ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

NITTA'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Nitta Gelatin strives to conduct environmentally safe manufacturing practices to protect the earth from pollution.
In order to promote our environmental policy, we have established the following guidelines for each of our facilities.

1. Periodically review our business activities in order to ensure our enviromental policies are working properly.
2. Countinualy improve the way we use natural resources and energy as well as look for new ways to reduce waste disposal.
3. Ensure a safe healthy environment in respect of the local community
4. Strict adherance to all environmental laws and policies.
5. Conduct in-house educational training to enhance employees environmental awareness and welcome feedback to further improve our policies.
6. All policies are available for review by our customers and business partners.

October 1, 2004
Noriichi Ito
Manager of Osaka Plant
Nitta Gelatin Inc.