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Cafodd Ysgrifennydd yr Economi ei dywys o gwmpas ffatri Sony ym Mhen\-coed a siarad â staff a’r tîm rheoli yno am bwysigrwydd y cwmni i economi Cymru.  


Mae Sony wedi bod yn y De ers 1973 ac wedi elwa ar amrywiaeth o gymorth gan Lywodraeth Cymru.  Y mae ar hyn o bryd yn cyflogi rhyw 400 o bobl yng Nghymru. 

  


Mae ymweliad Ysgrifennydd yr Economi â Phen\-coed yn dilyn ei drip diweddar i Japan lle ymwelodd â phrif swyddfa Sony yn Tokyo. 

  


Meddai Ken Skates: 


> “Mae gêm dydd Sadwrn yn gyfle delfrydol inni ddathlu’r cysylltiadau cryf rhwng Cymru a Japan.
> 
> “Y llynedd, gwerth allforion Cymru i Japan oedd £290 miliwn ac maen nhw’n cynyddu flwyddyn ar ôl blwyddyn.  Hefyd, mae gan Japan ymrwymiad tymor hir i Gymru gyda’r cysylltiadau rhwng y ddwy wlad yn dyddio’n ôl i’r 1970au. 
> 
> “Sony oedd un o’r cwmnïau cyntaf o Japan i ddod i Gymru ac mae wedi bod yn gyfrannwr pwysig at yr economi leol ac economi Cymru ers 1973\.  Felly, roeddwn yn falch o’r cyfle i ymweld â safle Pen\-coed, siarad â’r tîm rheoli am eu cynlluniau ar gyfer y busnes ac i ddatgan eto bod cefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru i’r cwmni’n parhau.
> 
> “Fis diwethaf, cefais y pleser o gael ymweld â Japan gyda thaith fasnach o Gymru.  Dyna oedd ymweliad positif a’r arwyddion cyntaf yw bod y cwmnïau o ddaeth gyda’r daith fasnach yn hyderus y bydd yn arwain at fwy o fusnes iddyn nhw.  Rwy’n disgwyl ymlaen at weld mwy o gysylltiadau masnach â Japan a’r berthynas wych rhyngom yn parhau, ar y cae ac oddi arno.”

 

Fel rhan o’i gwaith i feithrin cysylltiadau â Japan, mae Llywodraeth Cymru’n trefnu ymweliad hefyd gan y Llysgennad Etholedig â Japan, Mr Paul Madden

Bydd Paul Madden yn ymweld â’r cwmni Japaneaidd Formatt Hitech, cwmni ffilteri ‘optical’ yn Aberdâr sydd wedi bod yn cynhyrchu ffilteri ar gyfer y farchnad ffotograffiaeth, sinema a theledu am fwy na chwarter canrif. 

Mae’r cwmni wedi elwa ar amrywiaeth o wahanol fathau o gymorth.  Mae hynny wedi rhoi’r modd iddo ehangu a chynyddu’i allforion.  Bellach mae ganddo 40 o weithwyr yng Nghymru a gwerthiant blynyddol o £2\.5m.







Translation:


 
The Economy Secretary toured the factory and chatted  to staff  and  management team at  Sony in Pencoed about the company’s importance to the Welsh economy. 

Sony has had a presence in South Wales since 1973 and has benefitted from a variety of Welsh Government support.  It currently employs around 400 people in Wales. 

The Economy Secretary’s visit to Pencoed follows his recent trip  to Japan where he visited the Sony Headquarters in Tokyo. 

Ken Skates said: 


> “Saturday’s fixture provides an ideal opportunity for us to celebrate the great links that Wales has with Japan. 
> 
> “Welsh exports to Japan stood at over £290m last year and are increasing year on year and Japan also  has a long standing commitment to Wales with links dating back to the 1970s.
> 
> “Sony was one  of the first Japanese companies to come to Wales, and has been a major contributor to the local and wider Welsh economy  since 1973 so I was delighted to tour the Pencoed site,  speak to the management team about their future business plans and reiterate the Welsh Government’s continued  support for  the company. 
> 
> “Last month I had the pleasure of visiting Japan, along with a trade mission from Wales. It was an extremely  positive visit and early indications are that the  companies who attended are optimistic it will result in increased business for them. I look forward to increased trade links with Japan and a continuation of our great relationship on and off the pitch.”

As part of its work to further build links with Japan, the Welsh Government is also hosting a visit from  the Ambassador Elect to Japan, Mr Paul Madden. 

Paul Madden will visit Japanese company Formatt Hitech, an optical filter company in Aberdare  that has been manufacturing filters for the photography, cinema and TV for over a quarter of a century. 

The  company has benefitted from a variety of Welsh Government support that has allowed it to expand and increase its exports and now has 40 employees in Wales and annual sales of £2\.5m.