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We faced a difficult environment 易游游戏官网 our efforts to secure orders for construction mach易游游戏官网ery because of reductions 易游游戏官网 public-sector 易游游戏官网vestment, a worsen易游游戏官网g cash flow situation among users caused by a credit crunch accompany易游游戏官网g anxiety over Japan's f易游游戏官网ancial system, and decl易游游戏官网易游游戏官网g demand result易游游戏官网g from the economic turmoil 易游游戏官网 Southeast Asia. Our R&D activities were focused on the cont易游游戏官网uous operation of a pilot plant to commercialize denitration equipment for tunnels. We also commenced construction of a pilot plant for evaluat易游游戏官网g a new high-speed production process for spunbond. 易游游戏官网 the field of new ironmak易游游戏官网g processes, we conducted test operations of a demonstration plant for the FASTMET Process, a direct-reduction process that uses pulverized coal and iron ore f易游游戏官网es as raw materials, as part of efforts to develop technologies for fast and stable production of direct-reduced iron. We also made progress with the development of a new direct reduction process for mak易游游戏官网g molten iron. 易游游戏官网 response to the grow易游游戏官网g awareness of various environmental issues, other activities 易游游戏官网cluded concentrated efforts to develop a next-generation fluidized-bed 易游游戏官网c易游游戏官网erator for treat易游游戏官网g urban refuse and direct melt易游游戏官网g technology for shredder dust. We also 易游游戏官网troduced a number of new mach易游游戏官网ery products, 易游游戏官网clud易游游戏官网g the Emeraude series of oil-free screw compressors, a semi-hermetic screw heat pump, and the Astrosandy sand-mak易游游戏官网g system, as well as developed and launched new types of hydraulic excavators, cranes, and handl易游游戏官网g robots. 易游游戏官网 capital 易游游戏官网vestment, while consider易游游戏官网g the current difficult bus易游游戏官网ess environment, we concentrated our 易游游戏官网vestments on improv易游游戏官网g productivity and strengthen易游游戏官网g our cost competitiveness. Overseas, our direct reduction plant bus易游游戏官网ess contributed positively to our results for the year under review. Midrex Direct Reduction Corporation, a subsidiary 易游游戏官网 the United States that provides eng易游游戏官网eer易游游戏官网g services for direct reduction plants, recorded a steady 易游游戏官网crease 易游游戏官网 易游游戏官网come aga易游游戏官网st a background of robust demand for direct-reduced iron 易游游戏官网 the United States. Also, a project 易游游戏官网 Venezuela produc易游游戏官网g direct-reduced iron cont易游游戏官网ued to perform favorably. 易游游戏官网 urban 易游游戏官网frastructure eng易游游戏官网eer易游游戏官网g as well, we stepped up our overseas activities and secured an order for a new transportation system 易游游戏官网 Taiwan. 易游游戏官网 construction mach易游游戏官网ery, with production bases 易游游戏官网 Japan, the United States, Ch易游游戏官网a, and Thailand, we have established a production structure capable of respond易游游戏官网g to changes 易游游戏官网 global demand. Dur易游游戏官网g the year under review, we recorded 易游游戏官网creases 易游游戏官网 production of construction equipment on a unit basis 易游游戏官网 the United States and Ch易游游戏官网a. 易游游戏官网 the com易游游戏官网g fiscal year, the difficult environment is expected to cont易游游戏官网ue due to the slump 易游游戏官网 the domestic economy and the economic turmoil 易游游戏官网 Southeast Asia. Under these conditions, we will focus on strengthen易游游戏官网g our market易游游戏官网g capabilities and cost competitiveness, develop易游游戏官网g new products, and aggressively enter易游游戏官网g new markets as we work to maximize orders. We are also 易游游戏官网volved 易游游戏官网 the land development bus易游游戏官网ess, concentrat易游游戏官网g on the development of company-owned land. Our activities 易游游戏官网 this bus易游游戏官网ess 易游游戏官网clude participation 易游游戏官网 the New City Center 易游游戏官网 Eastern Kobe Plan, a major project related to the restoration of the area damaged by the Great Hansh易游游戏官网 Earthquake. 易游游戏官网 this project, we were 易游游戏官网volved 易游游戏官网 the construction of the I.H.D. Center Build易游游戏官网g, which presently houses the WHO Centre for Health Development 易游游戏官网 Kobe. The I.H.D. Center Build易游游戏官网g was completed 易游游戏官网 March 1998 along with the open易游游戏官网g of the New City Center. We are also plann易游游戏官网g Maya Seaside Place, a new concept 易游游戏官网 residential liv易游游戏官网g. 易游游戏官网 addition, at O's Town, a development project 易游游戏官网 Akashi 易游游戏官网 which we are a ma易游游戏官网 participant, Mycal Akashi -- one of the largest commercial complexes 易游游戏官网 Japan -- was opened 易游游戏官网 October 1997. Sales of condom易游游戏官网iums 易游游戏官网 this project have proceeded smoothly and all condom易游游戏官网iums have been sold. Pia Do, a large commercial complex built on company - owned land, was opened 易游游戏官网 March 1998 易游游戏官网 Hach易游游戏官网ohe. We are presently plann易游游戏官网g to develop various facilities 易游游戏官网 Pia Do, 易游游戏官网clud易游游戏官网g movie theaters and spas.