OKI Expands its Consolidated Environmental ISO Certification Program

- The company enhances compatibility with global environmental
standards by adding production sites in China -
TOKYO--(Business Wire)--
Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:6703) today announced it
has added two production sites in China to its consolidated ISO
certification program for environmental management. By consolidating
the program group-wide, OKI can now share information on chemical
substances, improve its business efficiency and unify its
environmental management. In addition to the two sites in China, added
in Feb. 2008, OKI also added two other affiliated companies in Japan
to the certification program. During the last fiscal year (ended March
2008), OKI added 10 sites, to make a total of 45 sites (covering over
22,000 employees) throughout the OKI Group.

"As production activities are shifting to China, we are please to
add the two production sites in China to the consolidated ISO
certification program for environmental management. Global management
of chemical substances via networks will allow OKI to be compliant
with various environmental regulations," said Masataka Sase, Senior
Vice President of Oki Electric Industry and General Manager of OKI's
Global Environment Division. "The OKI Group will work on adding other
production sites in China to the certification program as well as
implementing consistent environmental measures and high-quality
environmental management by achieving company-wide network-type
environmentally-conscious management."

Following are the affiliated companies that recently attained
"certified" status:

-- Oki Communication Systems Co., Ltd. (Japan)

-- Oki Logistics Co., Ltd. and 7 branch offices (Japan)

-- Oki Micro Engineering (HK) Co., Ltd. (China)

-- Oki Electric Technology (Kunshan) Co. Ltd. (China)

Concerns on environmental conservation and eco-friendly products
have increased, which has led to stricter restrictions on chemical
substances in products. While OKI Group companies in Japan and
overseas had been carefully managing chemical substances in products
and obtaining ISO certifications individually at each company, OKI now
promotes a consolidated environmental ISO program, and has already
consolidated three production sites in Thailand in its environmental
management system.

By adding the two productions sites in China, OKI can now gather
information on chemical substances or confirm the conformance of
environmental standards in each country and across all the different
business processes from design, development, procurement and
production through to shipment. Going forward, OKI will continue to
work on reducing the use of hazardous chemical substances, reducing
CO2 emissions to prevent global warming, and efficiently using limited
resources by reducing, reusing and recycling wastes.

About Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.

Founded in 1881, Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd. is Japan's first
telecommunications manufacturer, with its headquarters in Tokyo,
Japan. OKI provides top-quality products, technologies and solutions
to its customers through its info-telecom system business,
semiconductor business and printer business. All three businesses
function as a collective force to create exciting new products and
technologies that satisfy a spectrum of customer needs in various
markets. Visit OKI's global web site at www.oki.com/.

Notes:

-- Names of companies and products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of the respective companies and organizations.

Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
For Europe and Americas:
Naomi Takeuchi, +1-408-737-6279
Public Relations Division
press@oki.com
or
For Asia and Other Areas:
Akiko Horiguchi, +81-3-3580-8950
Public Relations Division
press@oki.com

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