“The important thing is to look at the long term,” says Norihiko Saitou, senior vice-president. “Companies which face pressure to produce strong results on a quarterly basis or where the top management changes every few years cannot do what Toray did.”

“重要的是要有长远的眼光，”东丽高级副总裁齐藤典彦(Norihiko Saitou)表示，“那些面临创造强劲季度业绩压力、或者每几年就更换高级管理层的企业，无法做到东丽所成就的。”

Equally important was Toray’s decision to work directly with Boeing, bypassing the heavy machinery makers that would normally buy its materials, process them into parts and supply Boeing with those parts.

同样重要的是，东丽决定绕过重型机械制造商，直接与波音合作，这些机械制造商通常会购买东丽的材料，将其加工成零配件并供应给波音。

Toray has also struck a pioneering relationship with Uniqlo, the fashion brand, which the companies describe as “a virtual integration”.

东丽还与服装品牌优衣库(Uniqlo)建立了开创性关系，两家公司称这一关系是一种“实质上的整合”。

The collaboration has resulted in innovative new textiles, such as Heattech, which uses technical fibres that generate and retain warmth by absorbing body moisture, and Sarafine, which absorbs moisture to keep users dry in the summer heat.

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