ABOUT GOSEN

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ABOUT GOSEN

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COMPANY NAMEGOSEN CO., LTD.

HEAD OFFICE

3-3-10, KAWARAMACHI, CHUO-KU, OSAKA 541-0048, JAPAN TEL.81-6-7175-7115

FOUNDEDJan., 1951

CAPITAL STOCK

100 million yen

EMPLOYEE

216 persons (as of Apr. 2021)

MAIN BUSINESS● Manufacture & sales of sporting goods● Manufacture & Sales of fishing tackle● Manufacture & Sales of sewing thread for apparels and industrials.

SUBSIDIARIESSHANGHAI GOSEN SEICHU CO., LTD. TEL.86-21-58680727
GOSEN (THAILAND) CO., LTD. TEL.66-2-714-3547-9
HOKUREN CO., LTD. TEL.81-76-275-6671

BRANCH OFFICES & FACTORYTOKYO BRANCH
1-2-1, Kuramae, Taito-ku,
Tokyo,
Japan 111-0051
TEL.81-3-6386-1060

TENJIN FACTORY
220, Tenjin, Kato-city,Hyogo,
Japan 673-1311
TEL.81-795-47-1225

A member of NIKKE group.

TOJO DISTRIBUTION CENTER
1777-24, Aza-Kitayama,
Eifuku, Kato-city, Hyogo,
Japan 673-1313
TEL.81-795-47-1701

R&D CENTER
306, Hashikadani,
Kato-city, Hyogo,
Japan 673-1312
TEL.81-795-47-1228

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Page 2INFINITE POTENTIALGOSEN's products loved in every fields.
Various fields in the world need strings, where GOSEN's products are active. The fields' demand of our strings have been expanded on Tennis and Badminton
strings which have high rate of the market share in the world and on many other strings such as for fishing, vehicles, electric appliances, construction, dressing,interior, agriculture, etc. Thus the wide range of the market needs GOSEN's strings.

Business fields■SYNTHETIC STRINGFISHINGTENNIS STRINGFISHING LINEBADMINTON STRINGRACKETSPORTSRACKETSEWING THREAD FOR APPARELSBADMINTON RACKETSPORTING WEARSTRINGING MACHINE & STRINGING TOOLSACCESSORIESINDUSTRIALMATERIALINDUSTRIAL THREAD FOR CAR SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG
THREAD FOR CONSTRUCTION
BINDING THREAD FOR MOTOR COIL
(AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL)GRIP

SURGICAL THREAD

SHUTTLECOCKORNAMENT STRING AND TAPERACKET BAGARTIFICIAL HAIRTOTAL TECHNOLOGYPage 3UNIQUE MANUFACTURER WITH THE PRODUCTION IN TOTAL TECHNOLOGY.
GOSEN ORIGINAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCING ALL KIND OF STRINGS.
We arrange the whole process internally from processing raw material to the final products including extruding, spinning, dyeing and coating.
As the specialist of strings, we are proud of the "Total Technology" that is a unique system in the world.
Our know-how in each process makes it possible to provide to our clients and furthermore unique value-added products are produced in such superiortechnology.

ISO 14001 AND 9001 CERTIFICATION ACQUIREDISO 14001 certification, the international standard for environment management, and ISO 9001 certification, the international standard for quality assurance,
acquired. We utilize our environmental quality management system to always satisfy customer requirements.
〈 OFFICES WITH ISO CERTIFICATION 〉
Tenjin Factory, Tojo Distribution Center, Physical Distribution Processing Team (shuttle cock processing) and R&D Center

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Manufacturingof Original Yarn

Yarn Twisting
Processing

ChemicalProcessing

Tapered ﬁber making technology

Wire winding processing technology

Curling prevention technology

PE processing technology

Flat yarn winding technology

Surface oil application processing

Stainless wire processing technology

Unevenness processing technology

Special resin coating technology

Braiding technology

Microﬁlament integration technology

High hardness nylon resin
coating technology

Blending technology
Alamid ﬁber processing technology
Monoﬁlament composite technology
Hollow forming technology

Technology for oil injection
to hollow ﬁber
Lead powder mixed jelly
injection technology

HISTORY

Page 5January
1951

GOSEN CO., LTD. was established for the manufactureand sale of synthetic fishing line, long line and net yarn.

1993

The “Small World Top Company Award” was granted by
Nikkei Inc.

April
1951

As a pioneer in synthetic thread in Japan, GOSEN began
the production and sale of nylon thread.

1999

Sales of the world’ s first biodegradable catgut began.

April
1954

The Tenjin Factory was established in Kato-gun (thecurrent Kato City), Hyogo, where the production of fishingline and catgut started.

March
2003

The Production Headquarters acquired ISO 9001 certification,
the international standard for quality assurance.

January
1963

The Tokyo Office was established in Asakusa-mukoyanagihara, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

2003

Shanghai Gosen Co., Ltd. Was established in Shanghai, China
for the manufacture of vehicle-related materials.

April
1973

The company name was changed to GOSEN CO., LTD.

March
2005

The Production Headquarters acquired ISO 4001 certification,
the international standard for environmental management.

November
1975

The Fukuoka Office was established in 1-4-8, Yakuin,
Chuo-ku, Fukuoka.

August2006

Affiliated with the Japan Wool Textile Group.

April
1986

The R&D Center was established in the area adjacent tothe Tenjin Factory.

July
2012

GOSEN (Thailand) CO., LTD., a company for the sale ofvehicle-related materials, was established in Bangkok, Thailand.

April
1989

Hokuren Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of KANEMATSU
CORPORATION, was acquired.

December
2019

Head office was relocated to Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan.