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FY201720.6¥ 22.0 billionConverted Products OperationsWe endow papers and lms with special functions, such as releasability and resistance to water, heat, and abrasion to create release papers and lms that protect the adhesive surfaces of a variety of adhesive products. We also produce casting papers that are used as patterning papers for placing designs on synthetic leather and casting papers used in the manufacture of carbon ber composite material sheets from bers.Main Products• Release papers for general-use• Release lms for optical-related products• Casting papers for synthetic leather• Casting papers for carbon ber composite materialsSalesResults of Fiscal Year 2017¥ 20.6 billion10.0%Business Strategies Our business environment is extremely severe due to a variety of factors. These include intensify-ing price competition due to globalization, the emergence of Chinese manufacturers for casting papers for synthetic leather, and the temporary decline in demand for passenger planes that use carbon ber composite materials brought about by lower crude oil prices.Amid these conditions, we will strive to increase prots not by engaging in price competition to respond to the cheap prices of rival companies but rather by offering differentiated quality and services to our customers. To this end, we need to promote our business at an unrivaled pace in terms of every-thing from launching new products to improving quality and responding to customer inquiries.Going forward, we will make concerted efforts in product development and improvement focusing on various key issues, such as developing casting papers for synthetic leather using a brand-new embossing method, enhancing the durability of casting papers for carbon ber composite materials, and increasing the number of solvent-free release papers to respond to the environment.Yutaka IwasakiExecutive Ofcer General Manager, Converted Products Operations, Business Administration Div.Goal for Fiscal Year 2020Net Sales¥ 206.0 billionFiscal year ended March 31, 2017(Fiscal years ended / ending March 31)FY2020 (Forecast)29LINTEC ANNUAL REPORT 2017