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19981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020(Fiscal years ended / ending March 31)(Forecast)5LINTEC INTEGRATED REPORT 2019LINTEC KOREA, INC.Automated product warehouse at the Tatsuno PlantStarting with the establishment of an electronic compo-nents-related production subsidiary in Malaysia in 2000, from 2002 to 2004 we established production subsidiaries in South Korea and Taiwan in the semiconductor-related, LCD-related, and other fields. In addition, we established semiconductor-related product sales subsidiaries in Asia, Europe, and other markets, and as a result the electron-ics-related business became a major driver of the Group’s growth. Furthermore, we took steps to accelerate our global business development, such as establishing a label-related products production subsidiary in China in 2002.Global Recession Net Sales¥250.9 billionEffects of the Great East Japan Earthquake and European Debt CrisisIn 2010, we completed the rebuilding of the Tatsuno Plant (Hyogo Prefecture), which is our main plant for adhesive papers and films for labels. Furthermore, in 2015, we established the Advanced Technology Building at the Research Center (Saitama Prefecture). In these ways, we took steps to strengthen our production and R&D system in Japan. Subsequently, in 2016, we acquired three compa-nies in Europe and the U.S., including a U.S. manufacturer of adhesive materials with sales of more than ¥35.0 billion. In this way, we entered a new growth stage.11.3 %Overseas Sales Ratio2000s2010s2.4 timesNet sales:(Compared with the fiscal year ended March 31, 1991)47.8 %Overseas Sales RatioFinancial InformationESGStrategyOverview