TOPY Industries, Limited

PROFILE Topy Industries keeps rolling along as Japan's largest maker of steel and aluminum wheels. The company's wheels account for more than 40% of total sales. Customers have include automotive giants GM, Ford, and Nissan. Topy also uses its electric furnaces to make steel strip and machinery parts. Other operations include construction of bridges and other structural steel works. The company has production facilities in Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, the UK, and the US. Topy was among other foreign steel makers accused of dumping steal in the US in 1999.  COMPETITION Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc. (HAZ) Kawasaki Steel Corporation (KSKSY) Titan International, Inc. (TWI)		FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Fiscal Year-End: March 2000 Sales (mil.): 1,898.50 1-Yr. Sales Growth: 8.4% Employees: 2,473 Revenue per employee: $767,691.06  KEY PEOPLE • Osami Sugiyama     CEO • Takao Murata     CFO  CONTACT INFO 5-9, Yonban-cho, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8448, Japan Phone: 81-3-3265-0111 Fax: 81-3-3262-0400 Online: Web Site

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