■ About U.S. Cosmetics ■ Since 1984, U.S. Cosmetics Corporation (Dayville, CT) offers surface treated pigments and fillers for the cosmetic manufacturers in USA. As a part of Miyoshi Kasei Group, U.S. Cosmetics Corp. produces high-quality surface treated pigments and fillers sourced within USA. Also, U.S. Cosmetics Corp. distributes the products from Japan including the surface treated powders from Miyoshi Kasei, Inc. U.S. Cosmetics Corp. also opened the sales office in California in 1999 to service fast-growing west-coast cosmetic market. U.S. Cosmetics Corp. offers the following products: Surface treated powders Globally approved surface treated inorganic colorants High-quality functional powders from Japan Sunscreen dispersions/surface treated inorganic sunscreens Jet-milled talc Botanic extracts from Ichimaru Pharcos Other unique products from Japan For further information, please contact: U.S. Cosmetics Corp. 1-800-752-0490 1-860-779-3990 http://www.us-cosm.com/ April 21, 2004 Miyoshi Kasei, Inc.