern
3. President: Haruya Maruyama
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Silicon, which is used in the
growing aluminium, chemical and electronics industries, is expected to show
growth in demand of about 6%py over the next five years, with silicone
chemicals being the fastest-growing sector in volume terms. International trade in silicon metal and ferrosilicon 239

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DENSO is committed to further expanding engineering facilities in Europe
to quickly meet customer needs, Tokuda added.

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It provides a clear insight into all areas of
the industry and an authoritative analysis of the prospects for the future.

Profile of Aachen Engineering Center:
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8.
In Europe, DENSO employs more than 12,000 people at 32 companies with
consolidated net sales for the above fiscal year totaling US$3. Employees: Approximately 250
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