The facility will have a 9-megawatt output capacity, which is enough to meet the power needs of 3,500 ordinary households.

Total project costs are estimated at 8.5 billion yen ($81.8 million), of which 7 billion yen will be funded through project financing from Mizuho Corporate Bank, the report said.

($1 = 103.94 yen)

yasuhiko.seki@thomsonreuters.com

MMMM

In January, Sumitomo acquired a 20 percent stake in Oresteel and has since raised it to 29 percent.

By raising it again, to 49 percent this month, its effective interest in Assmang will rise from 8 percent to 13 percent, the report said.

The trading house's total investment in Oresteel will total 45 billion yen, one of the largest outlays in South Africa by a Japanese firm.

Assmang has several mines, with annual output of 6 million tons of iron ore, 3 million tons of manganese and 1 million tons of chrome.

($1 = 107.79 yen)

yasuhiko.seki@thomsonreuters.com

MMMM

Sumitomo Corporation is a diversified trading company, active in the consumer goods, information and communications, transportation, oil refining and sales, logistics, heavy industry and finance segments. The company is also engaged in the manufacture of carbon, silicon and titanium-related industrial products. Sumitomo primarily operates in Japan, North America and Europe. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and employs 51,700 people. The company recorded revenues of JPY2581.4 billion (approximately $22.1 billion) during the fiscal year ended March 2006, an increase of 26% over 2005. The operating profit of the company was JPY159.9 billion (approximately $1.4 billion) during fiscal year 2006, compared to JPY76.7 billion (approximately $0.7 billion) in fiscal 2005. The net profit was JPY160.2 billion (approximately $1.4 billion) in fiscal year 2006, an increase of 88.4% over 2005.

Scope of the Report

- Provides all the crucial company information required for business and competitor intelligence needs

- Contains a study of the major internal and external factors affecting the company in the form of a SWOT analysis as well as a breakdown and examination of leading product revenue streams

- Data is supplemented with details on the company's history, key executives, business description, locations and subsidiaries as well as a list of products and services and the latest available company statement.

Reasons to Purchase

- Support sales activities by understanding your customers' businesses better

- Qualify prospective partners and suppliers

- Keep fully up to date on your competitors' business structure, strategy and prospects

- Obtain the most up to date company information available

This product typically includes the following sections:

Key Facts

Company Overview

Business Description

Company History

Key Employees

Key Employee Biographies

Company View

SWOT analysis

Products & Services Listing

Products & Services Analysis

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c92562

Source: Datamonitor

SOURCE: Research and Markets Ltd.

Research and Markets
Laura Wood, Senior Manager
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353-1-4100-980

For more information please contact SVP Business development Trond K. Johannessen (+47 91 59 66 88) or CFO Espen Gundersen (+47 97 68 73 01)

Asker, 24 June 2008

TOMRA Systems ASA

SOURCE: Tomra Systems