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International Operation Development

Overview of International Operations
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical develops its business overseas in two areas, the home healthcare business, and the medical devices business.

For the home healthcare business, Kobayashi operates a manufacturing base in Shanghai, and markets air deodorizing fresheners, analgetics and personal care products, such as the "kairo" air-activated heat packs and cooling gel sheet, in the Asian market (mainly Shanghai, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan), the UK and in the US.

For the medical devices business, Kobayashi markets medical equipment in the US and has established a company that conducts research on medical devices, and imports medical devices into Japan. Kobayashi manufactures Urobag, a medical device, in Indonesia as well as in other production plants.

Overview of overseas markets
Home Healthcare Business
Kobayashi Healthcare, LLC.(Pennsylvania/USA) Sales of home healthcare products
Kobayashi Healthcare Europe, Ltd.(London/United Kingdom) Sales of home healthcare products
Shanghai Kobayashi Daily Chemicals Co., Ltd.(Shanghai/China) Manufacturing and sales of toiletary and home healthcare products
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong)
Co., Ltd.(Hong Kong/China)
Sales of OTC drug, toiletaries and home healthcare products
HeatMax,Inc.(Georgia/USA) Disposable body warmer manufacturing and sales
Mediheat,Inc.(Georgia/USA) Disposable body warmer manufacturing and sales
Thermomax,Inc.(Georgia/USA) Disposable body warmer manufacturing and sales
Kobayashi Healthcare of America,Inc.(Georgia/USA) Holding company

Map:Home Healthcare Business
Asia: China (Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Hong Kong), Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines
Europe and North America: United States, United Kingdom

Medical Devices Business
Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals of America,Inc.(California/USA) Management of U.S. operations
Kobayashi Medical America,LLC(California/USA) Research into imported products
eVent Medical Inc.(California/USA) Respirator sales
eVent Medical Ltd.(Galway/Ireland) Respirator manufacturing and sales
Pt. Kobayashi Eglin(Indonesia) Manufacturing of medical equipment

Map:Medical Devices Business

History of Business Development Overseas
Home Healthcare
September 1998 Established Shanghai Kobayashi Friendship Daily Chemicals Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Kobayashi contributing 75% of the capital.
Established Kobayashi Healthcare, Inc. as the sales base for the US market.
August 2001 Established Kobayashi Healthcare Europe, Ltd. as the sales base for the UK market.
July 2002 Established Kobayashi Pharmaceutical (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. as the sales base for the Southeast Asian market.
December 2002 Acquired full stock of Shanghai Kobayashi Friendship Daily Chemicals Co., Ltd. and renamed it Shanghai Kobayashi Daily Chemicals Co., Ltd.

Medical Devices
June 1972 Formed partnership in Japan with US based CR Bard to establish Medicon, Inc., for importing and marketing medical devices.
September 1990 Shield California Centers, Inc., a home healthcare provider, becomes a wholly owned subsidiary.
February 1994 Bluebird Development LLC, which conducts research on medical devices, is established in the US.

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