With the focus of enterprises shifting to overseas markets such as Europe and China, in the 2007 fiscal year, the proportion of overseas business profits of the three main man-made textile fiber enterprises in Japan increased significantly.

MITSUBISHI's cotton business accounted for 31% of total profit and 14% higher than the annual profit.

In addition to China's new chemical plants, the company's sales of carbon fiber in Europe are also very active, and carbon fiber is used in industrial and sporting goods.

The company plans to increase the proportion of overseas sales in total sales from 47% in 2007 to about 60% by 2010.

In Dongli financial company (Toray), the proportion of overseas business increased from 9% to 30% in the fiscal year ending March 31st.

The demand for automotive and clothing fibers in Europe is expanding.

The sales of high profit fiber products in China also promoted the sales ratio of the company.

The operating profit growth of Teijin company in Europe owes to the high profit, the competitive aroma and the continuous expansion of carbon fiber sales.

The proportion of overseas operating profit increased from 1% to 42%.