Filtration Business and Other New technologies from Fleetguard and Holset offer unique market opportunities for products that contribute to a cleaner environment. The Filtration Business and Other ended a challenging year with solid growth and profitability. Sales rose by nine percent while EBIT* remained strong, approaching nearly 11 percent for the year. Growth in international markets had a positive impact on overall sales, supported by new plants in Brazil and Mexico as well as the completion of a Nelson exhaust system joint venture in India. These results were achieved despite the adverse effects of a strong U.S. currency. Our three subsidiariesGLYPH<209>Kuss, Universal Silencer and Separation TechnologiesGLYPH<209>operate in related markets such as automotive fuel  filtration, noise control and air filtration for power generation equipment and industrial hydraulic filtration. Together, they grew sales and earnings in excess of 25 percent.  In North America, the Fleetguard filtration business continued to see growth even as the heavy-duty truck market turned down in the second half of 2000. The Nelson exhaust business, which is more sensitive to OEM market cycles, was directly affected by the truck market slowdown and softness in some other key markets caused by a slowing economy. 8 2000 1999 1998 Sales  0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 $1400 Million