Chisso to be the First Japanese Company in Adlershof

BERLIN, Germany, August 30 /PRNewswire/ --     The Chisso Corporation, a leading Japanese chemicals
corporation, is opening its new European representative office in the
Adlershof technology and science park on September 1st. The park sits in
southeastern Berlin, and is quickly becoming a popular location for high tech
companies expanding in Europe. Chisso is the first Japanese investor to open
in Adlershof.

The company chose Adlershof after an exhaustive search that
considered sites in the Netherlands, France, and Belgium.

Chisso will be focusing its work at its Adlershof center on
new materials in the information and electronics industries and on
high-precision technologies. The proximity to the more than 400 companies
within the technology park was a deciding factor in Chisso's choosing
Adlershof.

Invest in Germany (under its former name, Industrial
Investment Council) served as one of the advisors that guided Chisso on its
site-selection process and helped it reach its final decision for Adlershof.
Other key players were Wista Management, the management agency for the
Adlershof Science and Technology Park, and Berlin Partner, the investment
promotion agency for the city of Berlin.

Nikolai Dobrott, Director at Invest in Germany, and advisor to
Chisso on its site selection process, sees the presence of Chisso as
strengthening the reputation of Adlershof and the Berlin area as an
investment location, "Chisso's investment is significant for two reasons:
First, it is a world leader in chemical products manufacturing and its
decision to invest in Adlershof adds further credibility to the site. Second,
it is the first Japanese company to invest in Adlershof. Japan is a country
with a proud tradition of chemical production and the presence of a Japanese
investor proves that Adlershof is a leading investment location."

Invest in Germany is the inward investment promotion agency of
the Federal Republic of Germany. Its mandate is to promote Germany as an
attractive business location. Invest in Germany provides investors with
comprehensive support from site selection to the implementation of investment
decisions.

Media Contact:

    Eva Henkel
    Invest in Germany
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    Email: henkel@invest-in-germany.com
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