Nihon Superior Receives SN100C 10-Year Anniversary Plaque at NEPCON China 2009

OSAKA, JAPAN � May 2009 � Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., an advanced soldering and brazing supplier to the global market, announces that Nihon Superior was awarded a plaque in honor of the company's 10th anniversary of its SN100C lead-free solder alloy. The award was presented by Reed China during the recent NEPCON China exhibition and conference that took place in Shanghai, China.

President Tetsuro Nishimura stated, �It is indeed an honor to be recognized by Reed China for the success of SN100C. However, I must thank all of the users and our global partners that have had confidence in Nihon Superior and in SN100C as a high-reliability lead-free solder. Our goal is to understand the customer's problems and deliver high-quality products to resolve them. We have worked hard over the last 10 years proving the benefits of SN100C to achieve this goal and are pleased to celebrate the success of SN100C.�

In 1999, Tetsuro Nishimura, President of Nihon Superior Co. Ltd., invented a revolutionary tin-copper-nickel-germanium alloy � SN100C. Ten years later, the material has grown and succeeded throughout the world to become one of the global industry's most popular lead-free wave soldering alloys. Although developed initially to address the need for an economical wave solder, it has since been found that its properties also make SN100C an ideal choice for reflow and hand soldering as well as spheres for the attachment of area-array packages.

Nihon Superior was founded in 1966 when it began marketing unique flux products imported from the US. Since then, the company has made its mark by developing its own soldering materials and supplying them to the electronics industry. On the basis of its expertise in these technologies, Nihon Superior has developed a global business, establishing manufacturing and sales centers in Asia and forming business partnerships with companies in Europe, America and Asia.

About Nihon Superior Co. Ltd.

Nihon Superior was founded in 1966 when it began marketing unique flux products imported from the US. The company made its mark on society by gathering the most advanced soldering and brazing technologies and products from around the world, and supplying them to companies in the metal-joining industry. A turning point for the company came when it started developing its own soldering materials and with the success of its unique SN100C lead-free solder alloy Nihon Superior has become a major player in the global market. To support the growing demand for its products Nihon Superior has established manufacturing and sales centers in Japan, China and other Asian countries and formed business partnerships with companies in other markets.