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ATA's Exports Account For
50% of the Output Mainly for China
Thomas. L. Walpole, Executive Vice President of ATA, said
the exports of the firm's business account for 50% of the production which is
mainly for China, first of all, secondly for East Asia, thirdly for US, fourth
Australia, and fifth Japan: He was interviewed by Sangyo Press.
He said that Japan is an important market for the firm. The firm is going to sell
the can materials for drink and the general materials for industries to Japan,
and it will settle the liaison office in Tokyo and send the salesperson there
for the Japanese market to build up the conditions of the sales.
He acknowledges that China is the most growing market in aluminum for the long
term. China is the biggest aluminum market in Asia and very important target for
the firm.
He said that the firm aims at becoming the No. 1 rolled maker in Asia. The firm
integrated its two plants into one, and it is going to get the power from the
new plant. He thinks that what is important in business is quality and service,
and the firm must establish cooperative relations with the consumer. It needs
to respond to the consumers' needs such as spec, thickness, figure, and so on.
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