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The niche purveyors of Japanese monozukuri
Japan has faced stiffer regional
competition from the likes of China
and Korea in recent decades, asthese countries have grown stronger in mass production. But behindthe scenes, Japanese SMEs still
dominate niche B2B industries,
leveraging Japan’s monozukuri
craftsmanship philosophy, which
entails the development of superior-quality products deﬁned byunmatchable performance andtechnology; as well as an acuteunderstanding of customer needs.
“The reality now is that Japanesecompanies can’t replace or surpassthe mass production volume andprice competitiveness created bythese Asian companies. But theJapanese are outstanding in listening to clients’ particular demands,”
says Satoru Toyooka, President
and CEO of Nippon Fusso, which
specializes in ﬂuoropolymer coatings for a range of industries. “At
Nippon Fusso, our know-how andtechnology that have been built
from our long history allow us
to provide tailored solutions toclients. This sets us apart fromother countries. Globally, we have alimit on taking high volume orders
and competing with countries thathave high production capabilities,
but we can achieve an advantage
by focusing on niche ﬁelds.”
Japan was once the world’s top
producer of stainless steel, with Nippon Yakin Kogyo (NYK) being one of
the most well-known stainless-steel
producers in Japan. Now China is
producing more than half the world’s
supply and so NYK has shifted its
focus to specialized stainless steels
and high-functional new materials.
“Japan still has a strong lead interms of technology and quality, andthis is where Japanese monozukuri
will help us have international success,” says NYK president, Hisashi
Kubota. “NYK is now the sixth largest producer in the world of nickel
alloys, and in 2019, we were ranked
second in the ﬁeld of ﬂat products
such as plates and coils. While we are
currently an SME for stainless steel,
we are one of the leaders for highnickel alloys, for which it is expected
there will be increasing demand as
we pursue a carbon-neutral society.”

The move towards a carbon
neutral society is also shaping thepriorities of Kawasaki Thermal Engineering (KTE), which develops
highly efﬁcient and environmentallyfriendly hydrogen-fueled boilers. “Byvirtue of their long experience incraftsmanship, Japanese ﬁrms can
produce products of superior quality and functionality,” explains KTE
president, Susumu Shinohara. “Forexample, we are currently developing
boilers that are more compact, withhigher efﬁciency rates and lower
energy consumption. This commitment to functionality and continuous
improvement is the reason why ourcustomers highly regard us.”Indeed Japanese companies ability to stay ahead of the competition can also be attributed to their
willingness and ability to acutely
respond to client needs, as explainedby Toshikazu Tanaka, President of
Nippon Fruehauf, a leader in truck
body and container technology thataims to revolutionize cold chain logistics across Asia. “Japan is consistent when it comes to productdevelopment, with the strengthof Japanese companies being theability to create added value for customers,” he adds. “We not only listen
to customers’ demands, but we also
propose potential added value tothe products for the customers,
allowing us to remain competitive.”
A conversation with the president of any Japanese SME manufacturer always turns to monozukuri, with Kazuhiko Ueno, Presidentof Ibara Seiki, giving his insightful
take, comparing it to the age-old
tradition of origami. “Monozukuri,
or the art of making things, issymbolized by origami. Japanesechildren are raised to have a keeninterest in making small, beautiful
things, such as origami and plastic
toys,” he says. “This dedication towork from an early age symbolizes
Japanese manufacturing, and thelove of making things at a high levelis a core element of our manufacturing. Education and training are alsoessential elements of monozukuri.
In Japan, as employees grow withincompanies, they systematically consider improvements that contributeto the country’s competitiveness.”

A highly efficient heat energy source today
for the carbon-free future of tomorrow

For over 120 years, Kawasaki Thermal Engineering has been on the boil in providing
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through boilers,also took advanequipped with lowtage of Kawasaki
NOx hydrogen comHeavy Industries’
bustion dry burners.
knowledge inThis product washydrogen-related
developed based on KTE’s
fields. For theseexperience and technologies in the manufac- Hydrogen-ﬁred Multi latest boilers, KTE
turing of boilers that tube once-through boiler developed a newuse hydrogen byproducts, which type of burner fueled by hydrogen, which is a highly promising,environmentally friendly, nextgeneration energy source.
Hydrogen is a clean energy
source that emits no CO2 during combustion, but due to its
high burning temperature it
produces roughly three times
the NOx emissions of natural
Low-NOx hydrogen combustion
gas fuel. KTE’s new products
dry burneruse dry burners, which do not
require NOx-reduction measuresseen in standard-type burner
combustion chambers such as
steam-spraying systems andexhaust-gas recirculation.

Susumu Shinohara,
President, KTE

Features• NOx emissions are kept at 60 ppm or less (at 0% O2) based on
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Kawasaki Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tokyo Head Ofﬁce · Overseas Project Department
Tel: +81-3 -3645-8251 · E-mail: ospd@kte-corp.co.jp

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Nippon Yakin Kogyo is leveraging its near century of manufacturing experience to create high-performancestainless steels and nickel alloys in high demand by the green economy.

Main gate of Kawasaki Plant“We are evolvingfrom a stainless-steel
manufacturer witha prominent history
into a manufacturer of
specialized stainlesssteels alongsidehigh-functional new
materials to meet theneeds of today’s world.”
Hisashi Kubota,
President,
Nippon Yakin Kogyo Co., Ltd.
The strength of Nippon Yakin lies not
only in its stainless steels, but also in
its wide range of high nickel alloys,
which offer excellent corrosion andheat resistance. These products aresupported by manufacturing technologies developed over many years,
and delivered to customers aroundthe world by a global sales network.
Our commitment to the SDGs:
Electric furnaces are attracting
attention in the steel industry as wemove towards a decarbonized society. Our new electric arc furnace,
which is scheduled to start fullscale operation in January 2022,
is equipped with an Electric Arc
Furnace with Rotating Body System, which eliminates the unevenmelting of scrap for more efﬁcient
operation, and Electro Magnetic

Stirrers for uniform stirring in the
furnace to speed up the melting
process and ensure uniform temperature and composition, which
results in cost reduction by improving energy efﬁciency. A large
enclosure in the furnace body will
improve dust collection and soundprooﬁng, while automation of thework in front of the furnace will
improve the working environment.
Materials essential for a recycling-oriented society: Our stainless steels and high-performancematerials have a long service life
and are highly recyclable. Theirproperties, such as corrosion resistance, heat resistance and low
thermal expansion, are particularly
needed in the ﬁeld of renewableenergy and new energy sources
such as hydrogen.

environment). For this reason,
modiﬁed stainless steel Type 316L,
which has improved resistance tohydrogen embrittlement.
Offshore structures (Haneda Airport Runway D): Our highly corrosion-resistant austenitic stainlesssteels NAS 185N (UNS S31254)
and NAS 354N (UNS N08354)
are used in the piers of Runway D
at Haneda Airport. We have been
conducting seawater exposure
tests for decades, and the resultsof this research have been applied
to the development and adoptionof new materials.
Polka Plate (stainless steel platefor ﬂoor): Polka Plate is a ﬂooringstainless steel sheet with excellent
slip resistance, ease of cleaning anddesign features. It is used as a material for girders, stages, stairs andﬂoors in food and pharmaceuticalfactories where hygienic environments are required.

Marine exposure test site at
Kawasaki Plant

Piers at Haneda Airport Runway
New energy ﬁeld (hydrogen stations): Hydrogen stations for fuelcell vehicles are in a high-pressurehydrogen gas environment, which
poses a high risk of hydrogen embrittlement (a phenomenon inwhich materials become brittle
due to exposure to a hydrogen

R&D and manufacturing technology: Our technical strength lies inthe tradition of developing materials and researching technologies tomeet the increasingly diverse andsophisticated needs of customers.
As an example of our achievements,
we received the John Chipman
Award from the Iron and Steel Society in 2002 for our research into
the control of inclusions in stainlessand high-alloy steels. The award ispresented for outstanding academic
and industrial contributions to steel

technology, and we were the ﬁrst
special steel manufacturer in theworld to receive this award.
JV Business in China (NISCO
Nippon Yakin Kogyo Nanjing Co.
Ltd.): To meet the increasingly sophisticated needs of Chinese users,
we launched a joint venture with
Chinese steel company Nanjing Iron
& Steel in 2018 with the aim of developing a local production facility
and strengthening sales functions.
Nanjing Iron & Steel’s wide-width
hot-rolling mill is capable of rollinghigh-performance stainless steel
plates up to 5m widths.

Polka Plate (polka dot patternand example of staircase use)
Overseas network: Since the1960s, we have opened a seriesof representative ofﬁces overseas.
In the 2010s, the company began
to establish overseas subsidiaries,
and as of 2021, it has four salesofﬁces in the USA (Chicago), theUK (London), China (Shanghai)and Singapore. In recent years,
the company has also focused on
developing the growing markets
of India and Latin America. We
aim to expand our high-nickel alloy
business and to become a global
supplier trusted by our customers
for our industry-leading quality, delivery and responsiveness, in order
to become a sustainable company
for our 100th anniversary in 2025.
For more information, please visit our
website: https://www.nyk.co.jp/en/

UP TO THE CHALLENGE

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www.nyk.co.jp/enCold chain expertise key to growth as
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A leader in Japan in truck body and container technology, Nippon
Fruehauf’s sights are now also set on other Asian markets.

“Our future target is tomeet the demand for a
new source of energy
for vehicles.”Environmentally conscious in the
manufacture of its transportation
units, Nippon Fruehauf is committed
to meeting “the demand for a newsource of energy” for cargo vehicles,
says its president, Toshikazu Tanaka.
Indeed, the way goods are transported is expected to undergo agradual shift, he says: “From inland
trucks and aeroplanes to railway
and eco-friendly ships.”

Toshikazu Tanaka, President,
Nippon Fruehauf Co., Ltd.
Founded in 1963, Nippon Fruehauf
is a leading Japanese transportation technology firm that produces
truck bodies, trailers, and containers, with a growing presence acrossAsia. Over the past decade, it hasestablished joint ventures in China,
Thailand and the Philippines.

Wing TypeA specialist in temperature-controlled transportation, Nippon Fruehauf is branching out as it tackles theissue of preserving perishable goods

throughout the supply chain fromproducer to consumer. The company’s
focus must “not only be on courier
refrigeration but also on warehousestorage and customer refrigeration
systems”, Mr. Tanaka explains.
This approach is central to Nippon Fruehauf ’s expansion into
China and Southeast Asia, hesays: “In Japan, most manufacturers and customers have theirrefrigeration systems; we only
had to find refrigeration solutions for the couriers. China andSoutheast Asian countries don’t
yet have the same availability ofsuch kinds of refrigeration.”
One product that seeks to fillthis gap is the KANTAN small
warehouse, a refrigerated storage unit manufactured by the
Bangkok-based sister companyof Nippon Fruehauf, Nikkei Siam
Aluminium. KANTAN, meaning“simple” in Japanese, makes it pos-

KANTAN
sible to build and set up a cold
storage unit quite easily.
Meanwhile, at Fruehauf Mahajak, a Nippon Fruehauf subsidiaryin the Thai capital, a ‘Cold Chain
College’ has been created, withthe goal of increasing expertisein the handling of temperaturedependent goods in Asia. The company is working hard to study forthe next step of the Cold Chainwith customer and stakeholders
in Bangkok, who are welcomedat the college.
Fruehauf Mahajak Co., Ltd.:
67/16 Moo.5 Kokfad, Nongchok,
Bangkok 10530, Thailand

www.fruehauf.co.jp/en

Today’s Commitment, Tomorrow’s Technology: The philosophy of Miyazaki Seiko
By constantly building upon its core technology with new ideas, Miyazaki Seiko continues its challenge to be the very
best manufacturer in secondary processing of specialty steel bars and wires.
Japanese company Miyazaki Seikois a leader in the secondary processing of specialty steel, with four major product lines: cold drawn bars,
pipe in coil (cold drawn pipe), coldheading quality wire, and fine slugs.

Cold Drawn Bar & Pipe in Coil(Cold Drawn Pipe)
A firm that chiefly works with theautomotive industry – “almost 95%
of our products are used for car
parts”, notes President Motonobu
Miyazaki – Miyazaki Seiko embracescontinuous innovation and improvement. “Ever since the birth of thecompany, we’ve constantly been
integrating unique technologies inspired by new ideas with our coretechnologies,” Mr. Miyazaki says.
This philosophy means Miyazaki Seiko is ready for the “revolution” occurring in the automobile
industry, “with electric vehicles

being introduced and the switch
to lightweight materials”, Mr. Miyazaki says. In collaboration with
its steel suppliers, the company’s
research and development efforts
have enabled car parts made fromits products to be “downsized andlightened”, he explains.

expected” in both population and demand for automobiles, Mr. Miyazakisays, “and we can export to Northand South America”.
Miyazaki Seiko benefits from aculture of close cooperation with theother companies in Miyazaki Group,
he adds. For example, “Miyazaki Engineering has provided support for
the introduction of production equipment, including factory automation,and technological improvements.”

Cold Heading Quality Wire &Fine SlugA changing car industry offers
up “so many opportunities”, Mr.
Miyazaki says, but he also concedesthat electrification and weight reduction are expected to reducesteel demand. However, Miyazaki
Seiko is prepared: it is taking its
products into other industries andexpanding its client base in theautomotive market.
In 2014, Miyazaki Seiko established a plant in Mexico – a country
it chose because “future growth is

Mexico Plant(Miyazaki Seiko de Mexico)“Ever since the birthof the company,
we’ve constantly been
integrating unique
technologies inspired by
new ideas with our coretechnologies.”
Motonobu Miyazaki,
President,
Miyazaki Seiko Co., Ltd.

Miyazaki Seiko Co., Ltd
www.miyazaki-seiko.co.jp
Head Office: Nagoya-city, Japan
Plant Location (4 Sites): Nagoya/Jushiyama/chita/Lagos de Moreno, Mexico
Products: Cold Drawn Bar/Pipe in Coil (Cold Drawn Pipe)/Cold Heading Quality
Wire/Fine Slug

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Supplying 2bn high-precision metallic parts tothe automotive supply chain per year
With expertise gathered over more than 50 years, Tokai Riki supplies the wiper,
valve, and spring needs for everything from mini vehicles to luxury cars.

Plate springs made via the yield-maximizing machining method
Established in 1948 and 1959,
respectively, Tokai Spring Mfg. Co.,
Ltd. and its sister company Tokai
Riki Mfg. Co., Ltd, have played a vital role in the Japanese automobile
industry supply chain for decades-- with the former manufacturing
spring parts and the latter supplying wipers and control valves forJapan’s leading car makers.
In 2020, the two companies
came together to form Tokai Riki
Co., Ltd., combining their exper-

Stiffening collars inserted into plastic products

tise in order to enhance innovation, business development, andthe ability to address the latest
needs of the industry.
With environmental concerns
prompting the demand for increased fuel efﬁciency in traditional
combustion engine vehicles and theshift toward hybrid and electricvehicles, automobile manufacturers
require lighter and smaller parts.
Tokai Riki is facing the challenge head-on, leveraging its

proprietary technology, such asits fine wire weaving technology
and CAE analysis system, to develop wipers, flow control valves,and springs suitable for the
next generation of automobiles.
“Many of our major customers
in the automotive industry require us to make smaller parts
to fit their smaller designs,” sayspresident, Yasuyuki Nishi. “We
put in a lot of effort to meet ourcustomers’ needs.”“We continue tobe selected as atrustworthy partner
due to our solid
product development
technology, stableperformance, and highquality standards.”
Yasuyuki Nishi, President,
Tokai Riki Co., Ltd.

www.tokai-riki.co.jp

Kamiita Sosei: Forging a road to future success
Cold forging specialists Kamiita are geared up for the transition to electric vehicles (EVs) with competitively-priced
and high-quality automotive parts.
Through their expertise in cold
forged manufacturing technology, Kamiita Sosei ensures highquality while preventing material loss. Using their technology
and accumulated know-how, thecompany specializes in producing
various kinds of parts for speakers and automobiles.

“Our motto is to make productsthat are second to none,” says
Mutsuko Takeyama, Presidentof Kamiita Sosei. “The essenceof monozukuri in our company
is to strive to obtain somethingthat is one of a kind, and that isof better quality than with what
other companies offer. This spirit
is embedded within our company.”

Kamiita has
been a leading
parts manufacturer since before the 2000s,
being the very
first company
to provide integrated backplates for speakers. However, thecompany’s main efforts today are in
the automotive industry, where cold
forging continues to play a vital partin the manufacturing process.
“We are currently focusedon automotive parts, with ourbest-selling product in Japan andoverseas being our brake piston
unit. We are also well prepared
for the upcoming transition toelectric vehicles (EVs), as ourparts are focused on steeringand the chassis, not the engine,”says Ms. Takeyama.
With a strong commitment toproducing high-quality products,

Kamiita Sosei has made continuous investment to meet their clients’ ever-changing needs.

“Producing better
quality products thanothers is the motto of
our business.”
Mutsuko Takeyama,
CEO & President,
KAMIITA SOSEI CO., LTD.

“Kamiita aims to supply our
products faster than ever and continues to offer even higher quality and more competitively-priced
products to our customers.”

https://kamiita.co.jp/

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Nippon Fusso: In prime position for the new epoch
Since its beginnings in 1964, Nippon Fusso has specialized in ﬂuoropolymer coatingsand contributed to the development of global industry through the continuous
improvement of and dedication to technology, quality and service.

“We are decisively
looking to shift andstrengthen our presencein overseas markets.”
Satoru Toyooka,
CEO & President,
Nippon Fusso Co., Ltd.
As the world enters the fourthindustrial revolution, the needsof the market are at the cusp ofsigniﬁcant change. To meet them,Nippon Fusso, a leading developerof ﬂuoropolymer coatings is perfectly placed; with a synergised
R&D and Sales Department, overhalf a century of experience, as

is the EC Series, as recounted by Thailand also opens up our busicompany CEO and president Satoru ness to countries like Singapore,
Toyooka: “Many companies needed Malaysia, Vietnam, and possibly
coatings with anti-static features to China or India; the major focus
use ﬂuoropolymer effectively. There for our overseas expansion will
were no existing solutions available, be in those areas.”
In order to knit all the above
so we conducted R&D and introduced the EC Series as an anti-static together, one tenet of Nippon
coating series for the ﬁrst time in Fusso is not to be forgotten: theOverseas group companies
the world. This experiment made us fostering of human capital. One
well as a talented and diverse realize the importance of product de- person can do a good job, but
workforce, it can be dependably velopment to meet customer needs, two can do better, and teamwork
called upon to create an incred- and from that moment we pivoted
undoubtedly renders
ibly strong platform to meet its and became an R&D
better results. As theworld moves into acustomers’ ever shifting and in- oriented company.”
new era, everybody’s
creasingly exact needs.
Part of Nippon
Teﬂon® coated
way of living and workThese needs are
Fusso’s current
Qz for SPE
ing is about to change
vision lies
met by Nippon
in its strong desire to drastically, and Nippon Fusso ﬁnds
Fusso’s insistence
strengthen its pres- itself extremely well positioned toon providing
ence overseas. Mr. further develop industry all overtailor-made soluToyooka is focusing the world, as it has successfully
tions to the various
upon receiving more re- done since 1964.
problems its cusquests from China andtomers face. A successSoutheast Asia: “Havstory that emphawww.nipponfusso.co.jp
sizes this approach Teﬂon® coated equipment ing our production in

Shishido: A company with its eyes
firmly on the future
Shishido, a Japanese company specializing in the manufacturing of ionizers for theremoval of static electricity, is entering its eighth decade in operation.

“When it comes totechnology and researchon the static electricity
market, I believe thatJapan is already ahead.”merging together ‘make’ and‘craftsmanship’, it provides Shishido with the philosophy needed
for its approach, producing integrated machines that are able
to overcome multiple obstacles.
In a rapidly expanding semiconductor industry, naturally,
Shishido has to react quickly
to potential opportunities. The
company manages this by neverresting on its laurels. It releases
new products every year as well
as working on core technologies
such as HDC-AC technology – an

Ryuichi Takeuchi,
President,
Shishido Electrostatic, Ltd.
Shishido leans on one of the key
Japanese watchwords to capture
its very essence: ‘Monozukuri’.
A compound term in Japanese“HDC-AC” ionizers

Measurement
equipment
optimal option to guarantee safety and cleanliness in the manufacturing of semiconductors bothfor the short and medium term.
Shishido can rightfully consider itself at the top of thetree when it comes to static
elimination. In order to increase
competitiveness in the market,
Shishido’s R&D and productionengineering team started a nextgeneration CAB-series project
which resulted in a 30% reduction in the static elimination
times as well as the productionof a smaller, more manageable

BF-X2ME: Blower-type ionizer
product for the customer. Thisis the industry’s leading static
elimination ionizer.
A company such as Shishido will
always have its eyes ﬁxed ahead.
To be able to head in that direction conﬁdently, Shishido has collaborated with academic institutions and other entities to achieve
ever more precise measurement.
With such an approach and over
80 years’ experience at the headof the industry, Shishido will no
doubt be increasingly recognizedin North America as a top ionizer
and electrostatic-related equipment company moving forward.

www.shishido-esd.co.jp

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Ensuring people’s happiness by pursuingmonozukuri in various forms
Sanka is not only an integrated manufacturer of industrial components, it serves society
by expanding and adapting to provide diverse solutions within its products.
Businesses across all industries
have been hit by the volatile nature of the past 18 months, andmany are seeking to widen theirportfolios to increase their adaptability. Japan’s Sanka is a great ex-“Customers havechanged theirrequirements for ourcomponents. Therefore,
through our relationships
with our clients, ourproducts have beenchanging to cater toenvironmental needs.”
Iwao Kagoshima,
CEO, SANKA Co., Ltd.

squ+ ROOM’S shade
ample of the resilience that variety
brings, growing from a component
provider into an OEM and manufacturer of original products.
Company president Iwao Kagoshima reveals that understanding the diversity of customer

needs has been key to this growth,
explaining: “If another company
is doing ten versions of a product, we increase the variations totwenty or thirty so we can provide
more variety to our clients.”
From heavy industrial processes
to the production of OEM lifestyle
goods, and its original Royal Drawer, Storanti and Natura brands,
Sanka applies its motto of “livingin the future” across its business
operations. Working with local
communities, in Japan and acrossthe world, enables Sanka to understand both the current and futureneeds of each market.
With a manufacturing plantand strategic locations acrossJapan, Sanka can minimize logistics expenses and is always
looking for innovative mergers
and acquisitions to help carry out
its mission of making its custom-squ+ ROYAL DRAWER
ers, communities, and employees
happy. As Mr. Kagoshima says,
this happiness can be achievedby “pursuing monozukuri in various forms,” and as we all know,
variety is the spice of life.

www.sanka.ne.jp‘3S Segment Method’: To protect social infrastructure
A leading manufacturer of plastic products since 1948, the Shonan Plastics has developed an innovative
method for pipeline rehabilitation.

A ﬁrm that specializes in plastic
molded products, plastic molddesign and non-excavation construction methods, Shonan Plastics is dedicated to monozukuri,
the spirit of innovation and perfection that’s a core philosophy
for Japanese businesses.

2000mm L224.2m
For Takao Kamiyama, the company’s president, monozukuri isalso about responding to the demands of the market. “I think theessence of manufacturing in Japan is to produce what is neededby customers and society withhigh quality,” he says.
“My father, our founder, foresaw the potential demand for plas-“The essence of
manufacturing in Japan isto produce what is neededby customers and society
with high quality.”
Takao Kamiyama,
President,
Shonan Plastics MFG. Co., Ltd.
Key to Shonan Plastics’ pipeline
tics after the war and started theplastics business in 1948,” Mr. Ka- rehabilitation is its cutting-edge ‘3S
miyama continues. “Since then, we Segment Method’, which involves
have been designing and manufac- assembling translucent plastic
turing plastic parts for electrical, segments on the pipe’s inside wallmechanical and automobile-re- and injecting a cement-based ﬁller
between the seglated equipment.
ments and theBased on these
inner surface.
basic technoloThe process isgies, we have
twice as quick
also focused on
as conventional
the renewal of
excavation,
pipelines, such
Mr. Kamiyama
as sewer pipes innotes, adding:the aging social“Since it does
infrastructure.”
2600mm L102.2m

2000mm L224.2m
not require large-scale equipment during construction, thenumber of trucks will be reduced,
so it also has the feature of being
environmentally friendly.”
Having already established afactory in Thailand, Shonan Plastics’ plans for international growth
are focused on Southeast Asia,
in addition to the United States.
“Currently, we are in the processof developing a strategy to sell our
products in these countries,” Mr.
Kamiyama says.
www.shonan-gousei.co.jp/en