Abstract: In the manufacturing status indicating system according to the present invention, an order receiving control system, a manufacture control system, and a process control system are built up by a host system (10), a network (20), and information terminals (30), and data relating to photomasks inputted by these systems are sent to the host system (10). The host system (10) coordinates and summarizes these data and turns the data to database for each purchaser and for each order number and registers the data in DB (12). Based on DB (12), a server (11) prepares a home page to be offered to a browser device (5) on the purchaser side. When access is made from the browser device (5) on the purchaser side using an authorization key, the home page is offered. When this manufacturing status indicating system is applied to the manufacture of photomasks, various types of information relating to the manufacture of photomasks are offered to the purchasers at all times and at real time.

Abstract: A water-dispersible complex comprising from 50 to 98% fine cellulose particles and from 2 to 50% water-soluble gum and/or hydrophilic material, as solid component ratio by weight. An aqueous dispersion of this complex includes particles having a particle size of at least 10 .mu.m, in a particle size distribution of not more than 40%. The aspect ratio in terms of the particles having a particle size of at least 10 .mu.m is not higher than 3.0 when the ratio of the particles having a particle size of at least 10 .mu.m in the particle size distribution is from 5 to 40%, and has the colloid fraction of at least 65%.