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Tokihiro Nakamura,
Governor of Ehime
Prefecture

The industrial structure of Ehime Prefecture is defined by abalance rarely seen anywhere else in Japan, with each prefectural
region having its own unique industrial concentrations: secondary
industry is abundant in the Toyo Region (eastern area of theprefecture), tertiary industry thrives in the Chuyo Region (thecentral area of the prefecture around Matsuyama City), andprimary industry is dominant in the Nanyo Region (southwesternarea of the prefecture).
There is a wide array of industrial cities in the Toyo Region,
which are home to numerous manufacturing companies boasting
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producing top-quality products. In the field of manufacturing, a number of papermakers
and paper processing companies have been around since long ago in Shikokuchuo City, its
shipment value of the pulp / paper and paperproducts is the greatest in Japan. Following the
opening of the Besshi copper mine in the Edo Period (1600–1868), Niihama City grew into

Imabarithe Sumitomo Groups’“corporate castle town,”becoming active in fields such as chemicals,
machinery and nonferrous metals. Saijo City, on the other hand, provides an excellent
location for steel industry operations, as well as companies operating in fields such as
beverages, chemicals and shipbuilding. Imabari City is home to a number of world-renowned
shipbuilding and shipping companies.
If we turn our attention to the Chuyo and Nanyo Regions, we encounter a rich tapestryof locally rooted, promising manufacturing companies that masterfully utilize the resources
unique to their regions.
In 2011, the prefecture publicly sought data on manufacturing companies in Ehime
possessing“SUGOWAZA”: leading-edge technologies and sophisticated techniques.For the2023 edition, we have added some companies and “SUGOWAZA”to the enhanced database,which now contains information on a total of 210 companies and 273“SUGOWAZA.”
We hope to use this database to widely promote, inside and outside of the prefecture, theappealing companies and industries that together form the“underlying strength”of Ehime
Prefecture, with the goal of both extending their markets and providing cross-industry
matching services.
If you work at one of the companies that strive to achieve innovation on a day-to-day basis,and you have interest in any of the companies included in our database, we encourage you to
contact our prefectural office. It is our hope that this database can be actively utilized as atool to expand business opportunities.

Shipbuilding/towels/textiles/
petroleum, etc.

6,881 million dollars

Ikata

Iyo
Yawatahama

Ehime Prefecture (43.8%)
38,041 million dollars

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40%

Kagawa Prefecture (29.2%)
25,290 million dollars

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80%

Tokushima Prefecture (20.7%)
17,953 million dollars

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90%

100%

Kochi Prefecture (6.3%)
5,471 million dollars

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Tobe

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Seiyo
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Uwajima Port
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Tsushima-iwamatsu
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Chemicals/general machinery/
foodstuffs, etc.

Component ratio of four prefectures in Shikoku

Matsuyama

Masaki

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Ehime Prefecture has an estimated population of approx. 1,300,000, and gross prefectural
product (nominal) accounts for approx. 48,274million dollars (2020), with an approx. 38,041million
dollars (2021) total value for manufactured goods shipped.
The prefecture’s industrial structure (based on production output) is, primary industry 1.6%,
secondary industry 29.1%, and tertiary industry 68.9％.
In addition, the industry of nonferrous metals has the highest product shipment value (18.5%)
and pulp paper (14.2%), shipbuilding/other transport-related machinery (9.9%) , and chemicals（7.9％）follow.
Ehime is a unique industrial prefecture in that it accounts for 43.8% of the total shipment valueof manufactured goods in Shikoku.

ImabMatsuyama Port
Matsuyama Airport

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Population
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Population
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Population of eachprefecture
Ehime about
1,300,000
930,000
Kagawa about
Tokushima about 700,000
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general machinery, etc.
Population

8,651 million dollars

110,000

Shimanami Kaido
to Onomichi, Hiroshima

Shikokuchuo / Niihama/ Saijo

Shikokuchuo City is a distinguished paper manufacturing center catering to everything fromtraditional mizuhiki paper to advanced state-of-the-art fields, and home to companies such as
the Daio Paper Corporation, operating a large plant for paper and pulp. The city also boasts thegreatest value for manufactured goods shipped in Japan for the paper manufacturing and processing
industry. Along with papermakers, a large number of paper processing companies such as Unicharm
Corporation and Lintec Corporation are located in Shikokuchuo, making for wide-ranging production
capabilities covering any type of paper product aside from stamps and banknotes.
Following the opening of the Besshi copper mine in the Edo Period (1600–1868), Niihama City
eventually became known as Sumitomo Group’s “corporate castle town,” home to Sumitomo
Metal Mining Co., Ltd., Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. The
city’s industrial area is a concentration of small and medium-sized industrial machine companies
that take advantage of the group’s high-class technology, operating in nonferrous metals,
chemicals and other such fields. There is also a company producing equipment of an asteroid
people(A substance is extracted).
Saijo City has become one of the most active areas for industrial location. The cluster of major
manufacturers’facilities located here includes Nippon Steel Corporation Setouchi Works, which
is a development and manufacturing base for highly corrosion-resistant coated steel; The Saijo
Factory of Renesas Semiconductor Manufacturing, which manufactures system LSI products andother products; The Saijo Factory of Kuraray Co., Ltd., a leading company in LCD polarizer films;
the Kao Sanitary Products Ehime Co., Ltd. and others.

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Toyo
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Imabari area

The country’s largest towel production area, accounting for more than 50% of the domestic share,
and home to the Imabari towel brand. Also a large number of companies involved in clothing andImabari-yunoura Interchangeakitextile companies are concentrated in this area. Furthermore, the area has been involved in shipping
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Toonsince ancient times thanks to its roots as an important marine transport hub: with shipbuilding
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companies such as Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co., Ltd., as well as〈Expressway〉
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BEMAC Co., Ltd. which undertakes shipbuilding-related processing and assembly, the Imabari area
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Niihama Porthas developed into one of Japan’s leading shipbuilding industry regions, accounting for approx. 20%
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of
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domestically.
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Mishima-Kawanoe Port in the region, including local industries making use of regional resources to manufacture buildingoKumakogenDoi Interchange
to Kagawa stone, roof tiles, lacquer ware and other products, as well as major food flavoring maker Nihon
prefecture
Niihama Mishima-kawanoe
Shokken Holdings Co., Ltd., high-quality petroleum product manufacturer Taiyo Oil Co.,Ltd.
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Imabari

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Saijo
Non-ferrous metals/electricmachinery/steels/beverages, etc.

7,271 million dollars

Population
100,000

Shikokuchuo
Paper/pulp/
plastic products, etc.

6,352 million dollars※At a rate of 100yen per dollar.

Population
80,000Chuyo
area

Chuyo region has approx. 40% of the prefectural population and many mainstay facilities ofgovernments are located especially in Matsuyama, the capital of Ehime. There is also known as
famous sightseeing spot including Dogo Hot Springs, Matsuyama Castle. Furthermore, the tertiaryindustries such as commerce, tourism and service industry are accumulated there.
Along with the Toyo Region, the Chuyo Region is a leading industrial zone of the prefecture. A
number of top-class corporations, as well as medium and small-sized corporations with advanced
technical capabilities that support them, can be found here: These include Toray’s Industries, Inc.’s Ehime Plant, a supply base for carbon fibers used in aircraft and bicycles for sports chemical
manufacturers such as Teijin Limited Matsuyama Plant, which produces high-strength aramid
fibers; large-scale machine maker Iseki & Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of agricultural equipment;
Miura Co., Ltd., a major producer of boilers that is actively expanding into environment-related
fields; healthcare and medical device maker PHC Co., Ltd.; processed foods companies Yamaki
Co., Ltd. and Marutomo Co., Ltd., which produce dried bonito flakes and other products; and othercompanies, including a majority of the information service companies in the prefecture.

Nanyo
area

Mascot of
Ehime Prefecture

Mican

The Chuyo area centering on Matsuyama

The Nanyo area centering on Yawatahama, Ozu, and Uwajima

This region, which centers mostly on primary-sector industry, is known not only as being one of
the few citrus fruit production centers in Japan, but also for its aquaculture industry which provides
abundant yellowtail, pearl and red sea bream: prefectural fish .
Yawatahama City area is home to fish paste products manufacturers since long time ago. In
addition, a ham and sausages maker, Seinan Kaihatsu Co., Ltd., which developed the first fishsausages in Japan, is located.
Ozu City is home to a number of companies with strong planning and development capabilities
that are active in unique fields, including Senmi Ekisu Co., Ltd., a company that makes masterful useof biotechnology to produce natural flavor extracts, foods with specific health-preserving functions
and other products; Marusan Industry Co., Ltd., a company that manufactures absorbent cotton
products for medical use, cosmetic cotton pads and other sanitary materials and products; Aitec
Corporation, the country’s leading manufacturer of toothbrushes for business purpose in hotels.
In Uwajima City, there are a lot of Marine product processing companies. They take advantage
of its rich aquatic resources, and the area is also home to Kaneko Co., Ltd., a party cracker
manufacturer whose products boast the top market share in Japan.

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Database of "SUGOWAZA" Manufacturing Companies in EHIME

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TextilesIshikawa Tent Co. Ltd.
Iyoya Towel co.
Craft Center Oriza Inc.
TM Tomioka KK
Toyo Co., Ltd.
Nishi Senkoh Co., Ltd.
Fujitaka Inc.
Maruyamatowel Corporation
Furniture / Accessories
Sakawa Co., Ltd.
Pulp / paper / paper products
Ikazaki Shachu Inc.
Izumi Paper Co., Ltd.
Ehime Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Kamishoji Corporation
Goshika Paper Co., Ltd.
Shimizu Co., Ltd.
Daio Paper Corporation
Daifuji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
TAMU Co., Ltd.
Daruma seishishio YK
Tokiwa Kougyou Co., Ltd.
Hattori Paper MFG. Co., Ltd.
Marusumi Paper Company Ltd.
Miki Tokusyu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
Requ Co., Ltd.
Livedo Corporation
Washi Ishikawa Co., Ltd.
Chemicals
Aitec Corporation
USHIO MATEX Co., Ltd.
SHINWA Corporation
HONDA Yoko Co., Ltd.
Marusan Industry Co., Ltd.
Euglead Inc.
Plastic products
I'm corporation Co., Ltd.
Okamoto Kasei Co., Ltd.
Suzuki Resin Industrial Co.,Ltd
Toray Coms Ehime Co., Ltd.
NISSEN Chemitec Co., Ltd.
Fukusuke Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Morishita Industrial Corporation
Rubber products
Justion Co., Ltd.
TAKECHI Co., Ltd.
Ceramic / soil and stone products
Kankyosizai Co., Ltd.
TAISHIN Co., Ltd.
NIHON-DISK IND. CO., LTD.
Fujiwara Chemical Co., Ltd.
Steel industry
Co-op for Ehime Pig Iron and Casting Industrial Complex
Ochi Foundry, Inc.
Niihama Machinery Industry Co-Op
HOHWA FOUNDRY Co.Ltd.
Non-ferrous metals
Dozen Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Metallic product
RS Company Ltd.
Aishin Ironworks Co., Ltd.
Akitsu Kenmasho YK
ABE IRON WORKS LTD.
Ehime Boring Kiko Co., Ltd.
Ogasawara Industrial Company
ODA Engineering Co., Ltd.
Ono Ironworks Co., Ltd.
Kadota Tekko Co., Ltd.
Kurita Inc.
Kurita Foundry Co., Ltd.
Ken Matsuura Racing Services Co., Ltd.
KOS21 Company Limited.
COSMO SEIKI INC.
Sasaki Manufacturing Industry.Co.
Suntechno Kuga Co., Ltd.

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Shiozaki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.
Shikoku Welding Electrode Co., Ltd.
Jinno Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Himatex Co., Ltd.
Taishin Stainless, Y.K.
Daitec Co., Ltd.
Daiya Alumi Co., Ltd.
DAIRIKI Co., Ltd.
Takasuka Co., Ltd.
Takahashi Industries Co., Ltd.
TAKAYOSHI THE INDUSTRIAL PLACE
Taguchi Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
TAKUBO Industrial Co., Ltd.
Takenaka Wire Cloth Co., Ltd
Tastem Co., Ltd.
TANIGUCHI HEAT TREATMENT CO., LTD.
Chuo Stainless Co., Ltd.
CHOSO IRONWORKS CO. LTD.
two-teq CO., LTD
Tsuzuki Ironworks Co., Ltd
Terao Tekkosho, Y.K.
TOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd.
Nishioka Iron Works Co., Ltd.
HAGIO KOATSU YOKI CO., LTD.
Horie Co., Ltd.
Matsukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.
Miyatani Co., Ltd.
Yutaka Co., Ltd
Plant
Oishi Kosakusho Co., Ltd.
Kaga Kogyo Co., Ltd
Katakami Komuten Co., Ltd.
Miyoshi Iron Works Co., Ltd.
General machinery
Intelligence and High Technology Co., Ltd.
Aiken Kakoki K.K.
Ai Torino Co., Ltd.
ATEX CO., LTD.
AdMeTech Co., Ltd.
IURA CO., LTD.
Izumi Seiki Co., Ltd.
ISEKI & CO., LTD.
USHIO REINETSU CO., LTD.
NS Corporation
OKAME SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd.
OCHI MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Obe Machinery & Engineering co., Ltd.
KAWANOE ZOKI CO., LTD.
Kan Machanical Industry Inc.
GIKEN KOHKI CO., LTD.
Clean Mechanical Co., Ltd.
CONHIRA Co., Ltd.
SANKO MACHINERY CO., LTD.
Japan Steel Techno Co., Ltd.
Sigma Kikaku Co., Ltd.
Shinwa Industrial Co., Ltd.
SHI-ATEX Co., Ltd.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd.
CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd.
Sogabe Ironworks Ltd.
DAIO ENGINEERING CO., LTD
DAIKI AXIS CO., LTD.
Daisho Tekkosho Co., LTD
Daiwa Packaging Systems CO., LTD
TOP SYSTEM Co., Ltd
NIPPON CAREER INDUSTRY CO., LTD
Hagiokikai Co., Ltd.
FUJIOKA SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd.
FUJIKOSO INC.
Frasco Co., Ltd
Matsuyama Kigata Inc.
MANABE ZOKI CO., LTD
MARUYASU Inc.
MIURA CO., LTD※The posted information is based on the data as of June 1st 2023. It is subject to change.
※The icons of No.1 in Japan and the shares or rankings in this brochure are reported by each posted company.

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Ex : 0xx 81 89 - 9xx - xxxx
◦0xx - your country’s international exit code
(If you were to place an international call fromthe United States, your exit code would be 011)
◦81 - Country Code for Japan◦89 - 9xx - xxxx –Phone Number (may not begin with 0):
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Miyata Iron Works Co., Ltd.
Yamasei. Co., Ltd.
Youth Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Yokozaki Manufacturing Company Ltd.
Electric machinery
Aprise Co., Ltd.
Iio Electrics Co., Ltd.
Wintec Co., Ltd.
EX Co., Ltd.
MCOT Co., Ltd.
OBU Inc.
Okada Electric Corporation
Cyber Co., Ltd.
Sealive.Inc.
System LSI Co., Ltd.
Tanaka Giken Co.,Ltd.
D-Spirit Co., Ltd.
TECHNO MAGIC Co., Ltd.
Nishiki Densoh Co., Ltd.
NISHIDA ELECTRC Co., Ltd.
Nippon System Group Co., Ltd.
PHC Co., Ltd.
BEMAC Co., Ltd.
HOKUTO Inc.
Rearun Co., Ltd.
RiverTec Corporation.
Transportation machinery
ASAKAWA SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd.
IMABARI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
IWAKITEC CO., LTD.
SK WINCH Co., Ltd.
Koei Sangyo Corporation
SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD CO., LTD.
Higaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Yano Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
Yoneyama Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
IT / tech
input Co., Ltd.
SSP Co., Ltd.
NP System Co., Ltd.
EHIME COMPUTING CENTER CO., LTD.
OMI Inc.
SysDevLink Corp.
Jitsuta Co., Ltd.
Taiwa Corporation
NEWWAVE Co. Ltd.
Pal Software Service Inc.
PC Trend Co., Ltd.
Bizuniq, Inc.
Miyamoto Orange Garden Co., Ltd.
Foodstuffs
ASAHIKYOHAN CO., LTD.
Ehime Beverage Inc.
OKABE CO., LTD.
Kishimoto Co., Ltd.
Kyokuyofoods Co., Ltd.
Koike Bee Farm Co., Ltd.
Shikoku Nyugyou Corporation
Shindo Shigeharu Shop Co, Ltd.
Senmi Ekisu Co., Ltd.
CHUON Co., Ltd.
Nihon Shokken Holdings Co., Ltd.
Hassui Kamaboko Co., Ltd.
Maeda Co., Ltd.
Matsushita Kaisan Co., Ltd.
Marutomo Co., Ltd.
YAMAKI Co., Ltd.
OthersOCHI INDUSTRIES CORPORATIONKANEKO Co., LTD.
Sakawa Printing Co., Ltd.
Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.
Seki CO., LTD
Forest Crew Co., Ltd.
Fujika Inc.
Berg Earth Co., Ltd.
Mizukami Toso Co., Ltd.
Ehime carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) technologies

Toyo Co., Ltd.

No.1
in Japan

SUGOWAZA

TextilesA protective wear manufacturer
that continues to evolve

TM Tomioka KK

Toyo plans, designs, manufactures,and sells protective clothing,supplies and materials basedon investigations, research anddevelopment related to protective
wear in areas including clothing
and other textile products,
sophisticated functions, andspecial-type textiles andmaterials (offering excellent
thermal resistance, flameproofing,chemical resistance, elasticity
and strength).
In pursuit of even greater safety,
the company carries out strictSUGtesting to evaluate product
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strength, heat resistance andother qualities. Moreover, they Toyo Co., Ltd.
carefully select and combined 2155-1 Ko, Shinyashiki, Komatsu-cho,fabrics, checking each component Saijo, Ehime 799-1101
down to the finest detail, to TEL: 0898-72-5444 FAX: 0898-72-5443
ensure light weight, high ease of http://toyo-ltd.jp Founded: Jul. 1972use during work tasks and good Capital: 25 M yen President: Manabu Watanabe
design. They even offer small-lot Employees: 40 Businesses: Manufacture andsale of protective garments and armor
production.

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printing equipment and a large surface-film
printing factory, which they have used for
projects such as complete image-wrapping of thefamous Dogo Onsen Honkan building in DogoHot Springs (the company handled film printing,display design and stitched joining). Leveraging
the latest in inkjet and proprietary cuttingedge film-printing technologies, they make useof paper fiber scrap application, brush marks,
overlapping colors (for greater depth) and othertechniques to produce texture characteristics
that are faithful to the original image.
With the goal of impressing customers
everywhere with art re-created in larger-thanlife form, TM Tomioka continues to provide
products that are practical and aesthetically beautiful through the combined use oftent fabric and inkjet image creation.

TM Tomioka KK

Revenue: Non-disclosure

Ishikawa Tent Co. Ltd.

TextilesEcological measures using shadefrom roof-mounted shades
This company’s roof shades, designed for quick attachment
to folded-plate roofing using specialized brackets, not onlyoffer lowered costs, they also achieve outstanding results interms of thermal insulation.
Sturdy polyethylene mesh sheet blocks sunlight off andmakes the shade on the roof. The air sandwiched between
the layers reduces thermal conductance and suppresses
temperature increases in the roof. As a result, it inhibits
rising indoor temperature, power consumption from air
conditioning during the summer and thus it is possible to reduce the environmental impacts.
Ishikawa Tent Co. Ltd.

2935-4 Mendori-cho, Shikokuchuo,
Ehime 799-0113
TEL: 0896-56-5042
FAX: 0896-58-7991
Founded: Mar. 1989 Capital: 5 M
yen President: Hiroshi Ishikawa
Employees: 3
Businesses: Manufacture of shading
devices, tents, sheets, vinyl curtains,and high-speed sheet shutters
Revenue: Non-disclosure
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Nishi Senkoh Co., Ltd.

Proprietary technology in pursuit ofenvironmental-friendly operations andvalue-added dyeing

Textiles

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Operating based on
the motto “we will
try dyeing anythingthat can be dyed,” thecompany dyes towels
and textile products ingeneral. Through early
implementation of amass production systemusing natural dyes,
use of natural orange
extractives in precision
processing that removes
impurities from cotton
thread, and other suchmeasures, Nishi Senkoh
has received high praiseas an environmentallyfriendly company.
In addition, the company has been certified under the Organic Content Standard (OCS).
The company has received much attention for its production of value-added products
using inkjet and a wide range of tenter dyeing processes, use of platinum nanoparticles(which help eliminate bacteria and odors) in processing, and other approaches.
Nishi Senkoh Co., Ltd.

4-5-1 Minamidaimon-cho, Imabari, Ehime 794-0027
TEL: 0898-22-2588 FAX: 0898-23-8478 http://nishisenkoh.com
Founded: Nov. 1968 Capital: 10 M yen
Representative Director: Toshiaki Yamamoto Employees: 50
Businesses: Planning, manufacture, and sale of textiles; dyeing and finishing
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Textiles

130 Nakano-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-1121
TEL: 089-993-7896 FAX: 089-993-7895
https://tm-tomioka.info/ Founded: Jul. 1990 Capital: 20 M yen
President: Susumu Miyamichi Employees: 18 Businesses:
Manufacture and sale, rental, lease of various types of tents.
Signature production and building Revenue: Non-disclosure

Craft Center Oriza Inc.

TextilesThe story of a loom: early-20th-century
retro as new-style modern
The owner of Oriza researched and restored old-fashioned looms, which included
restoration of an old-fashioned Toyota-type fixed-width loom that was previously
used during the early Showa Period (early 20th
century). This powered loom was madeby inventor and industrialist Sakichi
Toyoda in the early Showa Period,
and there are very few such looms inoperation today, making it a rare pieceof machinery.
Oriza uses this loom to manufacture
products and then sells them, while
also developing new and original loom
technology. The company received
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yoroke mojiri- 55 Ko, Onibara, Tamagawa-cho, Imabari,ori “( u p - d o w n Ehime 794-0117
staggered leno TEL: 0898-55-2564 FAX: 0898-55-2584
weave”) weaving http://oriza.jp Founded: Oct. 2010
t e c h n i q u e , a Capital: 3 M yen President: Masatoshi Takeda
Employees: 14 Businesses: Planning, manufacture, andrarity anywhere sale of cotton/linen scarves, wool shawls, cotton caps,
in the world.
etc. Revenue: Non-disclosure

Iyoya Towel co.

No.1
in Japan

TextilesTowels from your dreams withcustomizable patterns and pictures

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Iyoya Towel co.

1-11-17 Kitamura, Imabari, Ehime 799-1502
TEL: 0898-48-3390 FAX: 0898-48-8700
http://www.dokidoki.ne.jp/home2/iyoya
Founded: Oct. 1967 Capital: 10 M yen President:
Toichi Oda Employees: 40 Businesses: Towels
in general, customizable towels, embroider/printed
towels Revenue: Non-disclosure

A weaving technique
named“Bishamon”
is a groundbreaking
method which
effectively uses
computers tointerweave thepattern of a pictureof a celebrity o r
character into
towels. The patented technique is still
very unique. Because of their practicality
as towels, the demand for them as
promotional tools or commemorative gifts
is ever-increasing.
In addition, the“Yumeorihime”technique
is also much in demand, as it caninterweave a name or design into towels.
This company institutes strict production
control systems which include keeping
constant stock of more than 100 colors ofyarn, which enables it to offer products at
low prices with quick delivery.

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Fujitaka Inc.

SUGOWAZA

TextilesDream towels interweaved with
100 years of history

Fujitaka has occupied a worldwide position of leadership for approximately 100
years thanks to advance technical and creative planning capabilities. This company,
which boasts one of the largest domestic shipping volumes for Japanese-produced
towels, uses Gobelins tapestry FX technology to offer full-pattern designs for even190-cm-wide towels. Furthermore, use of five-color weaving enables extraordinary
expressiveness for various types of patterns.
Using soft, water-absorbent cotton towel threads, the“F100”with its high variety of
thread colors has aroused widespread interest.

Fujitaka Inc.

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3-5-16 Bekku-cho, Imabari, Ehime 794-0026
TEL: 0898-32-5100 FAX: 0898-31-2210
http://www.fujitaka.co.jp
Founded: Aug. 1919 Capital: 20 M yen
President: Akira Fujitaka Employees: 149
Businesses: Manufacture of towels and related products
Offices: Tokyo BO Revenue: 2.3 B yen (as of Aug. 2022)

Sakawa Co., Ltd.

No.1
in Japan

Furniture /Accessories

Combining the blackboard with an IT device
Sakawa's ultra-wide-angle, ultra-short-focus projector Sakawa Co., Ltd.
product "Wiiide" provides image projection that is twice 2215-1 Minamigata, Toon, Ehime 799-0301
the width of a normal projector. It can be installed on a TEL: 089-966-5566 FAX: 089-966-4455
standard school-use chalkboards and whiteboards, and https://www.sakawa.net
has proven popular as a large-sized ICT blackboard Founded: Jul. 1919
Capital: 30 M yen
device in classroom environments.
Wiiide comes with Sakawa's patented digital slide President: Toshitada Sakawa
function, which enables shifting of the projection position Employees: 30
to the left, middle or center via remote control without Businesses: Manufacture and sale ofthe need for time-consuming and costly installation of electronic blackboards and whiteboards
Offices: Tokyo
sliding projector-mount rails. Furthermore, the product Revenue: 14.1B yen (as of Apr.2022)
boasts two-channel simultaneous output so that users
can, for example, display digital textbook content andphotographic images side by side.

Maruyamatowel Corporation

TextilesPrinting technology and twisting machines
for a new kind of individuality

This company provides high-quality bath towels, face towels and other towel products
based on the concept“towels directly touch our skin, so they should be made as safe
as possible.”One of the company’s greatest strengths is its twisting machines, which
can twist two different strands of thread together: Boasting the world’s top towels,
Maruyamatowel makes use of thread-twisting machinery to create three different
texture types, resulting in high-quality towels year after year. They have eveninstalled a large sublimation transfer machine in their Higashimura Factory, which
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3-1-48 Higashitoryu-cho, Imabari, Ehime 794-0801 TEL: 0898-23-0403 FAX: 0898-32-0403
https://maruyamatowel.co.jp Founded: Apr. 1984 Capital: 95.7 M yen President: Kaname Maruyama
Employees: 61 Businesses: Manufacture of towels Offices: Higashimura 2nd Factory in Imabari
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Ehime Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Pulp/paper/
paper products

Novel materials: citrus fruit peels as
ingredients in cosmetics and food products
Ehime Paper Mfg. breaks down Ehime-grown iyokan citrus fruit peels using proprietary
technology to create the citrus cellulose nanofiber "MaCSIE," which offers high viscosity
and thixotropic properties along with various functions including skin protection, UV
blocking and emulsification support.
This high-function paste is produced mechanically, using shearing force alone, and serves
as an additive-free, unmodified base product ingredient that is both safe and reliable.
The company has begun selling it to cosmetics producers as a plant-derived ingredientand is also pursuing development aimed at applications in the food products industry.

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Izumi Paper Co., Ltd.

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paper products

Cleaner rivers through advanced
wastepaper processing
This company has implemented a wastepaper Izumi Paper Co., Ltd.
recycling system to replace the conventional 1523 Kawanoe-cho, Shikokuchuo,
method, which uses large amounts of chemicals and Ehime 799-0101
contaminates water. In this improved system, friction TEL: 0896-58-2427
between paper fibers is utilized and ink is removed FAX: 0896-58-6589
http://izumi.kami.ne.jp
from the paper through adhesion to bubbles.
Founded: Jan. 1946
In addition, they have developed paper machines Capital: 45 M yen
that consume very little energy, and environmentally President: Shozo Udaka
friendly toilet paper production process that Employees: 81
greatly reduces COD (chemical oxygen demand) Businesses: Manufacture of toilet
per ton of wastepaper as well as electricity and paper and paper towels madefuel consumption. The company has received from recycled products;
high reputations for its world-leading wastepaper outside manufacture of related goods
Revenue: 2.8 B yen (as of Aug. 2022)
processing technology.

370 Muramatsu-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0401 TEL: 0896-24-3332 http://www.ehimepaper.co.jp/
Founded: Jun. 1953 Capital: 35 M yen President: Kazuhiro Ikawa Employees: 225
Businesses: Manufacture, processing and sale of cardboard, paper, thin home-use paper, pulp, cardboard basepaper, and other home-use papers Revenue: 29.7 B yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Ikazaki Shachu Inc.

Pulp/paper/
paper products

Original Japanese paper that preserves
and advances papermaking traditions
Ikazaki Shachu Inc.

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Uchiko-cho, Kita-gun, Ehime 795-0301
TEL: 0893-44-4403 FAX: 0893-44-4403
http://www.ikazaki.jp
Founded: Jul. 2008 Capital: 3 M yen
Representative: Hiroyuki Saito Employees: 3
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of processed
goods made from original Washi (Japanese
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Handmade Japanese paper is one of the traditional industries that Ikazaki has maintainedfor 350 years. The company manufactures and sells wallpaper, accessory items and otherproducts that combine Japanese papermaking with creative gilding design.
Ikazaki learned its gilding techniques directly from Gabor Ulveczki, a designer residing in
Paris who also advises the company on its wallpaper product development and other areas.
In addition, Ikazaki is registered as a company that supports the cultivation of Japanesebrands, and endeavors to create original products using Japanese traditional paper.

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Eco-friendly paper packages

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Kamishoji Corporation

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paper products

Pursuing a new future for paper

TAMU manufactures sophisticated,
high-end punching machines for
operation by skilled workers.
This company also produces
high-end paper cartons mademanually for better design anddurability. The main products arecylindrical paper cartons whosestrength increases when paper isinterlocked together. This, alongwith other sophisticated techniques,enhances TAMU’s reputation as askilled manufacturer.
TAMU responds flexibly to theirc u s t o m e r s ’n e e d s , d e v e l o p i n g
distinctive and highly-durable
products. Through durability tests
conducted at Ehime Industrial
Research institute, TAMU’s products
are p rov en to be resi stant topressure and frozen storage.

TAMU Co., Ltd.

1371 Ko, Ebara-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-1134
TEL: 089-961-1514 FAX: 089-961-1504
http://tamunohako.com Founded: Feb. 2003
Capital: 10 M yen President: Katsuhiko Tamura
Employees: 17 Businesses: Printed paper containers,
paper cartons, paper barrel (paper containers, andpaper garbage bags) Revenue: Non-disclosure

While seeking out new applications for paper products and always
maintaining a focus on the increasingly important concepts of recycling andcoexistence with the natural environment, this general trading company
handles anything from the procurement of raw materials to research anddevelopment, manufacturing, processing, sales, and logistics in the paper field.
Kamishoji deals with all types of household paper, specialty paper andpapermaking stock, including everything fromindustrial paper, newsprint paper and generalpurpose paper to tissue paper and toilet paper,
striving to expand the possibilities of paper in
all areas of our lives. This company responds toall types of demands by proposing and providing
products.
Kamishoji Corporation

1-2-27 Mishimamiyagawa, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0404
TEL: 0896-23-5400 FAX: 0896-23-5476
http://www.kamisyoji.co.jp
Founded: Apr. 1962
Capital: 48 M yen
President: Hiroaki Ikawa
Employees: 200
Businesses:Wholesale of paper,
cardboard, household paper, pulp,
and papermaking materials
Offices:Tokyo,Nagoya,Osaka,
Kyushu,Sendai,Kita-kanto,
Yokohama, Tottori, and Hiroshima
Revenue:104.7 B yen (as of Jun. 2022)

Daio Paper Corporation
Shimizu Co., Ltd.

No.1
in Japan

Pulp/paper/
paper products

Livening up events with bright and colorful
decorative tapes
One of only a few such companies
in Japan, Shimizu is a specialized
producer and seller of decorative
tapes and paper string used to
liven up important soccer matches,baseball games and other sporting
events as well as ship-launching
ceremonies and a wide rangeof other such occasions. Theirproducts account for 80% of thedomestic market share.
Shimizu offers Hinotori Kanko
Tape, which is made withenvironmentally friendly materials
that readily decompose andreturn to the earth while ensuring reliable-quality color
expression and wide color selection, and Venus Tape, a filmbased product widely used as decorations at Tanabata (theJapanese "Star Festival") celebrations and school field days
along with other such events. The company also makes andsells Sunshine Tape, Rainbow Tape, various paper strings,
and a wide array of other products.
594-1 Muramatsu-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0401 TEL: 0896-23-8740
FAX: 0896-23-8761 http://shimizu-ltd.jp Founded: Jun. 1960
Capital: 15 M yen President: Ryuji Shimizu Employees: 8
Businesses: Production and sale of decorative tapes and paper string
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Daifuji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.

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“Elleair + Water" was createdin response to consumer
dissatisfaction about thefeel of tissues on their skin.
Moisturizing ingredients havebeen blended to increase themoisture content in the sheet by
170% (compared to our standard
product). It is gentle on the skinand smooth to the touch.

Daio Paper Corporation

2-60 Mishimakamiya-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0492 TEL: 0896-23-9001 FAX: 0896-23-5694
http://www.daio-paper.co.jp Founded: May 1943 Capital: 53.9 B yen President: Yorifusa Wakabayashi
Employees: 2,725 Businesses: Manufacture, processing, and sale of paper, cardboard, pulp, and related
products, everyday sundries, functional films, adhesive sheets, synthetic resin materials; plant design, installation,
trading and technical guidance related to the aforementioned items; trading of raw materials and fuels for
manufacturing and processing of paper, cardboard and pulp; trading of forest land and timber, forestation,
lumber, wood processing, and greening and landscaping; others Offices: Tokyo HQ, Shikoku HQ, BOs –Osaka, Nagoya, Kyushu, Mishima Factory (Ehime Pref.), Kani Factory (Gifu Pref.), sales offices in major cities
nationwide, overseas offices in 12 countries Revenue: 612.3 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Goshika Paper Co., Ltd.

Pulp/paper/
paper products

No.1
in Japan

Pulp/paper/
paper products

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precision manufacturingindustry and others.
All employees are sharing
the guiding concept of“contributing to society
through creative power
to provide solid value
to end users”to achieve
product specifications
that are rarely obtainedin conventional products.
Value is also important inless tangible areas suchas sales and distribution, Daifuji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
and management systems 510 Muramatsu-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0401
such as SCM and VPN— TEL: 0896-24-3385 FAX: 0896-24-7824 http://www.daifuji.co.jp
which are rarely utilized Founded: Nov. 1959 Capital: 46.5 M yen President: Tadashi Hattori
by manufacturers—have Employees: 69 Businesses: Manufacture, processing, and sale of various
types of paper Revenue: Non-disclosure
been introduced.

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2523 Sangawa-cho,
Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0431
TEL: 0896-25-2323
FAX: 0896-25-2160
Founded: Apr. 1952
Capital: 4 M yen
President: Hideki Sogabe
Employees: 22
Businesses: Manufacture ofvarious types of decorative paper
and Japanese calligraphy paper
Revenue: 310 M yen (as of Apr.
2023)

This company has the top market share in Japan for colored kyohana-gami,
decorative paper used to make artificial flowers, which is an essential productfor school events, the Tanabata star festival and other events throughout thecountry. Former products lacked resilience and tended to fade colors quickly.
The company has been improved products through various research projects,
using specialized blades for refiners and fade-resistant dyes.
Because the company is most sensitive when it comes to dyeing, special highquality dyes are used in amounts minutely adjusted depending on weather
conditions in order to maintain high color fastness to light and ensure
standardized coloring results for all products manufactured. The company alsooffers a uniquely wide selection of color variations.

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No.1
in JapanMarusumi Paper Company Ltd.

Pulp/paper/
paper products

Tea bags combining high quality
with the strength of the original
In 1983, this company began sales of theworld’
s first tea bags. As a common
household item, this product has
undergone continuing improvements andmaintains the top market share to
this day. It is used widely
even outside of Japan(mainly for blacktea).
No suitablenonwovenmaterial wasavailable whendevelopment of thisproduct was started,
so the company spent
three years developing
its tea bags based on thefollowing three conditions:(1) has ideal thinness andsufficient strength; (2) won’tcause harm as a food productitem and has no taste or odor;and (3) doesn’t use bleach or any other suchchemical. All production processes are carriedout using machines designed by the company
itself, and dimensions and other such factors arestrictly controlled according to company selfimposed standards.

First Confirmed ultrafine cellulose nanofibers
with antibacterial properties
STELLAFINE®, an ultrafine cellulose nanofiber (CNF) made bytreating and spreading wood pulp with a proprietary chemical
denaturation technology, is characterized by high transparency,
high viscosity, thixotropy, and high water retention, and has alow environmental impact because it is derived from biomass
and produced completely in a water system.
It has potential in many fields as a functional additive, and wecontinue to develop mainly customized
products for specific applications, such as
water-dispersed products and dry powders.
In addition, CNF itself has been confirmed
to have antimicrobial properties for the
first time and is expected to be developed
for products containing preservative-freenatural new materials, etc.

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826 Kawanoe-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0196
TEL: 0896-57-2222 FAX: 0896-57-2290
https://www.marusumi.co.jp Founded: Feb. 1946
Capital: 1.2 B yen President: Tomoyuki Hoshikawa
Employees: 638 Businesses: Manufacture andsale of newspaper, publishing paper, printing paper,communication-use paper, wrapping and packaging
paper, sanitary-use paper, and kraft pulp; sale of electric
power; and processing and sale of recycled materials
from standard-type and industrial waste Offices: Tokyo,
Osaka, Nagoya, Kyusyu Revenue: 49.2 B yen (as of
Nov. 2022)

Tokiwa Kougyou

Daruma Seishisho YK

2663-1 Tsune, Doi-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0704 TEL: 0896-74-6115 FAX: 0896-74-8021
http://ochapack.com Founded: Jul. 1979 Capital: 12 M yen President: Terumi Kitano Employees: 28
Businesses: Development, manufacture, and sale of non-woven fabric products such as tea bags, coffee
filters, and food bags Offices: Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka Revenue: 300 M yen (as of May 2023)

Miki Tokusyu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.

Pulp/paper/
paper products

No.1
in Japan

Pulp/paper/
paper productsPlanting lawn on rice-paddy levees tomitigate weed-removal labor requirements

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Processing numerous kinds of fibers into sheets
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Paper is generally madefrom wood pulp. However,this company does not limit
itself to that basic ingredient,
instead breaking up all
kinds of natural ingredients(Oriental paper-bush, Manila
hemp, etc.) and synthetic
fibers in water and forming
them into sheets to create a
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papers.
As a result, the company
has received the National
Invention Award for its research and development of specialized paper, the Fujiwara
Award from the Japan Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry, theLocal Invention Encouragement Award, the First Science and Technology Agency
Director General’s Award and numerous other honors. The company now strives tobecome a leading provider in the fields of high performance papers and wet typenonwoven fabrics.

Daruma Seishisho has achieveda weed-control method wherein
centipede grass seeds areplanted via air-blasting onto theembankments of weed-infested
levees (ridges of earth between rice paddies), which results in lawn growth andreduces weeding-related labor demands. Standard air-blasted seed planting shows
limited success as a countermeasure on levee surfaces where weeds are alreadyin abundance; Daruma Seishisho’s approach, on the other hand, uses papermaking
stock consisting of repurposed wood waste generated during the production of
Imabari towels in a unique agent that helps seeds take root, thus overcoming
problems related to poor root-taking efficiency seen with standard air-blasting.
Because this root-taking agent is made from natural ingredients, it decays overtime after planting, leaving no residue behind in the soil. It was patented in 2011and has seen widespread use, particularly in western Japan.

Miki Tokusyu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.

156 Kawanoe-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0101
TEL: 0896-58-3373 FAX: 0896-58-2105
http://www.mikitoku.co.jp Founded: Oct. 1947 Capital: 50 M yen
President: Masato Miki Employees: 201 (as of Apr.2023)
Businesses: Manufacture of base materials for adhesive tape/membranefilters, food processing filters, insulation paper, and battery
separatorsOffices: Tokyo Revenue: 7.3 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

Hattori Paper MFG. Co., Ltd.

Daruma Seishisho YK

396-2 Shin'ichi, Saijo, Ehime 799-1325 TEL: 0898-66-5057 FAX: 0898-66-5770
http://www.daruma-p.com Founded: May 1956 Capital: 3 M yen President: Masahiro Watamori
Employees: 9 Businesses: Production and sale of cardboard, design of handmade Japanese paperinterior-design panels, weed control, production and sale of agricultural produce
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Requ Co., Ltd.
No.1
in Japan

Pulp/paper/
paper products

Preserving cleanlinessand vitality withelectrolyzed water

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171-1 Yamadai, Kinsei-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0112
TEL: 0896-58-3005 FAX: 0896-58-3306
https://www.hattoripaper.co.jp Founded: Nov. 1950
Capital: 99 M yen President: Masakazu Hattori
Employees: 170
Businesses: Manufacture of cosmetics, various types ofpre-moistened wipes, cleaning wipes, kitchen paper, etc.
Offices: Tokyo, Kyushu, Osaka, Shanghai (China) Revenue:
4.4 B yen (as of Aug. 2022)

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Pulp/paper/
paper products

Began production of large-volume wet wipes
with lids in April 2022. The product contains
80 to 100 sheets, half the size of conventional
products, and encourages users to wipe off dirt
frequently without leaving it on the surface.
The company has utilized the cleaning power
and unique characteristics of electrolyzed
alkaline water, electrolyzed sodium water, andacidic electrolyzed water to develop productsthat improve customer lifestyles and health.
As a guiding principle, all of the company’sproducts are made with consideration for bothpeople and the environment.

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Requ Co., Ltd.

1093 Akanma, Uwa-cho, Seiyo, Ehime 797-0010
TEL: 0894-89-1276 http://www.requ.jp/
Founded: Jul. 2012 President: Yukari Sato
Employees: 3 Businesses: Japanese paperinterior design, development of Japanese paper
products, interior design
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Spatial design brimmingwith soothing comfort and potential
This company produces“breathable Japanese paper”by adding zeolites, known
for their water molecule and gaseous molecule absorption capabilities, to Paper
Mulberry, a primary ingredient in Japanese paper. The company hand-weaves
individual strands of twisted paper and creates zeolite-added Paper Mulberry to
manufacture products capable of nimbly expressing light and shadow through theirthin mulberry strands.
These modern-design“breathing Japanese paper”products control humidity levels
and reduce odors to create soothing and relaxing interior spaces. The maximum
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Washi Ishikawa Co.,Ltd.

Care & Cure:
Innovations inmedical andnursing care

Pulp/paper/
paper products

Advances in the science behind printer paper
The company president, a true engineer
who worked in the product development
department of a major manufacturer
before moving on to graduate-level studies
in mechanical engineering at Stanford
University, has developed a large numberof groundbreaking office-automation paper
products. This president’s company isalso responsible for a significant numberof patents in Japan and abroad.
The secret to this company’s competitive
strength lies in its use of such technicalstrength combined with tangible advancesin order to meet diversifying needs,
which stands in stark contrast to theworldwide trend toward rationalization.
Responding with precision to minorchanges in printer technology andother such approaches have earned thecompany trust and repeat customers.

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Livedo Corporation

45-2 Otsu, Handa, Kanada-cho, Shikokuchuo,
Ehime 799-0122
TEL: 0896-58-3019 FAX: 0896-58-2570
https://www.livedo.jp Founded: Apr. 1965
Capital: 773.24785 M yen President: Takao Kusumi
Employees: 1207 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of adult diapers, medical
disposables Offices: Shikoku HQ, Osaka HQ, BOs– Tokyo, Yokohama,Sendai, Kanazawa, Nagoya, Hiroshima, Kyushu
Revenue: 49.2 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

1583 Shimobun, Kinsei-cho,Shikokuchuo, Ehime 7990111 TEL: 0896-58-2424 FAX: 0896-58-1256
Founded: May 1987 Capital: 10 M yen President: Junichi Ishikawa Employees: 10
Businesses: Development and sale of washi (Japanese paper), special paper for OA use,
and fi lm cloth Revenue: Non-disclosure

HONDA YOKO Co.,LTD
SHINWA Corporation

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Wipe off stains from the scalp
thoroughly without using water

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As for a specialized manufacturerEndless possibilities
of nonwoven fabric, thethrough utilization of five company has been developing,
manufacturing and selling
different technologies
high valued products whichhave various functionality andtechnologies such as dry-laying
and combines natural fibers,
synthetic fibers and assortmentof other raw materials.
This company operates in arange of fields including foodproducts and food service tomedicine, sanitation, lifestylerelated fields, civil engineeringand construction, agriculture
and gardening, utilizing an
integrated system that covers
everything from development tomanufacturing, processing andquality control to meet market
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Starting out as Toyo Eizai in 1965, thecompany’s main business operations
have been in paper diapers for
adults. After expanding its secondary
business field, medical disposable
products, the company changed its
name to Livedo Corporation in 2002.
The company strives to be acomprehensive medical supplier,supporting people’s ability to live
through both nursing care andmedical treatment.

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Glove-Type Shampoo, a glove-shaped
wet sheet, can wipe and clean the scalp
thoroughly from the hair roots without
using water. Due to the soft medical solution
containing no alcohol and it’s pursued freshand clean feeling, even infants and the elderlywith sensitive skin can use it without worry.
Because of its symmetrical shape, both sides
of a glove can be used thoroughly. It is usefulin various situations including nursing, caretaking in a hospital, disaster relief, or as
emergency supplies as well as after sports or
outdoor activities.

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HONDA YOKO Co.,LTD928-1 Shimobun,Kinsei-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0111
TEL: 0896-58-2412 FAX: 0896-58-3962 Founded: Nov. 1948
Capital: 10 M yen President: Tatsuo Tanabe
Employees: 51 Businesses: Wholesale of pulp, chemicals and non-woven
fabric, plastic molding, lamination, and processing of non-woven fabric, etc.
Revenue: 3 B yen (as of Dec. 2022)

SHINWA Corporation

249-2 Mendori-cho, Shikokuchuo,
Ehime 799-0113
TEL: 0896-58-1100 FAX: 0896-58-1106
http://www.shinwacorp.jp Founded: 1957
Capital: 48.1 M yen President: Kazuhisa Inoue
Employees: 265 Businesses: Development, manufactureand sale of nonwoven fabric products
Revenue: 11 B yen (as of Dec. 2021)

USHIO MATEX Co., Ltd.

Aitec Corporation

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Integrated production, from development throughto container manufacturing and filling
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Nonflammable styrene foam "BARI-SHIELD" ismade by coating a styrene foam resin material
with a flame-retardant material and then foammolding it. It has attracted attention as a newresin-based material that retains the propertiesof styrene foam (lightweight, heat insulation, andwater resistance) while boasting the highest
level of flame resistance equivalent to UL94 5V.
It is expected to be used for various applications
other than lightweight ceiling materials andnonflammable heat-insulating core materials
because of its low water absorption andmoisture permeability, as well as its ability to be
freely molded and manufactured to the desired
strength. It is an environmentally friendly
product that does not contain dioxin-inducing
components in its raw materials and does notuse chlorofluorocarbons or fluorinated gases
in its manufacturing process.
USHIO MATEX Co., Ltd.

5-3 Creative Hills, Imabari, Ehime 794-0069, Japan
TEL: 0898-33-7660 FAX: 0898-33-7661
http://ushiomtx.co.jp/ Founded: Jul. 2019 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Makoto Takeuchi Employees: 12 Businesses: Development,
manufacture, and sales of BARI-SHIELD, a nonflammable styrene foam, andinstallation work Revenue: Non-disclosure

A i t e c C o r p o r a t i o n u s e s a n integrated
production system in their company-owned
factory to carry out manufacturing of
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and more, as well as development of productformulations, label and container printing,and even filling and packaging operations.
Aitec Corporation
By handling all production stages in this1382 Otsu, Niiya, Ozu, Ehime 795-0071
way, the company is able to offer safe and TEL: 0893-25-0640 FAX: 0893-25-5764
trustworthy products in efficient fashion https://www.aitec-dc.com
while ensuring high quality and providing Founded: Aug. 1959
small-lot production services.
Capital: 14.81 M yen
They have recently started using the citrus- President: Noboru Kubo Employees: 185
derived cellulose nanofiber ingredient Businesses: Manufacture of cosmetics and quasi"MaCSIE" (made by Ehime Paper Mfg. Co., drugs, etc.
Ltd.) in order to develop environmentally Offices: 3 factories in Ozu, 2 factory in Uchiko-cho,friendly cosmetic products, while also Ehime Pref.
Revenue: Sales: Available on the website
manufacturing product containers using
biomass material, all as part of their focus on
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No.1
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Developing original textilerelated technologies
This manufacturer imports raw cotton from aroundthe world, processes it into cotton products andsells it. In the field of raw fabrics, Marusan Industry
was the first in Japan to develop technology to
manufacture“Miracle Cotton,”wherein water
jets are used on 100% pure cotton for uniqueintermingling to produce no-binder gauze-typespun-lace nonwoven material.
Marusan Industry also manufactures and sells
cosmetic cotton pads as well as cotton swabs, wetwipes, tea bags and other general cotton products.

Euglead Inc.

Chemicals

New plant-derived materials
to replace plastics and otherpetrochemical materials

Euglead has succeeded in enabling the industrial manufacture of Euglena strains
and utilizing the paramylon particles contained therein to produce high-functionalparamylon nanofibers with triple-helix structures. Paramylon nanofibers differ from
cellulose nanofibers in that they contain no impurities and can be mass-produced toachieve lower costs.
Applications for these fibers are wide ranging, including strength improvements toplastic materials, formation of absorption films with fine structural compositions, and use
in translucent and insulating
materials. Many have highhopes that these plant-derived
fiber materials will serve as
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Marusan Industry Co., Ltd.

1349 Tokumori, Ozu, Ehime 795-8508
TEL: 0893-25-5131 FAX: 0893-59-4013
https://www.marusan-sangyo.co.jp
Founded: Oct. 1948 Capital: 290 M yen
President & CEO: Motohiro Kikuchi Employees: 510
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of bleached cotton, non-woven
cotton fabric, dressing cotton material, absorbent cotton, alcohol
cotton, etc. Offices: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka
Revenue: 13.1 B yen (as of Feb. 2022)

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Plastic
products

Solutions born from the customers’needs
Sojikko®, adopting the special triplelayer structured non-woven fabric, wasdeveloped based on complaints that
said,“The paper refill bags (common
types for all makers) are difficult to
expand and cannot be used fully.”Itsmaterials are soft and flexible enoughto fit any cleaner. Then, it surely
keeps the dust collection performance
without losing suction power.
Super Anneal Film, which addresses
the shortcoming of shrinkage at hightemperatures of PET film that is
widely used as industrial and opticalmaterials, has a characteristic toshrink only 0.1% under the conditionof high temperature of 150℃ for 30
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2309-1 Tsune, Doi-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0704
TEL: 0896-74-7555 FAX: 0896-74-4501 https://www.imx.co.jp/ Founded:
May. 1960 Capital: 40 M yen President: Kentaro Ishikawa Employees: 130
Businesses: Cleaning supplies such as paper refill bags for vacuum cleaners,
adhesive cleaners, and draining bags, and the development, production andsales of functional film with detachability, low thermal contraction and antistatic
functions. Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Euglead Inc.

183 Yamadai, Kinsei-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0112 TEL: 0896-22-4557 FAX: 0896-22-4559
https://euglead.co.jp/ Founded: Dec. 2021 Capital: 65 M yen President: Takaki Udaka
Employees: 15 Businesses: Supply and sale of Euglena and paramylon materials Revenue: Non-disclosure

Okamoto Kasei Co., Ltd.

Pioneering eco-ties
and other tape products

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Founder Shigetoshi Okamoto was thefirst in the world to develop a method for
manufacturing tape yarn using tube-shaped
film in 1960. Since then, Okamoto Kasei hasestablished its products throughout the country as a pioneer in stretch tape yarn madewith synthetic resin.
“Eco-Desu-Tai,”the company’s most recently developed, modern-style twist-binding
product is made with a biodegradable, resinous material and does not use any metallic
material, meaning that it will not trigger metal detectors and can also be reused. The
company creates one new product after the next based on new ideas, including theonly electrical wire tape in Japan and bands for semiconductor trays.
Okamoto Kasei Co., Ltd.

3-4-15 Gion-cho, Imabari, Ehime 794-0804 TEL: 0898-23-2300 FAX: 0898-23-5337
http://www.okamoto-kasei.co.jp Founded: Apr. 1972 Capital: 15 M yen President: Yasutoshi Okamoto
Employees: 50 Businesses: Manufacture of various ribbons, packing tape/bands, tapes for communication cables, andother plastic products such as polyethylene bags. Revenue: 514 M yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Plastic
products

Injection molding technologies that meet adiverse array of customer needs
Suzuki Resin Industrial
utilizes an integrated
manufacturing system
encompassing everything frommolding and printing throughto final assembly. They carry
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out injection molding for awide range of products, fromautomotive parts to medical
equipment components,
furniture and fixtures, andstationery goods. Moreover,they propose various basematerial combinations andmake their own molds;
produce prototypes throughmixing in of materials suchas carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP), glass, and evenmandarin orange peels; and offer processing and forming
services other companies find difficult to achieve.
At the same time, Suzuki Resin Industrial is actively
pursuing alternatives to plastic usage and making
improvements to forming technologies that recycle waste
plastic, all as part of efforts to achieve a circular systemof resource recycling.
Suzuki Resin Industrial Co., Ltd.

2449-1 Funaki, Niihama, Ehime 792-0856 TEL: 0897-41-7613 FAX: 0897-41-7619 https://sys-cre.jp/suzuki/
Founded: Jun. 1958 Capital: 40 M yen President: Tatsuo Manabe Employees: 22
Businesses: Manufacture, assembly and processing of molded plastic products
Revenue: 365 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

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Plastic
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Toray Coms Ehime Co., Ltd.
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Toray Coms Ehime Co., Ltd.

Plastic
products

Ultra-light volleyballsupport posts made ofhigh-tech materials

Until now, volleyball posts have been heavy anddifficult to move. Through independent researchand development efforts, this company has utilized
Toray carbon fiber material to develop revolutionary,lightweight volleyball support posts with only one-third
the weight of steel posts, enabling safe transport andinstallation while achieving outstanding durability.
The company also offers products that make use of
CFRPs, corrosion-resistant structural components, andvarious other parts suited to a range of different needs.

Toray Ehime Plant 1515 Tsutsui, Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime 791-3191
TEL: 089-984-0079 FAX: 089-984-5863 http://www.toyoshokusan.co.jp/
Founded: Jun. 1975 Capital: 10 M yen President: Ikuo Takeuchi Employees: 230
Businesses: Manufacture of plastic products Revenue: 1.8 B yen

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in JapanMorishita Industrial Corporation

Plastic
products

Top in Shikoku for industrial
plate processing quantities

Age of ecology – shoppingbags made from sugarcane

Recent days have seen increasing
demand for semiconductor washing,resin treatment and other suchoperations. Morishita Industrial
Corporation makes full use of knowhow accumulated in industrial
plastic processing to respond to theneeds of the times using integrated
technologies, and they handle cutting,machining, attachment, welding andpipe-laying for all products, big or
small. Their products have received
much praise for their achievement ofboth strength and aesthetic appeal.
The company’s independently
developed technologies support these
operations, shining through in theirjigs, tools and other technologies
utilized to alter workpiece angles.
In the future, they intend to expand
further into water treatment,
recycling (of metals) and other fields.

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Fukusuke Kogyo is an industry leader as amanufacturer of soft packaging materials in 6
areas (synthetic resin products, laminate products,
food containers, paper products, non-woven
fabric products, and hybrid products). They areespecially proud of holding the top market sharein shopping bag production in Japan.
Among their products, “Bio-Lefin H”shoppingbags introduced to the market in 2011 areespecially noteworthy for using molasses fromsugarcane (a byproduct of refinement) as theirmain ingredient. Compared with conventional
shopping bags, their appearance and strength do
not differ. Yet, they emit up to 65% less CO2 andcan greatly promote less dependent on oil.

Fukusuke Kogyo co., Ltd.

190 Muramatsu-cho Shikokuchuo,
Ehime 799-0495
TEL: 0896-24-1111 FAX: 0896-23-8745
http://www.fukusuke-kogyo.co.jp
Founded: Apr. 1949 Capital: 400 M yen
President: Yuuji Inoue Employees: 1,271
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of soft packaging
materials Offices: (Branch Office) Tokyo,
Nagoya, Osaka, Kyusyu, Industrial Material Sales
Department, (Business Office) Sendai, Saitama,
Yokohama, Shizuoka, Hiroshima, and Shikoku,
Factories: HQ, Saitama, Mie, Umaji, Inokubo,
Tsune, Doi, Sekikawa, Laminate, Niihama,Oita, Kyushu, Toyooka, Shanghai (China), andIndonesia
Revenue: 96.8 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

NISSEN Chemitec Co., Ltd.

Plastic
products

Micromachining for LCD backlights
NISSEN Chemitec has developed business operations in four different fields: parts, including
automotive parts, LCDs and metal molds; information and electronics, including chemical
product materials and packaging for semiconductors and LCDs; original products, including
film and sheets; and contractor business,
including plastic compounding.
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Through precise machining, NISSEN Chemitec
achieves thin-profile, lightweight, highluminance, low-energy-consumption products
which have garnered widespread praise even
within their own industry. The company's
high-thermal-resistance, high-strength plastic
pipe products are used as alternatives
for metal components in automobiles.
Furthermore, following automation of theirproduction system, NISSEN Chemitec won theBest Technology Award at the 25th Shikoku
Industrial Technology Awards.
NISSEN Chemitec Co., Ltd.

2-4-34 Nishibara-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-8584 TEL: 0897-33-4171
FAX: 0897-32-8978 http://www.nissen-chem.jp Founded: Jul. 1957
Capital: 450 M yen President: Toru Ichimiya Employees: 329
Businesses:Automobile parts (manufacture and sale of processed plastic
automotive interior/exterior parts and molds), customization (manufactureand sale of electronic components, sanitary goods, leisure goods and molds),
electronics (sale of electronic component materials, high-purity chemicals,etc.), Optical parts(manufacture and sales of light guiding panel, back light unit)
contractor operations (various types of resin compounding, etc.) Offices:Ehime, Tokyo, Osaka, Chiba, Saitama,Mie, Shiga, and others Revenue: 32.5 B yen (as of Jan.2023)

TAKECHI Co., Ltd.

Leveraging
proprietary
technology todevelop precisionrubber parts

No.1
in JapanRubberproducts

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Takechi aims to expand the potentialof rubber by manufacturing precisionrubber parts that can be used ina variety of industrial fields. In
particular, the company has one of the
top domestic market shares in gaskets for electric
refrigerators. They were the first to develop building
gaskets for outer-wall use, and their products are
currently used in the Roppongi Hills Building, Tokyo
Dome, Abeno Harukas and even skyscrapers locatedoutside of Japan.
In addition to high-performance precision rubber
products, Takechi manufactures high-performanceplastic parts in an effort to serve as a provider offine mechanical engineering rubbers and plastics. In
particular, the company’s plastic magnets, which areused in in-car rotation sensors, boast a high market
share due to the highly evaluated forming dimensions
and the accuracy of magnetization.
TAKECHI Co., Ltd.

Plastic
products

936 Ko, Nakano-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-1121
TEL: 089-963-1323 FAX: 089-963-4485 http://www.takechi.co.jp Founded: Mar. 1957 Capital: 100 M yen
President: Yasuhiro Shigematsu Employees: 472 Businesses: Manufacture of plastic and rubber products
Offices: Suita HQ, Tokyo BO Factories: Matsuyama, Tobe, Iyo, Karakawa, Oda, Kanagata, Tanahara and Ibaraki
Revenue: 4.6 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

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Morishita Industrial Corporation

242 Ko, Furukawa, Saijo, Ehime 793-0044 TEL: 0897-56-5371 FAX: 0897-56-1787
http://www.pla-morishita.co.jp Founded: Jan. 1970 Capital: 23 M yen President: Yuichi Morishita
Employees: 16 Businesses: Industrial plastic product processing, standard plumbing work
Revenue: 198 M yen (as of Apr. 2023)

Justin Co., Ltd.

Rubberproducts

Configuring Systems that Can Respond to
Emergency Situations
Orders related to our core business,packing / gasket manufacturing,can be shipped on the same day
if it is made by 5 pm. All of ourcomputers have CAD installed, andour employees form a data network
connecting all of our processing
machines.
We are well equipped with a moldmanufacturing machine, single-shotpress, continuous press, automatic
cutter, and waterjet cutter, so we
can deliver single items to large
batches. We have a processing
system and delivery system that can
manufacture items in 15 minutes
allowing uninterrupted business forour customers.

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Justin Co., Ltd.

3125-3 Kawanoecho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0101 TEL: 0896-58-4455
FAX: 0896-58-7867 https://justin.jp Founded: Mar. 1960 Capital: 80 M yen
President: Shuji Oida Employees: 100 Business: Design, manufacturing,
installment, and sales of industrial products Locations: Kanonji (office),
Takamatsu, Sakaide, Tokushima, Kochi, Matsuyama, Imabari, Saijo, Mihara, Gifu,
Osaka, Tokyo, Kitakyushu (business office) Revenue: 3.1 B yen (as of Dec. 2022)

Kankyousizai Co., Ltd

Highly functional
construction and civilengineering materials madefrom waste products

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Ceramic/soil andstone products

Kankyousizai harnesses theproperties of active alumina createdthrough heat-treating of aluminumsludge generated as a waste productat aluminum production plants,
using this ingredient to develop andmanufacture concrete and otherconstruction and civil engineering
materials that contribute to
mitigation of the urban heat island(UHI) effect and offer energy savingsand other such benefits.
The company is attracting
widespread attention for their lineupof highly functional, high-quality,
environmentally friendly ingredients
which include "Cooling Paint" withtemperature control functionality
and excellent thermal shielding
and insulation properties, "Clean
Carat" humidity-controlling building
materials, and "Cooling Pave" pavinguse blocks optimized to reduce the
UHI effect, among others.

Kankyousizai Co., Ltd

1170-1 Omachi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0030
TEL: 0897-55-1520 FAX: 0897-55-1485 http://kan-kyou.sakura.ne.jp/
Founded: Jul. 2006 Capital: 10 M yen President: Atsushi Takahashi
Employees: 4 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of industrial machine parts,
concrete admixtures, thermal-insulating blocks, thermal insulation and insulating
coatings, humidity-control wall coating materials, etc. Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Ceramic/soil andstone productsLight, easy, and earthquake-resistant roof tile
construction method
eeBOX, Earthquake-resistant Box
Ridge, has been developed by
TAISHIN. TAISHIN has tackled
the challenges of earthquakeresistant methods of roofing forJapanese architecture since theGreat Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Strength and durability have been
ensured by removing soil and daubused in the conventional ridgeand fixing the tiles directly withscrews on the wooden or resin box.
More than 30 earthquake-resistantbox ridges of eeBOX, which wedeveloped after pursuing the
low-cost and easy construction
method, were constructed after
the Kumamoto Earthquake in2016. It has gathered attention as
an indispensable technique in an
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TAISHIN Co., Ltd

1465-3 Ko Shimoshimayama, Saijyo, Ehime 793-0006
TEL: 0897-58-2746 FAX: 0897-58-2747 Founded: Oct. 1986
Capital: 1 M yen President: Masahiro Sogame Employees: 5
Businesses: Production and construction of tiled roof seismic systems
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Fujiwara Chemical Co., Ltd.

No.1
in Japan

Ceramic/soil andstone productsProtecting your living environment
through wall-finishing materials
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Fujiwara Chemical Co., Ltd.

94 Oshinden, Saijo, Ehime 799-1342
TEL: 0898-64-2421 FAX: 0898-64-4034
https://www.fujiwara-chemical.co.jp
Founded: Dec. 1967 Capital: 93 M yen
President: Yasumitsu Akaoka Employees: 140
Businesses: Development and manufacture of finishing compounds
for interior/exterior walls Offices: Sendai, Niigata, Kanto, Nagoya,
Osaka, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Fukuoka
Revenue: Non-disclosureThis integrated wall-finishingmaterial manufacturer handles
everything from development
to sales for exterior and interiorbuilding finishing materials. The
company’s high-quality, uniquewall-finishing materials whichis invented by the research anddevelopment department, werecreated in following with thecompany philosophy,“beautiful andpeaceful spaces where people canlive and be at peace.”
The diatomite“Siltouch”wall finish
coating is made without volatileorganic solvents, and helps control
room humidity and temperature
and adsorbs foul odors and toxic
substances while providing
countermeasures against sickbuilding syndrome and other suchproblems. The company’s products
have garnered high praise in Japanand abroad for their high qualityand design appeal.

Niihama Machinery Industry Co-Op
NIHON-DISK IND. CO., LTD.

Ceramic/soil andstone products

Beautiful cuts with thin
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NIHON-DISK IND. handles thin griding wheels which can cut pipes madefrom difficult-to-machine metals (iron, stainless steel, tungsten, molybdenum,
inconel, etc.), solid wood and other materials with precision while maintaining
a smooth cutting surface. The company can also cut thin items with griding
wheels, which is essential in the manufacture of injection needles, industrial
piping, electronic parts, etc.
Furthermore, the company has also developed an automated precision cutting
machine to enable accurate cutting of metal on a mass-production scale.
This device has become indispensable in the manufacture of various types ofindustrial piping, injection needles and other products.

Steelindustry

A gathering of technical masters
to create a manufacturing basein the industrial city of Niihama

Based on high-tech experience which was gathered as“Sumitomo’s corporate castle town”, this advanced group of manufacturers
has achieved solid progress, expanding facilities and utilizing
independent development for technologies related to plate work
fabrication, piping, machining, etc. In 1988, in a spirit of mutual
support, ironworks in the Niihama area came together toform the current organization, which was actively showcases
products in national mechanical technology exhibitions.
Currently (as of April 2021), 79 companies are participating.
By striving to pass down manufacturing skills andtechniques, carry out independent product development
and obtain advanced technologies, the organization’sfacilities act as a base for cultivating more skillful humanresources.
Niihama Machinery Industry Co-Op

1-5-50 Ashima, Niihama, Ehime 792-0896
TEL: 0897-47-6230 FAX: 0897-47-6231 http://www.kisan.jp
Founded: May 1988 Capital: 7.8 M yen
President: Yuji Ono Employees: 3
Businesses: Sales promotion, joint procurement and training
for union members Revenue: 66.4 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

NIHON-DISK IND. CO., LTD.

1833-1 Ko, Fukutake, Saijo, Ehime 793-0035 TEL: 0897-55-3299 FAX: 0897-55-3918
http://www.nihon-disk.com Founded: May 1945 Capital: 12 M yen Company President: Hiroyoshi
Terada Employees: 20 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of precision-cutting grind stones andautomated precision-cutting machines Revenue: Non-disclosure

Co-op for Ehime Pig Iron and Casting Industrial Complex

Steelindustry

A lineup of richly unique casting products
The companies belonging to this organization produce a variety of castingproducts ranging from large items to mass production of small items, and they arecapable of accurately introducing customers to suitable products and technologies
in response to any inquiry. The organization prepares fundamental elements for
manufacturing operations, such as power receiving equipment, water supply andtesting equipment for compressor facilities, which reduces each company’s costs.
The organization has business dealings with major manufacturers all over Japan,
and the complex as a whole accounts for 70% of Shikoku’s casting production
volume. Quality control is carried out using a two-part system, which involves
elemental analysis of molten metal and inspection of finished products.
Co-op for Ehime Pig Iron andCasting Industrial Complex

1016 Tanouwagata, Tanbara-cho,
Saijo, Ehime 791-0522
TEL: 0898-68-6066 FAX: 0898-68-7984
http://www.e-imono.or.jp Founded: Jul. 1972
Capital: 74.26 M yen President: Hiroshi Toyota
Employees: 299 Businesses: Casting parts ofvarious industrial machines including construction
machines, agricultural machines, and vehicles
Revenue: 889 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

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Ochi Foundry, Inc.

Steel
industry

Taking on even the most challenging
manufacturing tasks
Ochi Foundry actively incorporates
difficult hydraulic castingprocesses into their operations
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technologies to meet the quality
standards used by major
producers. They serve a wide
variety of fields, including
automotive parts, reduction gears
for use in standard industrial
machinery, construction
equipment components, andagricultural machinery parts.
Furthermore, they are equippedwith large-sized molding flasks
enabling production of items
both large and small, in both
small-lot and mass-production
quantities, and they use the double-squeeze production
method to achieve uniform mold hardness and highdimensional accuracy. Moreover, in January 2020 thecompany introduced a cutting-edge, automated moltenmetal pouring system into their operations.
Ochi Foundry, Inc.

1016 Tanouwagata, Tanbara-cho, Saijo, Ehime 791-0522
TEL: 0898-68-7305 FAX: 0898-68-7466 http://www.ochichuzosho.com Founded: Jul. 1948
Capital: 90 M yen President: Masaru Ochi Employees: 93 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of pig ironproducts and case metal products Offices: Saijo(Ehime), Obu(Aichi) BO Revenue: 2.3 B yen (as of Feb. 2023)

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Steelindustry

Casting systems that optimize pouring
temperature to eliminate blow holes

Under normal circumstances,pouring of molten metal
into a series of casting dies
results in gradually declining
metal temperatures due
to natural heat dissipation,
which may in turn causeinternal blow holes to formin workpieces. In order tosolve this problem, HOHWA
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thus eliminating the blow
holes which are a sourceof defective products andenabling the provision of high-quality castings.
HOHWA FOUNDRY can install add-on molten metal pouring lines with special
control operations parallel to existing customer lines. By achieving consistentpouring conditions, this system makes it possible to produce high-quality castings
with no internal defects.
HOHWA FOUNDRY Co., Ltd.

1016 Tanouwagata, Tanbara-cho Saijo, Ehime 791-0522
TEL: 0898-68-6161 FAX: 0898-68-4433
https://www.hohwa-foundry.co.jp/ Founded: Nov. 1972
Capital: 20 M yen President: Hiroshi Toyota Employees: 35
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of gearboxes for construction machineryand other equipment, transport machinery, injection molding machines, andhigh-spec ductile cast iron and regular cast iron for agricultural machinery
Revenue: Non-disclosure

RS Company Ltd.

Focused on the processing of copper alloy
Copper alloy is an excellent material
for sliding components that rarely
causes scorch, and it is used inliners, bearings (bushing), etc.
The DZ400 developed by Dozen
Kogyo features a bronze castbase with nickel and aluminum
content adjusted as needed.
In addition, the company’s special aluminum-bronze
cast alloys with added
elements are excellent hightemperature, wear-resistantmaterials that fulfill thetensile strength target of
600 N/mm2 or higher,
Brinell hardness targetof 210 HB or higher,
and extension rate
target of 3.0% or more.

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377 Ubagabashi, Naranoki, Saijo, Ehime 793-0065
TEL: 0897-57-9083
FAX: 0897-57-7604 http://www.dozen.co.jp
Founded: Feb. 1967 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Ryuta Manabe Employees: 16
Businesses: Manufacture of bronze alloy cast metal,
machine processing Revenue: 320 M yen (as of Jan. 2023)

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Aishin Ironworks Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Genuine made-in-Japan traveling equipment
for large cranes
Aishin Ironworks carries out in-housemanufacturing/welding, machining,assembly and trial operations, via an
integrated production system, for traveling
equipment and related components usedby shipbuilders’goliath cranes and jib
cranes, ladle cranes employed at leading
Japanese steelmakers, and other large
industrial cranes.
In order to ensure safety and high quality,
many customers request that travelinggear, rail clamps, spreaders and otherimportant equipment and components
be made domestically in Japan. Aishin
Ironworks makes sure to meet all
customer needs, leveraging the strengthsof their fully integrated production system
in operations ranging from material
procurement to finishing processes.

This company developed the“Safety Bolt”(NETIS-registered product) in responseto the cases of vulnerable road users
injured by metal fragments on guardrails.
Its unique shape is not found anywhere
else in Japan, and it is widely encouraged
to be utilized in other industrial fields.
In addition, the company’s“Safety Wall”
water-filled shock-absorbing safetybarriers, which protect people from major
accidents, are used throughout Japan (seelower photo).
In order to create a safe and secure living
environment, the company aims to provide
groundbreaking products throughout thecountry based on original ideas.
RS Company Ltd.

840-1 Ko, Engi, Imabari, Ehime 794-0084
TEL: 0898-31-8851 FAX: 0898-31-8801
http://www.shikokuright.co.jp/product/safetybolt.html
Founded: Jun. 2002 Capital: 5 M yen
President: Masayuki Kanmura Employees: 2
Businesses: Sale of road traffic safety goods and civilengineering/construction materials
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Aishin Ironworks Co., Ltd.

12-50 Shimizu-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0861
TEL: 0897-33-7070 FAX: 0897-32-2320 http://www.aishin-web.jp
Founded: Apr. 1940 Capital: 10 M yen President: Hiroshi Kataza
Employees: 35 Businesses: Plant design and maintenance,
manufacture of conveyance and transport equipment, machining,
unit assembly finishing Revenue: 430 M yen (as of Jan. 2022)

Metal
products

Blazing new trails with unique“Hebi-kon”and“Oh Come Back”productsThis company’s“Oh Come Back”waste-plastic petrochemical equipment utilizes
induction heating for thermal decomposition of plastics and other petroleum productsthat are normally disposed of or used as land fill. This revolutionary, environmentallyfriendly technology enables extraction of heavy oils, light oils and other liquid fuels.
In addition, their“Hebi-kon”U-shaped curving trough conveyor can be used forhandling earth and gravel along narrow, winding roads, mountain streams and otherplaces where conventional belt conveyor use is not possible. Extending and steep
downhill conveyors are also available.

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Dozen Kogyo Co., Ltd.

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Dozen Kogyo Co., Ltd.

2260-4 Minamigata, Toon, Ehime 791-0301
TEL: 089-966-4596 FAX: 089-966-4842
Founded: 1968 President: Araki Abe
Employees: 20 Businesses: Manufacture of
U-shaped curving trough conveyors, extending
conveyors, steep downhill conveyors, wasteplastic petrochemical equipment, etc.
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Akitsu Kenmasho YK

Metal
products

High-spec blades with a goodbalance between chipping
resistance and toughness
Nearing its 90th year in business, Akitsu
Kenmasho leverages techniques andtechnologies fostered through experience inresharpening operations for a wide range ofindustrial-use blades. They are particularly
skilled in the manufacture and sharpeningof carbides with ultra-hard tips speciallydesigned for dried bonito flake production.
Cutting tough dried bonito into thin, uniform
flakes requires a hard blade made with highprecision that won’t chip. Compared withstandard carbides, Akitsu Kenmasho’scarbides are highly resistant to chippingand offered alongside sharpening services
to maintain the finest, cleanest cut
possible. Furthermore, the company offers
blades of up to 200 centimeters (about 6.5feet) in length made with technologies that
preserve the same precision and bladestraightness as smaller blades.

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2-13-36 Kuko-dori, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0054 TEL: 089-973-3424 FAX: 089-973-3654
https://akitsu-k.co.jp Founded: Apr. 1933 Capital: 5.3 M yen President: Ryousuke Akitsu
Employees: 7 Businesses: Manufacture, sale and sharpening of ultra-hardened carbides specially designed for
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Metal
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Professionals certified in
the manufacture of classone pressure vessels

Ehime Boring Kiko Co., Ltd.

Full-integration welding on both the outer andinner surfaces is required when making pressure
vessels, and certain vessels are subjected to x-ray
examinations, penetrant testing and test-piece
destructive testing to ensure that welds maintaintheir strength.
Through trial-and-error efforts over many long years
in the business, Kadota Tekko has developed welding
techniques that enable products to clear these strict
tests. Furthermore, the company creates records
of welding and tests and makes welding technique
instructions as part of thoroughgoing efforts tomanage production processes by standardizing themand expressing them in numeric form. Furthermore,they employ numerous professionals with thecertification necessary to manufacture class 1
pressure vessels, enabling provision of high-quality
products as well as response to urgent production
requests when necessary.

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Boring as a part of shipbuilding operations
requires extremely high precision, and Ehime
Boring Kiko works on ship stern sections,which determine the vessel’s propulsion anddirection of movement. During bore cutting
for propeller shafts, steering shafts andother sections, this company’s independently
developed technologies increase the amountof cutting per turn of the cutting tool by twotimes compared with standard equipment.
In addition, the company also develops andinstalls groundbreaking controllers thatfacilitate easy adjustment of cutting tool
rotation speed to match boring diameter,materials and conditions. By making use ofthis equipment as well as know-how cultivatedby the company over many years, work time
reductions of approximately 30% can beachieved.

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Kadota Tekko Co., Ltd.

1-1 Ko, Horie-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2651 TEL: 089-979-2200
FAX:089-979-2998 https://kadota-tekkou.co.jp/ Founded: Jul. 1894
Capital: 10 M yen President: Ichiro Kadota Employees: 45 Businesses:
Boiler accessory components, welding pipes (standard and high-pressure),tanks, jacket-equipped tanks, small-sized pressure vessels, class 1 and 2
pressure vessels, general-purpose machine parts Revenue: 869 M yen (asof May 2021)

Ogasawara Industrial Company

Metalproducts

Ehime Boring Kiko Co., Ltd.
Only onein Japan

2-6 Creative hills, Imabari, Ehime 794-0109
TEL: 0898-55-4453 FAX: 0898-55-4457 Founded: Dec. 1970
Capital: 10 M yen President: Fumi Okabe Employees: 19
Businesses: Boring for stern-section propeller shafts and steering shafts
in shipbuilding, bush machining. ZP stationary pedestal face, Cranepost
pedestal face, machine processing Revenue: Non-disclosure

Metalproducts

Water storage tanks for
greater safety during
natural disasters
The Ogasawara Industrial Company offers both
circulating- and storage-only-type drinking
water storage tanks made entirely fromstainless steel. Thanks to this varied productselection, tank installation can be carriedout anywhere, specifically tailored to each
installation location with consideration forfactors such as piping layout and lot size.
Circulating-type tanks are ideal for areas withhigh population densities, and storage-type tanks
for other locations—even the most remote. Bothtypes feature tower-format designs that save on
installation space and facilitate easy operation
when dispensing drinking water. Users expect
great things from these products in response to
future natural disasters.

Kurita Inc.

Metal
products

Enabling trial production of castings without
the use of molds
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testing as well as mass
production services, andmanufactures a wide rangeof reliable, strong cast iron parts for hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, construction
machinery, electric motors, and more. Using cutting-edge casting equipment that isboth high-speed and labor-saving, the company operates an integrated production
framework in which product material quality is carefully controlled and guaranteed,
and all operations up through heat treatment can be performed.
Trial casting through rapid prototyping without the need for wood or metal molds canbe carried out quickly and with precision. Operations are not limited to cast iron—even copper alloy can be used.

Ogasawara Industrial Company

5-10-3 Kukodori, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-0054
TEL: 089-972-0043 FAX: 089-973-5404
Founded: Sep. 1966 Capital: 30 M yen
President: Hideyuki Ogasawara Employees: 23
Businesses: Production of plate tanks and steel frames; stainless tanks(water receiving tanks, fire cisterns, etc.), oil tanks (underground oil tanks,
fuel service tanks, etc.), other plate works (flues, headers, etc.), and salesof gas equipment, gas, and high-pressure gas
Revenue: 464 M yen (as of Sep. 2022) http://www.ogasawara-k.com

Kurita Inc.

1-1 Minato, Saijo, Ehime 793-0046 TEL: 0897-56-2016 FAX: 0897-56-5001
http://www.kurita-cast.co.jp
Founded: Sep. 1949 Capital: 24 M yen President: Yoichi Kurita Employees: 53 Businesses: Manufacture andsale of cast metal parts for transport and industrial machines Revenue: 1.1 B yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Ono Ironworks Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Winding Drum: Integrated
manufacturing, fromprocessing to coating

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Of all the winding drum manufacturers inJapan, only Ono Ironworks has established acomplete integrated manufacturing process, frommaking wound pipes, welding can barrels, heat
treatment, grooving and finishing, to coating.
We possess one of the largest bending roller
equipment in the nation, and can produce largesize pipes of 40mm in thickness and 3-4m in
length. Only made by a few manufacturers inJapan, Lebus drums receive attention for theirhigher-than-normal suspending capacity, madepossible by layering and winding, and for theirsize and weight reducing technology.
Ono Ironworks Co., Ltd.

6-6-43 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime 792-0893
TEL: 0897-46-0311 FAX: 0897-46-0339
Founded: Sep. 1962 Capital: 10 M yen President: Yuji Ono
Employees: 20 Businesses: Manufacture of various types of cranes,transporting machines, rolls, drums, and environmental equipment
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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ODA Engineering Co., Ltd

Metal
products

Ultra-precision mold making technologythat handles everything from planning tomass production
ODA Engineering not only specializes
in the total planning of metal and plastic
products whose manufacture requires ultraprecision mold making technology, but also
provides an“all-in-one”service, tailored to
fit the customers’specific product plan, that
ranges from the design and manufacture of
prototypes to the mass production of molds.
The company’s workers employ atechnology with an accuracy of ±1㎛, and its
equipment has the ability to engrave or drill
into cemented carbide. The company also
boasts an excellent track record of having
delivered more than 1,000 items to Japan’sleading manufacturers of automobiles,
camera-equipped medical devices, etc.
ODA Engineering Co., Ltd

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805-1 Tanokubo, Toon, Ehime 791-0212 TEL: 089-964-3021 FAX: 089-964-1016
Founded: Jan. 1985 Capital: 10 M yen President: Kazuhito Watanabe Employees: 9
Businesses: Design and manufacture of precision molds; design and manufacture of metal/plastic
prototypes; design and manufacturing of jigs and tools; product planning, manufacturing, and sales
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No.1
in Japan

Ken Matsuura Racing Services Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Masterful skills stemming from ideas
in pursuit of effortless operations

Product creations that makeuse of advance know-how

Suntechno Kuga has developed a range of unique andpopular products that mimic the skills of masterfulartisans, including a blowfish skin-removal machine,
dagger-tooth pike conger (eel) bone chopping machine,
blowfish slicing machine for making sashimi, farinfrared low-temperature drying machine,
citrus fruit skin remover that removes thefruit’
s bitter outer peel and peel oils, andothers. Their far-infrared low-temperaturedrying device utilizes electromagnetic(far-infrared) radiation to prevent cell
rupturing while increasing the savory
flavor of foods and achieving full-bodied
results by quickly removing moisture
content.
The company’s products have received
much praise in applications including
slicing blowfish for sashimi, removing
moisture content from fish, making fruitsauces and so forth.

This company has highquality manufacturing
operations utilizes firmly
grounded technicalcapabilities and experiencecultivated through workin the world of motor
sports in its high-precision.
Its thorough, advanced
development approach forparts includes everythingfrom design to analysis,trial production, assembly,
testing and mass production.
In response to customer
demand for micron-level precision in productmanufacturing, the head office is uniquely
constructed in a way that makes it appear to bepartially buried under the earth. This type oflayout enables creation of a constant-temperatureand -humidity operating environment andcutting-edge facilities for the manufacture ofhighly reliable products.

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Suntechno Kuga Co., Ltd.

3-14-52 Sakai-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0812
TEL: 0897-44-5187 FAX: 0897-44-5182
http://www.suntechno-kuga.co.jp Founded: Aug. 2004
Capital: 3 M yen President: Takaaki Kuga Employees: 3 Businesses: Teasing devices for blowfish skin,oyster shell cleaning devices, fish scale removers, sashimi slicers, bone-cutting devices
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Sasaki Manufacturing Industry Co.

Metal
products

Plate Processing/Welding Technology of High
Precision and High Tension Steel

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Sasaki Manufacturing Industry Co.

From small products of only several centimeters
to large ones with over 10 meters, the company
can perform integrated production including
cutting, welding, processing, assembling, andfinish coating through processing, precision sheet
metal working, and laser cutting.
The company performs highly difficult andrisky precision plate processing techniques
including: from 9 to 80 mm and approximately 10m long large plate welding with ±5mm or lesshorizontal distortion using high tension steel(HITEN 780); welding high tension steel (HITEN590) and different metals without distortions;and producing very precise (within ±0.1mm) box
shaped frames.

9-22 Isouracho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0002
TEL: 0897-37-3556 FAX: 0897-32-3820 http://www.sagumi.com Founded:
Jan. 1970 Capital: 10 M yen President: Kayo Akita Employees: 32
Businesses: Plate processing, plumbing (high and low pressure), and productionof general industrial machinery, plate processing, machine processing, assembly,
plumbing and installation of general machinery, welding of copper, aluminum,
stainless steel, and high tension steel, NC slicing processing
Revenue: 540 M yen (as of Mar. 2022)

COSMO SEIKI INC.

No.1
in JapanMetalproducts

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Ken Matsuura Racing Services Co., Ltd.

1035-10 Nakanishisoto, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2425 TEL: 089-992-0706 FAX: 089-992-3615
Founded: Jan. 1964 Capital: 20 M yen President: Kenta Matsuura Employees: 34
Businesses: Manufacture of metal articles Offices: Gotenba Factory Revenue: Non-disclosure

KOS21 Company Limited.

Metal
products

New innovation via ultradispersions
With a central focus on aluminum material, KOS21
undertakes high-precision machining operations ina thermostatic chamber to provide everything fromaerospace components to semiconductors, machineparts and assembled units. The company carries
out consignment production through machiningof aluminum sputtering targets for Sumitomo
Chemical, which accounts for the top market sharein Japan.
Furthermore, KOS21 has developed their proprietary
N2000 series of ultra-high-pressure, non-pulsatinghomogenizers, which achieve impressive
dispersions with 200 megapascals of pressure anda non-pulsating approach in order to facilitate
greater innovation. The company is also a leader incellulose nanofiber manufacturing.

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KOS21 Company Limited.

2-25 Minato-machi, Niihama, Ehime 792-0016
TEL: 0897-33-0888 FAX: 0897-37-0760 http://www.kos21.co.jp
Founded: Feb. 1964 Capital: 42 M yen President: Motoki Kondo
Employees: 184 Businesses: Manufacture of aluminum sputteringtargets, space-related precision work parts, semi- conductor
production device parts, cyclone-decelerating machine parts, electric
control panels/instrument panels Offices: Saijo, Nihama, Nagoya
Revenue: 3.3 B yen (as of Sep. 2022)

No.1
in JapanMetalproducts

Harnessing manufacturing
capabilities in everything fromprecision machining
to agriculture
Highly skilled in high-precision
plastic-product molding requiredin fields such as semiconductors,
medical products and optical
instruments, COSMOS SEIKI
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steps of the production process,from design through to massCOSMO SEIKI INC.
production molding. They began
1470-5 Ko, Sunouchi, Toon,
producing darts in 2008 andEhime 791-0031
developed the world’s first highTEL: 089-960-6366
performance dart flight system,
FAX: 089-960-6388
which led to sale in 36 countries
http://www.c-cosmo.co.jp/
Founded: Feb. 1991
of the Cosmo Darts and Fit Flight
Capital: 27 M yen
dart brands and achievement
President: Masahiro Matsubaraof the world’s top dart product
Employees: 42
lineup. Today, COSMOS SEIKI
Businesses: Ultra-precision moldremains a global leader in their
manufacturing, precision metalparts processing, plastic injection field.
molding, plastic product planning Starting in 2009 the company
and manufacturing, darts maker entered the agricultural industry
business, agricultural business and now produces and sells nine
Revenue: Non-disclosure
different types of mangos.

Kurita Foundry Co., Ltd.

If you’re looking
for durability,
leave it to us

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Metal
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This company’s core FCAD900, FCAD1000
and FCAD1200 high-quality materials have low
phosphorous, manganese and sulfur content
and high coefficients of extension. They also
feature extremely high hardness levels, wear
resistance and cutting performance, and makemore lightweight product design
possible. It is said that materials
with Brinell hardness of 320 HB or
higher are too difficult to cut, but
FCAD1200 has very high cutting
performance.
The company’s overhead-wiremetal fittings for high-voltage
transmission lines boast the
top market share in Japan, andthe company is also skilled at
producing metal fittings forseismic strengthening, bend pipes
for high-pressure fire engines, andother products requiring longterm, reliable strength.

Kurita Foundry Co., Ltd.

1016 Tanouwagata, Tanbara-cho, Saijo, Ehime 791-0522
TEL: 0898-68-7037 FAX: 0898-68-4891
Founded: Sep. 1872 Capital: 50 M yen President: Koichi Kurita
Employees: 72 Businesses: Iron-based molded articles
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Metal
products

When it comes to large-size mechanical partsand ultra-thick plate welding, leave it to Shiozaki!
Shiozaki specializes in the welding of thick plates and manufacturing of largesize parts, and possesses the technology and facilities that enable the processingof large-scale parts of up to 20t. The factory also handles the tundish of ironworks
that demands heat-resistance and durability, as well as proton radiation equipment
and other parts for state-of-the-art cancer treatment’s rotating gantry that requires
a high degree of precision and rigidity.
Additionally, the factory has acquired a manufacturing license for 30t+30t hoist typecranes, and has the capability to manage the design, on-site assembly, inspection/
operation check, and shipping of large-size cranes utilized at large worksites.

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Shiozaki Seisakusho Co., Ltd.

1-18-20 Shinden-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0003
TEL: 0897-33-8623 FAX: 0897-37-1788
Founded: Jun. 1957 Capital: 3 M yen
President: Takashi Shiozaki Employees: 17
Businesses: Manufacture of various types of industrial
machinery, environmental devices, and tanks/covers;
plumbing/ installation work; general manufacture ofcanned goods Offices: 2nd Factory
Revenue: Nondisclosure

Jinno Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Clog-free filters that don’t require cleaning
Liquids are injected into these cylindricalfilters at acute angles to generate aspiraling liquid film, and the filter is rotatedin order to scrape off solid matter adhering
to inner surfaces. Jinno Kogyo develops
filters that don’t require backwashing andcan sustain stable, high-quality filtering
operations over long periods of time.
Because backwashing operations
are not necessary, the device itself iscompact, maintenance is easy, and nozzle
specifications such as the number ofnozzles and nozzle sizes can be alteredfreely. These products can be utilized ina wide range of different fields, including
water treatment, foodproducts, papermaking
and metalworking.

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Jinno Kogyo Co., Ltd.

1255-7 Hagyu, Niihama, Ehime 792-0055
TEL: 0897-44-5782 FAX: 0897-44-5783
http://jinnokogyo.com Founded: Jan. 1984 Capital: 10 M yen President: Hiroshi Jinno
Employees: 5 Businesses: Manufacture of pressure vessels and industrial machinery,
installation, piping work, buffing Revenue: Non-disclosure

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Himatex Co., Ltd.

Daitec Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Flood of Orders from Japan and Abroad forTitanium Welding
D a i t e c o w n s welding
technology for special
materials such as titanium,
hastelloy, zirconium, etc.
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used in food, medicine,and pipes in chipfoundries due to theirresistance to corrosion
and rust. Sturdy andhigh-quality welding is
made possible by our
uniquely developed
special welding jig thatprevents oxidization of
the welded area.
Daitec can provide one
stop service from designing the production line to can manufacturing, piping, pickling,
and installation validation by cooperating with local companies.
In addition, we conduct research and development regarding quality assurance fortitanium welding with Ehime University to further improve our skills.
Daitec Co., Ltd.

462-4 Kitashinchi, Minato, Saijo, Ehime 793-0046
TEL: 0897-53-0458 FAX: 0897-47-3988 http://www.daitec-co.com
Founded: Oct. 2003 Capital: 25 M yen President: Daigo Shimizu
Employees: 63 Business: Titanium welding / processing, hastelloy welding /processing, sanitary piping, vacuum piping, high pressure piping, plant piping, etc.
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Extending usable life for machine parts
susceptible to rapid deterioration
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Himatex
utilizes build-up welding (laser metal
deposition) technology to add highhardness, high-wear-resistance materials
to the surfaces of machinery parts usedin demanding operating environments.
Surface-material powder is melted using
laser technology and then solidified
to create a new base layer on thecomponent’s surface, adding high wearand corrosion-resistance along withother useful properties.
The company’s approach enables
deposition of enhancing materials to only
the necessary portions of components—even complex-shaped components—
making it more cost-effective than the
expensive, standard-type applicationof material over the entire component
surface. Moreover, welding strain canbe greatly reduced compared withconventional approaches.

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Sumitomo Heavy Industries Himatex Co., Ltd.

5-2 Sobiraki-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0001
http://www.shi.co.jp/hmx/
Founded: 1882 (established Apr. 1980) Capital: 310 M yen
President: Takaaki Kido Employees: 134
Businesses: Development, manufacture and sale of rolling mill rolls,
anchor chains, iron chains, various other chain types, and surfacemachined (-hardened) products Offices: Tokyo Sales Office, WesternJapan Sales Office, Nagoya Sales Office
Revenue: 3.2 B yen (nine months results 2022)

Taishin Stainless, Y.K.
Shikoku Welding Electrode Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

A leading manufacturer that supports the
manufacturing industry through welding
technologies
Shikoku Welding Electrode Co., Ltd. (SWECO) is
Shikoku’s only welding material manufacturer
and ranks third in Japan for production volumesof their main product, shielded arc welding rods.
The company’s original "Shikoku Rode" brandencompasses roughly 30 different product types,
all of which boast outstanding quality andfunctionality based on JIS standards.
SWECO boasts an integrated production system
encompassing everything from procurement
through to manufacturing and product testing.
They offer thoroughgoing, comprehensive
services including development of new types
of welding materials based directly on
customer requests as well as proposals andspecialized advice from technical experts. The
company also certifies welds and administers
various types of competency tests.
Shikoku Welding Electrode Co., Ltd.

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360 Ko, Takuma, Imabari, Ehime 794-0083 TEL: 0898-23-3500 FAX: 0898-23-0531 http://www.sweco.co.jp/
Founded: Apr. 1947 Capital: 90 M yen President: Yuichi Murakami Employees: 160 Businesses: Manufactureand sale of arc welding rods, welding wire, and other welding materials; sale of various high-pressures gases; tensile
tests, impact tests and other welding-related tests; component analysis tests; welding method certification tests
Offices: Matsuyama, Saijo, Niihama, Marugame, Mihara, Innoshima, Hikari Revenue: 15.1 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

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Metalproducts

Metalproducts

Precision Sheet Metal Processing for
Stainless Steel
Taishin specializes inhigh quality and highprecision thin sheet
metal processing. We
provide a one stop
production system fromdesign to manufacturing
including machine parts
production, assembly
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for food equipment,
weight checker, seafood
processing machine, etc.
We own a fiber laser
welding machine fortrial production andsmall lot welding. Ourstrengths are in:“strong
welding”achieving
high strength;“close contact welding”with perfection; and“clean welding”good forsterilization. We can cater to your needs flexibly from production based on a diagram,planning to production, trial production, and mass production.
Taishin Stainless, Y.K.

6-5-8 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime 792-0893
TEL: 0897-46-2388 FAX: 0897-46-1239
http://ww8.tiki.ne.jp/~taishin/taishin/Founded: 1968 Capital: 3 M yen President:Shizuka Sakai
Employees: 13 Business: Stainless steel processing, productionof food equipment and general industrial machine components
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Metal
products

Aluminum Casting Pot with Even Heating andDeformation ResistanceAluminum pots produced
through aluminum gravity
casting are regarded highly
as a cooking utensil withhigh added value due to
its low uneven heating andresistance to deformation.
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Our electromagnetic cooker
supported product (Patent
No. 3890336) includes our uniquely developed magnetic stainless disc on the bottom
surface joined by monobloc casting: this prevents deformation at the bottom surface
and achieves efficient heating and high durability. The product supports any kind ofheat sources in addition to electromagnetic cookers.
Daiya Alumi Co., Ltd.

1873 Shimoagawa, Iyo, Ehime 799-3111
TEL: 089-982-8810 FAX: 089-982-8815 http://www.daiyaalumi.co.jp
Founded: Apr. 1955 Capital: 70 M yen President: Akira Kanamori
Employees: 50 Business: Production / sales of Household aluminum products(frying pan / pot), production / installation of aluminum fitting
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Taguchi Kogyosho Co., Ltd.

Large-sized aluminumbus bars High processing
technology

Only onein JapanMetalproducts

Taguchi Kogyosho is capable of manufacturing
large aluminum bus bars, which require knowhow in handling as well as processing, and boasts
top-level processing technology in Japan. The
company's ability to respond to orders for large
and thick aluminum products that are difficult
to weld and fabricate is due to its pursuit since
the late 1960s of specialized technology foraluminum welding, which requires specialized
equipment and techniques, and its efforts todifferentiate itself from its competitors.
The company has established an integrated
proposal and production system that covers
design, fabrication, and on-site installation, andhas also conducted independent research on
joining dissimilar metals, such as aluminum andcopper.

Takasuka Co., Ltd.

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the company carries
out press working
while achieving
a smooth surface
radius curvature
and a highroundness.
Aside from nonspecification reducers
and other conical taperrolled products,they earn
an excellent reputation for theirprecision bending operations used to round off corners on various polygonal shapes.
Takasuka handles a wide range of product sizes, including items with high taper rates thatare not possible to achieve using standard roller mills; small-internal-diameter items thesame size as the palm of the hand; and even large-scale, thick-walled items with diameterssurpassing 2 meters. The company meets customer needs in numerous ways, including
development starting with 3D CAM modeling, and even completion of welding in more
recent orders.
Takasuka Co., Ltd.

4-3-35 Kukodori, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-0054 TEL: 089-972-4555 FAX: 089-971-7653
http://www.takasuka.co.jp/ Founded: Apr. 1948 Capital: 28 M yen President: Seijiro Takasuka Employees: 120
Businesses: Shearing, pressed parts, steel shape fabrication, precision sheet metal, die/mold making, etc.
Revenue: Non-disclosure

TAKAYOSHI THE INDUSTRIAL PLACE

Metal
products

The best of the best when it comes to machine tool operation
This company performs precision machining for small hydraulic parts usedin construction and agricultural equipment, and performs final finishing work
mainly by hand. They respond to small-quantity, high-variety production orders,provide integrated product manufacturing services covering everything from partmachining to welding, and candeliver completed products in ashort time.
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specifications can be introduced
to enable response to a wide
variety of orders. In addition,
the company provides guidanceon machine tool installationand maintenance operations aswell as other general services
related to machine tools.

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Taguchi Kogyosho Co., Ltd.

1-23 Matsunoki-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0868, Japan TEL: 0897-37-0534
FAX: 0897-32-2580 http://taguchi-ind.co.jp/ Founded: Mar. 1943
Capital: 20 M yen President: Yoshimasa Taguchi
Employees: 65
Businesses: Fabricated aluminum products (tanks, silos, reactors, antennas, etc.), electrical conductors (aluminumbus bars, copper bus bars), various piping works (towers and tanks, machinery and equipment production)
Revenue: Non-disclosure

DAIRIKI Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Facilities enabling to process large products
At the company’sprocessing facilities,
which are divided
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collectors that remove
dioxins from flue gas
using mainly plasmaand dust collection
filters.
The facilities featureadvanced plate work
fabrication and welding
capabilities and areequipped to handle
products that are up to
10 m wide by 10 m tall. Furthermore, their production system enables integrated
manufacturing encompassing everything from material cutting to molding,assembly, and shipment. Because the head office plant directly adjoins the port,
the company can handle loading operations for large products. The company haseven manufactured and delivered a screw coaster to the Lotte World amusementpark in South Korea (see upper photo).
DAIRIKI Co., Ltd.

853 Kitagawa, Saijo, Ehime 793-0042
TEL: 0897-56-5313 FAX: 0897-56-5308
http://e-dairiki.co.jp Founded: Apr. 1967 Capital: 30 M yen
President: Tatsuo Tanaka Employees: 80 Businesses: Plant
equipment (dust collection systems), amusement facility equipment(roller coasters, Ferris wheels), multilevel boat sheds
Revenue: Non-disclosure

TAKAYOSHI THE INDUSTRIAL PLACE

38-3 Minato, Saijo, Ehime 793-0046 TEL: 0897-53-9387 FAX: 0897-53-5157
http://www.jobtech-takayoshi.com Founded: Apr. 1995
Capital: 9.5 M yen President: Yoshiki Sogabe Employees: 18 Businesses: Processing of fittings at hightemperature and high pressure; processing of construction machinery and hydraulic agricultural machinery parts;
installation, repair, and demonstration of machine tools Revenue: 232 M yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Takahashi Industries Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Technology to overcome thedifficult task of cutting pure nickel
This company has unique technology that enables grinding of hard to cut materials
with high-corrosion and heat-resistance characteristics, such as inconel, tungsten etc.
using general-purpose equipment. That is why the company is the world’s only mass
producer of pure-nickel parts for semiconductor manufacturing machinery.
Utilizing its unique know-how with long time experience of dealing hard to cut
materials, the company regrind multi purpose blades to develop special blades inhouse. Thanks to its advanced cutting technology, the company is highly skilled at
cutting thin items and processing in minute details. Facilities are fully equippedwith processing machinery capable of performing difficult multi-face machining
simultaneously, among other equipment.

Takahashi Industries Co., Ltd.

1247-5 Ikeda, Tanbara-cho, Saijo, Ehime
791-0508 TEL: 0898-68-5368
FAX: 0898-68-0727 Founded: Jun. 1980
Capital: 10 M yen
President: Makoto Takahashi
Employees: 25
Businesses: Manufacture of semiconductor
production device parts
Revenue: 380 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

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Metal
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Highly polished technology
including comprehensive thinsheet metal facilities
This metalworking specialist company takes pride in
its achievements for about 50 years. The company is
top-class in Shikoku in terms of cutting-edge facilities,
which include a high-precision laser processing
machine, a press break capable of high-speed
processing, an NCT turret punch press, and more.
Ironworks section's forte is the manufacture ofoperator’s cabs for cranes through masterful use ofthin sheet metal processing techniques—a skill thatno other company can match.
In the Building section, the earthquake-proof door
which can be opened and closed also in case of a
massive earthquake was developed, and it
acquired the patent.
The company continues to lead the industry
through an integrated manufacturing
process that includes everything fromdesign to development and programming.

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TANIGUCHI HEAT TREATMENT CO., LTD.

Metal
products

The power of heat forcharacterizing steel materials

This company’s facilities are fully equipped, with one of the largest furnace (vacuum,
carburizing, raw materials) in Japan with a maximum capacity of 80 tons, and a largescale cooling tank. These facilities enable the company to utilize the characteristics ofeach metal and carry out various types ofheat treatment processing. The company
handles a diverse range of metal parts,
from small parts used in the manufactureof electronic devices to airplane parts,
linear and automotive bearings, quakeresistant steel and more.
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TANIGUCHI HEAT TREATMENT CO., LTD.

853-16-1 Kitagawa, Saijo, Ehime 793-0042
TEL: 0897-55-5515 FAX: 0897-56-8877 http://www.taniguchi-mht.co.jp
Founded: Jul. 1975 Capital: 20 M yen President: Syunsuke Taniyama
Employees: 44 Businesses: Low-distortion heat treatment processing,
Development and sale of furnaces for low-distortion heat treatment processing
Offices: Hyogo, Osaka Revenue: 817 M yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Tastem Co., Ltd.

3-2-1 Masaeda-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0032 TEL: 0897-37-1111 FAX: 0897-37-1425
http://www.tastem.co.jp Founded: Jul. 1958 Capital: 40 M yen President: Masatoshi
Takahashi Employees: 75 Businesses: Design and manufacture of cabs, machinerooms, and electrical rooms for large construction equipment; Design, manufacture,
construction, and sale of the fittings made from steel, stainless steel, and aluminum,
such as a curtain wall and a common sash Revenue: Non-disclosure

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TAKUBO Industrial Co., Ltd.

CHOSO IRONWORKS CO. LTD.

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New designs to achieve
products that people want touse, that feel uniquely special
TAKUBO Industries offers a wide range ofhousehold and environmental storage products andsimilar, designed with ease of use and reliability inmind. In recent years, they have also been focusing
on the creation of designer-type storage products,
achieved using inkjet technology, that offer greater
visual appeal. With particular attention to ink
weatherproofing—strong resistance to sunlight, waterand other elements—the company utilizes inorganic
pigments, which have the added bonus of providing asoothing and attractive final look. The company also
manufactures bicycle parking equipment (hanging
types, rack types, etc.) designed to blend in withbuildings and surrounding environments.
TAKUBO Industries boasts excellent 3D processing
technologies for thin steel sheets and can provide
high-quality products free from deformation.
TAKUBO Industrial Co., Ltd.

962-7 Houjou, Saijo, Ehime 799-1354
TEL: 0898-65-5000 FAX: 0898-65-4677 https://takuboindustrial.com
Founded: Mar. 1961 Capital: 80 M yen President: Sukehiro Kuroda
Employees: 520 Businesses: Production and sale of garages, steel stock
houses, bicycle parking equipment, etc. Offices: Saijo, Sendai, Tokyo,
Saitama, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Hiroshima, Takamatsu, Matsuyama,
and Fukuoka Revenue: 14.7 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Chuo Stainless Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

company’s greatest strength lies in extremeTop-tier cutting This
precision cutting of inside and outside diameterstechnology to be — e s p e c i a l l y d i f f i c u l t i n s i d e d i a m e t e r c u t s —using state-of-the-art machine tools (multifunction
proud ofprocessing machines) to produce high-precision,
CHOSO IRONWORKS CO. LTD.

1-11 Minato, Saijo, Ehime 793-0046
TEL: 0897-58-2227
FAX: 0897-56-7177 http://www.choso-ir.
net/ Founded: Oct. 1973 Capital: 30 M yen
President: Hiroyuki Kato Employees: 112
Businesses: Manufacture of precisionparts for hydraulic equipment, industrial
machinery parts, etc. Revenue: 2.4 B yen(as of Oct. 2022)

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Chuo Stainless Co., Ltd.

2009-1 Shimoyama, Kawataki-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0127
TEL: 0896-58-1122 FAX: 0896-58-4073 Founded: Aug. 1961
Capital: 10 M yen President: Dai Kamihama
Employees: 40 Businesses: Manufacture of stainless steel
handrails, ramps, gates, and steel handrails Offices: Tokyo,
Osaka, Hiroshima Revenue: 714 M yen (as of Jul. 2022)

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Only onein JapanMetalproducts

Environmentally friendly expression
through wire mesh

Achieving both beauty andexcellent design
With a central focus on stainlesssteel handrails, Chuo Stainlessdesigns, manufactures and installs
railings, ramps, gates and more that
accompany architectural hardware forstairways, balconies, rooftops, bathingareas, etc. Their products boast
excellent precision and construction
technologies while simultaneously
exhibiting excellent aesthetic anddesign characteristics, and they accept
both small and large quantity orders.
Products made via the company’smade-to-order system encompassing
design, manufacture and installation
can be found in a diverse rangeof locations ranging from Tokyo
Skytree and Tokyo’s Haneda Airport
international terminal building tocommercial facilities, public facilities
and even individual residences.

high-quality products with assembly clearances of 5
micrometer(㎛) or less.
The company independently develops gauges, jigs
and other tools, achieving short delivery times andlow costs. They receive constant praise from clients
thanks to comprehensive strength supported bymachining and testing technology built up overyears that no other company in the industry canimitate, as well as managing products based on athorough quality control system.

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As a specialized wire mesh manufacturer, Takenaka
Wire Cloth provides high-quality products for use inbuildings and a diverse array of other applications.
The company’s warehouses are stocked with a wide
variety of crimped wire mesh material types, so they
can respond to small-quantity, high-variety and quickdelivery orders.
The crimped wire mesh bird-control bamboo screensdeveloped by Takenaka Wire Cloth are used in a
number of well-known buildings throughout Japan. Byutilizing factory in-line baking dip coating, the amountof coating used can be reduced compared to theconventional spray-on method, achieving great resultsin terms of environmental friendly products.
They non anward at 19th sikoku Industrial Scienceand Technology Award.
Takenaka Wire Cloth Co., Ltd

281 Ko, Kuo, Onishi-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2201
TEL: 0898-53-2267 FAX: 0898-53-6135
http://www.takenaka-kanaami.co.jp Founded: Mar. 1973 Capital:
12 M yen President: Kenzo Takenaka Employees: 26 Businesses:
Manufacture and sale of various kinds of industrial wire mesh andprocessed products for chemical plants, food manufacture, andprotection of machinery and equipment; vibrating sorting screens forore, gravel, chemical products, and food, building materials, bird-proof
wire mesh, and green wire mesh for construction Office: Techno
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Metal
products

two-teq CO., LTD

Metal
products

Implementing a long lasting
belt conveyor roller

Cutting technology with an artisan’sattention to detailTouwa is the only steel flange makerin Shikoku that uses integrated
manufacturing to produce various
types of flanges. Working together
with LP gas tank maker Hagio
High Pressure Containers Co., Ltd.,TOUWA KOGYO has developed an
innovatively constructed, long lasting,
low cost conveyor roller.
Belt conveyors used along the coast
generally have shorter lifespans due
to salt corrosion or particulates fromfreight. The successful developmentof this new product has increased
airtightness and prevents foreign
substances from settling in, allowing
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stainless steel, Inconel, titanium,
molybdenum, bronze and numerous othermaterial types. They have establisheda thorough production system thatcovers everything from sample partmeasurement and manufacturing
drawings to cutting operations. The
company is unique in their ability toprovide a wide range of proposals toincrease production rates, including
proposals for part improvements, cost
reductions and shortened delivery times.
Advanced machining cannot be successfully executed by simply following
recommended conditions and guidelines, but the company achieves success by utilizing
techniques made possible through accumulated experience.

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two-teq CO., LTD

TOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd.

208-1 Kou Sunouchi, Toon, Ehime 791-0311
TEL: 089-966-4040 FAX: 089-966-4047 http://two-teq.com
Founded: Apr. 1990 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Kazutoshi Masuda Employees: 39
Businesses: Precision part processing for FA equipment,aerospace parts, andproducts related with LCD and LED manufacture
Revenue: 720 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

2-7-38 Nishibara-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0011
TEL: 0897-33-8306 FAX: 0897-33-8151 http://touwakogyo.com
Founded: Jun. 1969 Capital: 10 M yen President: Keisuke Jinno
Employees: 43 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of various typesof flanges and belt conveyor rollers (Patent No. 6001188, International
patents: Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam)
Revenue: 860 M yen (as of May 2022)

HAGIO KOATSU YOKI CO., LTD.

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Environmentally-friendly
Gas Technology
This company holds nearly a 50% share of
the LP gas container market in Shikoku.
Their unique and high-level press molding
and welding technologies are employed not
only to meet the demands of their customers
but also to answer the needs of the age
by developing and offering satisfactory
products.
This company engages in a wide rangeof gas-related business from container toplant in design, production, installation, andmaintenance. They have newly developed
facilities for high-level usage of bio-gas,
which make it possible to remove hydrogensulfide gas and utilize bio-gas effectively.
These facilities are highly expected to be
utilized.

Tsuzuki Ironworks Co., Ltd

Metal
products

Achieving shining results throughbuffing and electropolishing
Tsuzuki Ironworks got its start in 1947 as a subcontracted construction company
for Sumitomo Chemical, and thanks to many years of accumulated knowhow the company has achieved great results in plate work fabrication, piping,semiconductor clean piping, large-scale plant construction and a wide range ofother areas. In particular, the company’s welding technology is highly acclaimed.
The group has been pouring its efforts in recent years into buffing andelectropolishing as part of its polishing operations, and has established
an integrated manufacturing system that encompasses everything frommanufacturing to polish finishing of storage tank products. Tsuzuki Ironworks
continues to increase added value in its products.
Tsuzuki Ironworks Co., Ltd

3-3-37 Nishibara-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0011 TEL: 0897-33-7141 FAX: 0897-37-2334
http://tzk-iw.com Founded: Feb. 1960 Capital: 30 M yen President: Go Tsuzuki
Employees: 33 Businesses: Design and manufacture of industrial equipment for plants, manufacture factory
towers, containers, and pressure vessels. Processing and manufacture of stainless steel abrasive products
Office: Toyo Factory Revenue: 928 M yen (as of May 2023)

HAGIO KOATSU YOKI CO., LTD.

3-5-50 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime 792-0893
TEL: 0897-46-3111 FAX: 0897-45-1750
http://www.hagio.co.jp Founded: Jul. 1961
Capital: 50 M yen President: Hironori Hagio
Employees: 55 Businesses: Manufacture and sale ofvarious types of LP gas containers, bulk storage containers,
and CFC recovery containers; construction, safety
inspection and open inspection of LP gas bases and highpressure gas plants Offices: Fukuoka
Revenue: 1.38 B yen (as of Jun. 2022)

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Nishioka Iron Works Co., Ltd.
Terao Tekkosho, Y.K.

Metal
products

High Precision Surface Polishing Technology
for Industrial Rolls
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for producing coated paper, liquid
crystal film, etc. Our expertise inprocessing technology obtained
through many years of experience
allows us to polish soft rollsurfaces such as urethane at a
range of 0.6 to 0.7㎛ (Ra).
We are well equipped for the job,
and through continued practice of
responding to the ever-changing
needs of our clients, we have accumulated comprehensive practical knowledge that noother company has.
Terao Tekkosho, Y.K.

657-8 Shimobun, Kinsei-Cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0111
TEL: 0896-58-5302 FAX: 0896-58-7106
Founded: 1947 Capital: 5 M yen President: Koichi Terao
Employees: 12 Business: Polishing / production of various industrial rolls,
design / production / maintenance of paper-making machine, production/ polishing / cutting of paper-making doctor blade, balance correction ofrotor Revenue: Non-disclosure

Metalproducts

A thin sheet metal without distortions withfiber laser technology
Due to its energy efficiency,
high-output capability, excellent
beam quality, and a high levelof stability, the fiber laser
welding technology has become
the golden standard of laser
processing. Although thistechnology is often employedin the field of sheet metal
precision processing, Nishioka
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sheet metal processing. A system equipped with a 4m
wheeled robot enables the handling of numerous typesof products in a variety of quantities.
With the welding’s low distortion and deep penetrationand the welding available for reflective materials,
Nishioka’s technology has the potential to radicallytransform the common practice of the field of sheet
metal processing.
Nishioka Iron Works Co., Ltd.

6-6-35 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime 792-0893 TEL: 0897-46-0303 FAX: 0897-45-3534
http://www.g-nishioka.co.jp/nishioka.html Founded: Apr. 1933 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Kei Nishioka Employees: 30 Businesses: Covers of industrial machinery; thin canned goods
manufacture (such as control panel housing); low distortion welding of thin sheet metal using YAG laser andfiber laser welding techniques Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Miyatani Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Metalproducts

Bone harvester developed by acollaboration between medicine
and engineering has made bone
harvesting easy

Uncompromisingtechnical strength
based on world
standards
Yutaka makes use ofaccumulated knowledge andexperience to provide highquality parts to a wide range
of industries, in the fields
ranging from semiconductors,
light electrical appliances andmedical equipment to aircraft
and space science. The company
makes the utmost effort to respond to
customer needs while placing top priority
on adherence to delivery deadlines andmaintenaning of high product quality.
The company undergoes evaluations by public
institutions based on world standard specifications,which includes not only on-site checks but also
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KM Bone Harvester is manual equipmentused for bone transplantation in orthopedic
operations, which has been developed
collaboratively with clinical doctors based on
our original precision component processing
technology. Compared to the conventional
equipment which uses the manual rotary
cutting method, our newly-developed one
adopts the hit-in method. It is possible toharvest a nicely shaped bone pillar just by
cutting the skin 2-cm deep in the iliac region
and hitting it.
It takes only a few minutes to harvest apiece of bone and therefore operation timeis shortened. Thus, it is highly acclaimed
because it contributes to the reduction of
doctors’labor.
Miyatani Co., Ltd.

Yutaka Co., Ltd.

1-446-6 Wakemachi, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2656 TEL: 089-979-3794 FAX: 089-979-3798
http://www.miyatani-medical.jp Founded: Apr. 1993 Capital: 10 M yen President: Naofumi Miyatani
Employees: 4 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of medical devices developed by collaboration
between medicine and engineering, and production of precision components Revenue: Non-disclosure822-2 Nishihabu-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8044 TEL: 089-971-5501 FAX: 089-973-9092
http://www.kk-yutaka.co.jp Founded: Dec. 1977 Capital: 10 M yen President: Hisamitsu Futagami
Employees: 180 Businesses: Manufacture and fabrication of metal products
Revenue: 4.2 B yen (as of Mar. 2023)

Matsukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

High-precision manufacturing of long, largesize pressure rolls

Horie Co., Ltd.

Metal
products

Water Jet－Hydrauliccutting technologythat can cut throughanything

With a primary focus on the manufacture of pressure rolls used in steel mills, Matsukawa
specializes in the processing of heavy goods and long materials. The company possesses one of
the few large-scale processing machines in Japan, which handles processing from a minimum
diameter of 400mm and length of 2m to maximum diameter 800mm and length of 5m.
Drawing upon a wealth of knowledge and experience of many years, Matsukawa
effectively meets the demands of its clients with its manufacturing technology including
precision processing employing heat (room or atmospheric temperature) for material
contraction and the processing of extremely hard materials, such as high-speed steel,adamite, and ductile iron, into complex shapes.

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Water-cutting is a technology that cuts
material with high-pressurized water.
This allows Horie to cut complex mixedmaterial compounds including composites
and laminates, as well as aluminum, copper,
titanium, timber, stainless steel, rubber, andceramic. Since this cutting generates very
little heat, it is not only able to cut objects
into complex shapes but also to minimize
their transformation, including discolorationand hardening.
Hori e can c ut o bj e c ts up to 1 2 1 9 mm
by 2400mm and accepts small cutting/processing orders (even single pieces), too.
Horie Co., Ltd.

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Matsukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd.

1070 Ko, Higashioguri-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2649
TEL: 089-979-0825 FAX: 089-979-0869
http://www.horie-g.co.jp/
Founded: Jan. 2000 Capital: 5 M yen
President: Yuuma Watanabe
Employees: 22
Businesses: Water cutting, laser cutting, and manufactureof metal products
Revenue: Non-disclosure

3-1-49 Shinsuka-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0802 TEL: 0897-35-3155 FAX: 0897-35-3156
Founded: Sep. 1958 Capital: 30 M yen President: Takuya Matsukawa Employees: 22
Businesses: pressure rolls, ship parts, chains, construction equipment parts
Offices: Kuroshima Factory, Jiromaru Factory Revenue: 300 M yen (as of Dec. 2022)

Kaga Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Custom heat-insulating
covers compatible witha wide variety of shapes
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When asked to develop heatinsulting thermal covers forvalves, gaskets and othercomponents that anybody
could install and remove withease, Kaga Kogyo came up
with the Kaga Thermal Jacket(KTJ) series of products. These
products are made-to-order andlightweight, making installation
and removal easy even for thoseof average physical strength.
Furthermore, they produce nodust, making them suitable foruse in food plants, cleanroom
environments and similar.
Each product is custom-madeusing onsite measurements taken
by a seasoned expert, resulting
in no gaps and excellent thermal
insulation in the final product.

41-1 Hagyu, Niihama, Ehime 792-0050
TEL: 0897-66-9009 FAX: 0897-66-9109
https://www.ikee.jp/kaga/ Founded: Jun. 1951 Capital: 24 M yen
President: Shu Nishiyama Employees: 32 Businesses: General preparationand installation of heat- and cold-insulating products for factory applications
Offices: Kagawa Office, Naoshima Branch Office; part of the IKEE Group
Capital: 820 M yen (as of Dec. 2021)

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Oishi Kosakusho Inc.

PLANT

Achieving stable
operations in complex
chemical plants

Oishi Kosakusho boasts advanced
welding technology, and uniquepiping installation, and machinery
repair technologies. They utilize an
integrated management system tohandle everything from design tomanufacturing, delivery, installation,
diagnostics and maintenance fornumerous types of large-scale
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they also handle small-diameter,thin-walled workpiece welding thatwould be impossible for human workers alone to perform, and their pipe joint technology
ensures successful passing of helium leak tests.
Oishi Kosakusho Co., Ltd.

6-2-45 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime 792-0893 TEL: 0897-46-1160
FAX: 0897-46-1159 http://ois.gr.jp/ Founded: Apr. 1938
Capital: 20 M yen President: Kenichi Oishi Employees: 60 (130permanent
subcontactors) Businesses: Plate fabrication, piping work, manufacture andinstallation of various types of industrial machinery, chemical plant equipment
maintenance Offices: (Factories) Head office, Habu piping prefabrication center,
Takihama mechanical maintenance center (Sales offices) Kikumoto sales office,Niihama sales office, Nishihara sales office Revenue: 1.4 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

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PLANT

A group of artisans who specialize inplant equipment

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Since its establishment in 1924, this company’s passion for manufacturing has
been passed down from generation to generation like DNA. The staff of the Saijo
office takes pride in their commitment to honor the trust of their customers. They
are engaged in designing and manufacturing heat exchangers and other plant
equipment used largely at petrochemical industrial complexes.
This requires the accumulated craftsmanship of plate-workers, welders, machineworkers, and finishing-workers to produce an excellent heavy-duty heat exchanger
able to endure heavy use. Miyoshi Iron Works’skilled workers make their best
efforts to meet every requirement of their customers.
Miyoshi Iron Works Co., Ltd.

853-12 Kitagawa, Saijo, Ehime 793-0042 (Saijo Office) TEL: 0897-55-1100 FAX: 0897-55-1106
http://www.miyoshi.gr.jp Founded: Jul. 1964 Capital: 38 M yen President: Yohei Miyoshi
Employees: 252 Businesses: Design, production, installation, and plumbing work of tubular heat exchangers,
air-cooled heat exchangers, factory towers/vessels, various types of chemical equipment, industrial chemicalmachinery, and general industrial machinery; plant construction and maintenance. Offices: Head office(Niihama), Saijo, Kanto, Oita Factories: head office factory, Sawatsu and Doi Revenue: 8.4 B yen (as ofJun. 2022)

Katakami Komuten Co., Ltd.

No.1
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PLANT

Experienced scaffolding experts: custommade scaffolding for even the most challenging
factory environments
Katakami Komuten serves as a consultant
for scaffolding-related needs, and has built
up strong partnerships with primarycontractors over the years. They handle
large-scale scaffolding installation projects
for exceptionally large-sized plants andother challenging plant environments.
One of the company's unique strengths
is their project supervisors, who createplans in advance of actual installation withfull consideration for safety, process andfinancial loss, speed, and other such factors.
Katakami Komuten handles everythingfrom scaffolding planning, material
procurement and mobilization planning
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Katakami Komuten Co., Ltd.

2-9-33 Nishinodoi-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0035
TEL: 0897-34-6877 FAX: 0897-33-8071 https://www.katakami.co.jp/
Founded: Nov. 1961 Capital: 10 M yen President: Hiroto Katakami
Employees: 34 Businesses: Full preparation and installation of custom-madescaffolding for factories Revenue: 870 M yen (as of Jun. 2022)

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Knee orthoses which can ease the painof walking
Ai Torino’s 3D knee orthoses
are aimed at easing pain
when walking for those who
suffer from gonarthrosis, byguiding their bone structure
in appropriate directions. The
extension of knee orthoses
for mild arthritis patients ismeant to protect knee joints,
by mitigating the pressure
to their cartilages. Theseorthoses expand, contract, or
twist partially according to
the leg motion of the users
and guide their deformed
bone structure to approximate
the three-demensional
walking movement of healthy
individuals.
By modifying the shape of Ai Torino Co., Ltd.
inducing cams, Ai Torino’s 320 Technoplaza Ehime,orthoses can adapt to a wide 337-1 Kumekubota-cho,Matsuyama,
range of medical conditions. Ehime 791-1101
They are light enough to TEL: 089-989-7307 FAX: 089-989-7308
wear without discomfort. Founded: Mar. 2005
Capital: 3 M yen
The technology of their 3D President: Manabu Hasegawa
motion knee orthoses has Employees: 4
been patented in 8 countries Businesses: Manufacture of medical andand is under review for a welfare equipment/tools
patent in 144 more countries. Revenue: Non-disclosure

Atex Co., Ltd.

Atex Co., Ltd.

1-2-5 Kinuyama, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8025
TEL: 089-924-7161 FAX: 089-925-0771 http://www.atexnet.co.jp
Founded: Mar. 1934 Capital: 60.8 M yen
President: Masahiro Murata Employees: 223
Business: Agricultural machines manufacturing
Offices: Matsuyama, Iwate, Ibaraki, Gifu, Kumamoto Revenue: 5.8 B yen (as of Jan. 2022)

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Technologies forremoving ultratrace
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corporations in an effort to remove (reduce to 0
ppb or less) mercury and hydrogen sulfide frompetroleum products, with the aims of reducing
the environmental impact of refineries andachieving higher product quality.
Products previously developed by the company
are already being used by numerous petroleum
companies throughout Japan. In recognition of
their efforts, IH Technology received The Japan
Petroleum Institute Award for Technological
Advancement in 2019. Furthermore, in 2009
they received a Distinguished Service Award Intelligence and High Technology Co., Ltd.
from the Sultan Qaboos University in Oman.
(IH Technology)
C u r r e n t l y , t h e c o m p a n y i s d e v e l o p i n g 556-1 Tsuitachi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0027
technologies for the production of clean TEL: 0897-47-7517 FAX: 0897-47-7517
petroleum products using carbon dioxide as http://www.ih-tec.com
their base ingredient. Moreover, as part of Founded: Aug. 2008 Capital: 3 M yen
efforts to contribute to the local community, President: Yoshihiro Ikushima
they operate the Shikoku FC Society, and every Employees: 10 Businesses: Production of agents toweek participate in an FM Radio Bari Bari remove mercury and hydrogen sulfide from petroleum
program for listeners nationwide where they products, overseas sales of Ehime Prefecture products
Offices/Facilities: Research center (in Ehime University),talk about Ehime.
and offices in Tokyo, New York and Taiwan

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GeneralmachineryJapan's first high-powered, radio-controlled,
hybrid mowing machine
The Kamikari RJ 700A is the firstJapanese-made, radio-controlled
hybrid mowing machine with a highpowered (18.2 hp) engine. It uses
little fuel, enabling long operatingtimes, and the engine inclines up to
20 degrees to the left or right basedon operating conditions to enablemowing on a surface incline of up
to 45 degrees. It also features twin
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Aiken Kakoki K.K.

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Saving energy while efficiently processing
highly-concentrated waste waterSUPER Depcer, a wastewater treatment equipment thatuses anaerobic microorganisms, provides an energyefficient, cost-efficient, and space-saving treatment for
highly-concentrated waste water which is difficult toprocess using conventional methods. Also, methane gas
obtained from the treatment process can be used asfuel for in-house power generation, whichhelps to reduce fuel cost. Not only is excess
sludge reduced substantially, but also the
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K.K. is currently expanding its business notjust domestically but also internationally. With
the Indonesia office as a base, the company
is looking to expand its business to otherdeveloping nations with a central focus oncountries in ASEAN.
Aiken Kakoki K.K.

353-6, Komura-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-1125
TEL: 089-963-4611 FAX: 089-963-4655
Founded: Oct. 1982 Capital: 200 M yen
President: Yoshihiro Iwata Employees: 12
Businesses: Wastewater treatment equipment; tap water/utility
water treatment equipment; design, installment, maintenancemanagement, and operation of refrigeration air conditioners andcooling circulation devices
Offices: Hiroshima, Indonesia
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Only onein Japan

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Generalmachinery

Establishment of a new type oftherapy

IURA CO., LTD.

The AMTC200 electric cautery device for animals is
new treatment using heat: It minimizes the burden on
animals being treated and can be used in conjunction
with other types of treatment. Its merits include aminimally invasive approach (compared with surgery)and a higher QOL (quality of life) for the animal being
treated. This device has been successfully used inapproximately 200 different treatment result, including
fibrous histiocytomas, hemangiopericytomas andperianal tumors.
Thanks to this product,
users can anticipate a higher
quality of life for their pets.

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5F Ezakihonsha Building,
1-8-16 Kukodori,Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0054
TEL: 089-989-5917 FAX: 089-989-5927
http://www.admetech.co.jp
Founded: Sep. 2003
Capital: 50 M yen President: Yuuki Furukawa
Employees: 7
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of medical devices
Office: Tokyo evenue: 9 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

GeneralmachineryNo.1
in Japan

The largest share of the market:
The trend of the times is in their favor

USHIO REINETSU CO., LTD.

5-3 Creative hills, Imabari, Ehime 794-0069
TEL: 0898-34-1230 FAX: 0898-34-1231
http://www.ushioreinetsu.co.jp
Founded: Nov. 1977 Capital: 100 M yen
President: Shigeharu Oda
Employees: 300
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of airconditioning devices, freezing devices,prefabricated freezers/refrigerators, ship
elevators, and “package type” marine airconditioners Offices: Onishi, Tokyo, Nagasaki,
Kagawa, and more
Revenue: 6.785 B yen (as of Mar. 2020)

Izumi Seiki Co., Ltd.

This company specializes in the design and manufacture ofmolds for various plastic products including food productcontainers and medical-use products. They utilize a SHI pulp
gate system that does not waste any unnecessary materials as
part of their resource-efficient hot runner system technology
based on more than 20 years of accumulate industry
knowledge, putting them a step ahead of other companies.
In addition, the company has achieved multiple-color
expression for in-mold labeling operations, wherein pre-printed
labels are attached during
injection molding. Thisis difficult to achieve instandard systems and greatly
reduces manufacturing
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Generalmachinery

Utilizing cutting-edge technologies topioneer the future of agricultural machinery
The agricultural industry plays the important role of providing us with food,and this company manufactures and sells agricultural machinery to improvethe efficiency of that industry. The company employs an integrated system
encompassing everything from product development to manufacture and sales.
ISEKI owns various patented technologies for smart agricultural equipment such as
tractors, rice transplanting machines and combine harvesters (including the 985R3
pictured below), which utilize ICT and robotics knowledge and technologies. The
company has some of the greatest numbers of patents in their field according to theJapan Patent Office Annual Report, which serves as a testimony to the company's
outstanding technological capabilities.
ISEKI & CO., LTD.

700 Umaki-cho, Matsuyama,Ehime799-2692
TEL: 089-979-6111
FAX: 089-978-6440
https://www.iseki.co.jp
Founded: Aug. 1926
Capital: 23.34 B yen
President: Shiro Tomiyasu
Employees: 5.454
Businesses: Manufacture of
agricultural machinery
Offices: 8 domestic BO(not including sales branches)
Revenue: 166.6 B yen(as of Dec.
2022)

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NS Corporation

Reducing waste in manufacturing
processes and raw materials

6-6-46 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime
792-0893
TEL: 0897-32-6232
FAX: 0897-32-6535
Founded: Jul. 1988
Capital: 90 M yen
President: Mitsuru Yoshida
Employees: 39
Businesses: Design and manufactureof molds for precision plastic injection
molding
Revenue: 373.9 M yen (as of Mar. 2022)

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Iura launched their businessas a machine parts processing
company in 1973. Then thefounder developed a bed forhi s bedri dden f ather, w hi chenables the sleeper to roll overand mitigates the labor of the
caregiver. Beginning with thisinvention, Iura has put out many
unique health-related products
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IURA CO., LTD.
“self-reliance bed” helps the410-6 Minaminoda, Toon, Ehime 791-0214
users avoid bedridden life.
TEL: 089-964-8880 FAX: 089-964-1599 http://www.iura.co.jp
Iura keeps striving to develop Founded: Dec. 1973 Capital: 80 M yen
new products with the intention President: Youko Watanabe Employees: 189of mitigating caregivers’labor Businesses: Research, development, production, and marketing ofa n d i m p r o v i n g t h e w e l f a r e welfare apparatus and care-supporting equipmentof those who receive medical Offices: Sapporo, Sendai, Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka
Revenue: 30.9 B yen (as of Sep. 2022)
treatment.

ISEKI & CO., LTD.

Located in the marine city of Imabari, this company enjoys the largest share of
the Japanese market related to air conditioners, freezers, and elevators for ships.
Based on their flexible abilities to take charge of every step, i.e. acceptance oforder, production and engineering, and the global technological abilities, they canmeet the various needs of their customers.
In an effort to become a more eco-friendly manufacturer, this company
has developed an MGO cooling system (low-sulfur fuel cooling system)
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ever built in Japan. This is the only company in Asia
to enter global passenger vessel projects, promising a
comfortable cruising experience to passengers sailing
all over the world.

Izumi Seiki Co., Ltd.

in Japan

Technology to mitigate
caregivers’labor

AdMeTech Co., Ltd.

USHIO REINETSU CO., LTD.

No.1

Generalmachinery

Accurate and Neat Processing
Food Processor
SUGOWAZANS Corporation’s basic development
concept is“machine that can bemechanically repaired, easily used, andmoves in a similar manner to people.”
The company’s originality has produced
machines with much better performance
than conventional ones at a lower costcompared to rival companies including
machines that extract juice and dry theskin of citrus fruits, slicers and choppers
for various food products, as well as sterilewater producing apparatuses.
While working on automating processes
that are yet to be automated, the company
uses customization to match the requests
of customers. The company accommodates
niche demands.
NS Corporation

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2-75 Hinoe, Miaki, Iyo, Ehime 799-3134 TEL: 089-983-5521
FAX: 089-989-0080 http://www.nscorp.jp Founded: Jul. 1999
President: Kiyotaka Nakai Employees: 7 Businesses: Production and sales of food processors, fruits and vegetables
processors, packaging machines, sorters, scales, high-performance hypochlorous sterile water producing apparatuses,
juice extracting lines (fruits and vegetables) Offices: Thailand (Bangkok), South Korea (Bucheon), China (Dalian),
Bangladesh (Dhaka) Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Technology that makes
use of sharpened
bladesGeneralmachinery

GIKEN KOHKI CO., LTD.

Obe Machinery & Engineering co., Ltd.

Generalmachinery798-1 Shimobun, Kinsei-cho,
Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0111
TEL: 0896-56-4535
FAX: 0896-56-4569
http://www.giken-kohki.co.jp
Founded: Apr. 1968 Capital: 50 M yen
President: Masahiro Miyazaki
Employees: 50 Businesses: Design
and manufacture of industrial cutlery,
precision machinery components,
resin pelletizers, labor-saving
machinery, and cutting apparatus
Office: Yamadai Factory Revenue:
836 M yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Environment-and-goods-friendly cranes
Since the development of RH cranes in 1965,
this company has been creating cranes ona fully-customized basis, complying witheach users’individual requirements as tothe nature of the cargo they handle, lifting
capacity, operating radius and so on. Theirlarge-size cranes, which are equipped withinverter control for the first time in Japan,
have significantly increased the efficiency ofcargo handling.
Their“tire-mounted multi-purpose large
cranes”can move freely on the quay with thetires run by a driving engine and thus expand
the possibilities of cargo handling. Their
automated device to open and close a pit
cover has been attracting attention as well.

2-14-1 Kikumoto-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0801 TEL: 0897-33-5141 FAX: 0897-33-9142 http://www.obe.co.jp/
Founded: Sep. 1914 Capital: 78.87 M yen President: Kotaro Obe Employees: 140 Businesses: Manufacture ofvarious cranes; contract production of roller-coasters and other amusement machines; maintenance of various typesof plants Offices: Kashima, Wakayama Revenue: The annual turnover about 3.5 B yen

No.1
in Japan

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Focusing on specialized sanitary paper
product manufacturing machinery
This company specializes in the manufacture of paper machines that make base paper for
sanitary paper products (Best Former Yankee paper machines are the most well-knowntype), as well as the manufacture of paper converters for tissue, toilet paper, towel paber,and other such products. They provide high-quality, ultra-reliable machines that are all
made to order so layouts can be customized to fit the customer’s installation space andscale of manufacturing operations.
KAWANOE ZOKI takes
specialized technologies
related to paper pulp
machinery and processing
machines, and utilizes
them in the developmentof automatic packing
machines for ironmaking
coils, non-woven fabricproduction equipment
and more. They evenmanufacture machineryfor other industrial fields.

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KAWANOE ZOKI CO., LTD.

The “Peach System Line” production
system is the first of its kind in Japan,
designed to meet diversifying customer
needs. By combining new molding
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Furthermore, by automating preparatory
processes, the difficult challenge ofachieving short delivery times, highproduct quality and low costs can beovercome.
Mold numbers, mold thickness, pouring
gate positioning, squeeze pressure,material properties, mold conditions andother parameters can be entered according
to necessary molding requirements for that day’s operations using an office-based
computer.
OKAME SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd.

5-9-8 Oguri, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0036 TEL: 089-941-6651
FAX: 089-941-6652 http://www.okame.co.jp Founded: Mar. 1931
Capital: 50 M yen President: Isshin Okame Employees: 95
Businesses: Manufacture of cast-iron guns Office: Tanbara-cho, Saijo
Revenue: 2.7 B yen (as of Jan. 2022)

Kan Mechanical Industry Inc.

Obe Machinery & Engineering co., Ltd.

KAWANOE ZOKI CO., LTD.

GeneralmachineryHigh-quality, small-lot productionthat enables lower costs

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Giken Kohki manufactures and sells strand cutters for
cutting resin strands using carbide rotating blades, witha maximum available blade length of 1,000 mm. The
company’s forte is the manufacture of cutting blades forindustrial use, and they provide only high-quality products
by making use of an integrated production system that
includes everything from selection of materials to heatand surface treatment, brazing and more.
The company can carry out precision machining fordifficult-to-machine materials in various shapes, and theirgrinding technology is particularly advanced, giving
them the ability to perform advanced curved-innersurface shaping and other such work. Giken Kohki has
received much praise for its ultra-precise, high-quality
manufacturing.

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OKAME SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd.

1514 Kawanoe-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0195 TEL: 0896-58-0111 FAX: 0896-58-2864
https://www.kawanoe.co.jp Founded: Nov. 1944 Capital: 60 M yen President: Takahiro Shinohara
Employees: 230 Businesses: Design, manufacture and sale of paper machines, paper processing equipment, finishingequipment, non-woven fabric production equipment, etc. Offices: Tokyo・Fuji Factories: Shikokuchuo (Kawanoe,
Mishima, Yoki) Revenue: 10.9 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

GeneralmachineryGreatly Reduced Time for Obtaining
Precision in Metal Bar Cutting
The manual digital measuring device“Digi Pitat”was born as a reaction to feedback
from metal bar cutting sites such as:“a tape measure cannot guarantee precision,”“thescribing takes too long,”and“NC machines cost too much.”By simply attaching it to ametal saw, anyone can use it easily, and the cutting precision
and work efficiency improves greatly.
By simply sliding a measurement mechanism with a digital
display, this product can be adjusted at the 0.1 mm level.
This device is an innovative product that supports today’smanufacturing sites required to produce small quantities
of various products.

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Kan Mechanical Industry Inc.

2278-1 Minamiyoshida-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8042
TEL: 089-965-0665 FAX: 089-965-0651 http://www.kankikai.co.jp Founded: Sep. 1963 Capital: 20 M yen
President: Eiji Kan Employees: 12 Businesses: Wholesale and retail of various high-pressure gas, welding
materials, tools, machine tools, transmission devices, welding jigs, and etc., production and sales of shape steel
inverters and manual digital rulers Revenue: 736 M yen (as of Feb. 2022)

OCHI MACHINERY CO., LTD.

Generalmachinery

Machining that makes use of thecharacteristics of castings
This company is particularly
talented at precision
machining of large-sized
casting products for use in
manufacturing equipment,
construction equipment,
etc. Thanks to the ability
to simulate trial processing
on-screen using 3D CAD
simulations, human error
and other potential problems
can be avoided.
The company developed aprototype for a trailer witha center-of-mass correction
function in response to an order from the Ehime Forestry Research Center, and relevant
patents have been submitted for evaluation. With the goal of achieving in-house mass
production and cost reductions in cast metal plate assembly operations, the company
produces extremely strong, elegantly flowing forms.
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OCHI MACHINERY CO., LTD.

1016 Tanouwagata, Tanbara-cho, Saijo, Ehime 791-0522
TEL: 0898-68-7506 FAX: 0898-68-7758
http://www.ochi-machinery.com Founded: Nov. 1963
Capital: 45 M yen President: Yasutomo Sekino
Businesses: Manufacture of molds and canning products, and casting andcutting of construction machinery, transport machinery, and hydraulicmachinery parts Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Generalmachinery

Maintenance-free strainer evenafter 2 years
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Automatic backwash strainers (NHFS/NHLS series), a type of marine equipment
mainly for ocean-going vessels, combine abackwash mechanism with a differential
pressure and timer backwash system,
and use a long-lasting sintered wire meshelement. The element uses a long-lifesintered wire mesh. The simple structure
reduces running costs, and a releaseinspection after two years confirms that
there is almost no change from the initialstate and that the system is maintenancefree. It also contributes to the reductionof backwash oil discharge.
As a trading company for manufacturers ofvarious marine equipment, the company
also plans, manufactures, and sells
fuel and lubricant oil strainers, as wellas marine life attachment prevention
equipment and energy-saving devices.

CONHIRA Co., Ltd.

2-2-23, Kitakoge-cho, Imabari, Ehime 794-0812, Japan TEL: 0898-23-6660 FAX: 0898-23-6698
https://www.conhira.com/ Founded: Nov. 1973 Capital: 12 M yen
President: Taro Yamamoto
Employees: 47 Businesses: Planning, manufacturing, and sales of strainers and waste
liquid treatment equipment for ships and land, marine biofouling prevention equipment, various energy-saving equipment,
emulsion fuel equipment, various products imported from overseas, homogenizers, general agency for marine equipment
Revenue: 2.19 B yen (as of Oct. 2022)

Clean Mechanical Co., Ltd.

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SANKO MACHINERY CO., LTD.

Generalmachinery

Cutting-edge facilities with overhead
travelling crane systems
This company started their business as a subcontract factory for Sumitomo
Heavy Industries Ltd. Since then, their facility has grown to a factory wherelarge structures can be manufactured. By efficiently utilizing equipment likefloor-type horizontal boring machines, they carry out consistent production
processes like plate working,machining, coating/painting
and assembly.
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and cranes with hoisting
beams for shipyards. Boththeir tire-mounted jib craneand its roll-on delivery
method (after full assembly)
are highly evaluated bytheir customers.
SANKO MACHINERY CO., LTD.

6-6-50 Takihama, Niihama, Ehime 792-0893 TEL: 0897-46-0315
FAX: 0897-46-1107 http://www.akagane.net/sankokikai/
Founded: Apr. 1968 Capital: 50 M yen President: Yukio Ono
Employees: 35 Businesses: Production/construction of various
materials handling machine, overhead travelling cranes, loading
equipment, industrial machinery, construction machinery, andprocessed parts for large size machinery
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Sigma Kikaku Co., Ltd.

Generalmachinery

Manufacturing that takes the user’s viewpoint
into accountFood-product-field slicer
technology that you can see

Company operations focus primarily on pharmaceutical manufacturing industry waterequipment and processing equipment for injection products.
The company utilizes its wealth of accumulated experience to design and manufacture
products that meet customer’s various design requirements, including the“pure steam”
energy-efficient generator device that employs a rising and falling film evaporator system
to provide a stable steam supply; distilled water production equipment that is the first inJapan to use coils, andhas been patented for itcompact size and excellent
performance; equipment
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GOSUtypes of devices; and more.

This company has designed and manufactured awide assortment of cutting machines for various
material properties and metals during their timeas an engineering company. When they received
a customer request to develop a cheese slicer
for product demonstration sales purposes, theysucceeded through trial-and-error in the creationof a compact food slicer capable of cutting
cheese, meat, processed seafood, fish cakeand other products into slices ranging
from 0.1 mm to several millimeters inthickness and then dropping the slices
into a clear receptacle box. Utilization ofthis equipment to put on performances forcustomers to watch can greatly increase
product sales.
The company explores ways to expand into
new fields as well.
Sigma Kikaku Co., Ltd.
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100-1 Minatoshinchi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0046 TEL: 0897-58-3611 FAX: 0897-58-3612
http://www.clean-m.com Founded: Apr. 1999 Capital: 12 M yen President: Mitsuko Murata Employees: 30
Businesses: Manufacture of pharmaceutical and Medical Offices: Osaka Revenue: 1.5 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Japan Steel Techno Co., Ltd.

Generalmachinery

Leading-edge technologies, facilities andproposals
This company makes use of advanced technological capabilities and cutting-edge
facilities for unique manufacturing operations in a wide array of fields encompassing
textile machinery manufacturing, welfare and medical care equipment, food productequipment manufacturing and others. Most companies simply make products basedon the blueprints they receivefrom customers; Japan SteelSUG
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provides technical solutions tocustomer problems, and otherwise
satisfies customer needs throughproprietary approaches.
Japan Steel Techno’s stainless steel
model of “Dogo onsen Honkan”
the main building in Dogo Hot
Springs—a model that has become
something of a company symbol—
received the Technical Award at
a Ministry of Health, Labour andWelfare technology fair. This model
resulted from a combination ofmasterful skill and state-of-the-art
technologies.
Japan Steel Techno Co., Ltd.

2798-64 Minamiyoshida-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8042
TEL: 089-974-3333 FAX: 089-974-3335 http://www.j-s-tc.co.jp
Founded: Oct. 1989 Capital: 10 M yen President: Seicho Wake
Employees: 19 Businesses: Laser machining, precision steel plate working,pipe machining, various welding operations, baking finishing,assembly, trial manufacturing Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Shinwa Industrial Co., Ltd.

Helping to develop thenext generation ofsynthetic fibers

841-6 Omachi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0030
TEL: 0897-47-1008 FAX: 0897-56-7474
http://www.sigmakikaku.co.jp
Founded: Jan. 1986 Capital: 6 M yen
President: Shinichiro Akahi Employees: 7
Businesses: Manufacture and design of machinery andequipment
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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During the melt-blowing process, melted thermosoftening plastic (thermoplastic) material
is discharged from numerous nozzles via high-speed hot air blowing and formed into ultrafine fibers, which are blown onto a net-pattern conveyor to form a nonwoven fabric sheet.
MB-T100SW is an incredibly compact testing machine that can be used for nonwoven
fabric sheet R&D as well as development for plastic-related applications and so forth. It
can be readily installed in very small spaces, and touch-screen operations enable easy
setting of conditions and other variables.
Shinwa Industrial Co., Ltd.

2798-71 Minamiyoshida-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8042 TEL: 089-973-6251 FAX: 089-973-6535
http://www.shinwa-cc.co.jp/en Founded: Sep. 1964 Capital: 45 M yen President: Masami Murai
Employees: 144 Businesses: Manufacture of melt- and wet-spun synthetic fiber production equipment, melt-spun
nonwoven fabric production equipment, etc. Offices: Matsuyama, Tabuse-cho in Kumage-gun, Yamaguchi
Revenue: 3.6 B yen (as of Apr. 2022)

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Sogabe Ironworks Ltd.

GeneralmachineryGears are the driving force behind the world’s power
The mechanism behind gears has been utilized since prehistoric
times, and even today it plays an important role in even themost advanced modern technologies. Sogabe Ironworks isequipped with a wide array of processing equipment andmanufactures various types of construction machineryparts with a central focus on gear design andproduction.
Sogabe Ironworks’supplies planetary reduction
gears, an important component and the company’sleading product, to major construction machinery
manufacturers. Sogabe-made gears are used all
around the world. The company plans to expand
its efforts to the wind power generation andwater treatment equipment fields.

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Only onein JapanCompletely uniquecyclotron
usage in industrial
applications

Based on the numerous successes achieved
within the Sumitomo Heavy Industries(SHI) Group, most of this company’s business activities are focused on theareas of radiological technology services,
inspection and diagnostic engineering, andtechno-research. They offer examinations,diagnostics, nondestructive inspections,analyses, and development support byutilizing unique technologies centering on
cyclotron usage.
These include“semiconductor wafer ion
irradiation services”in which wafers are
exposed to light ions with the goal ofachieving faster switching speeds, andneutron radiography testing to reveal
damage that cannot be seen using x-rays,
both of which are attracting attention fromvarious fields.

SUGOWAZASHI-ATEX, Co., Ltd.

Sogabe Ironworks Ltd.

1-4-25 Ashima, Niihama, Ehime 792-0896 TEL: 0897-67-1700 FAX: 0897-67-1702
http://www.sogabe-iw.jp Founded: Jan. 1935 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Masahiro Sogabe Employees: 97 Businesses: Manufacture of construction machinery parts;
manufacture and assembly of gear reducers for construction machinery, and various parts for ironmaking equipment
Offices: HQ Ashima Factory, Minatomachi Factory Revenue: 2.3 B yen (as of Jun. 2022)

DAIKI AXIS CO., LTD.

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1501 Imazaike, Saijo, Ehime 799-1393
TEL: 0898-64-6949 FAX: 0898-65-4547 http://www.shi-atex.com
Founded: Oct. 1979 Capital: 200 M yen President: Isao Gonda Employees: 248
Businesses: Radiation-based services using an accelerator centering primarily on modification,sterilization and so forth for power semiconductors, as well as testing services primarily involving
nondestructive testing and various types of analysis Offices: Saijo HQ, Niihama, Okayama, Osaka,
Kyoto, Aichi, Kanagawa, Chiba, Ibaraki Revenue: 4.3 B yen (as of Mar. 2021)

DAIO ENGINEERING CO., LTD

Realize environmentally friendly
lifestyles through local
production for
local consumptionof biomass

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GeneralmachineryUsing technology
to decrease theenvironmental
load

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DAIKI AXIS, the precursor to DAIKI, has taken the lead in developing a number ofindustry-first products in the field of wastewater treatment, including lightweight yet
sturdy FRP (fiber-reinforced plastic) septic tanks.
In 2002, the company achieved commercial application“D-OiL,”a biodiesel fuel madewith used tempura oil and other oils. Although oil and water are completely different
substances, this product was originally conceived based on the idea of recycling usedcooking oils in order to protect aquatic environments. Furthermore, the company
successfully developed an even higher-quality“D-OiL N”product in 2009.
DAIKI AXIS makes full use of its advanced technologies to cultivate a better futureenvironment for human beings and the earth.
DAIKI AXIS CO., LTD.

1-9-1 Misawa, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8022 TEL: 089-927-2222 FAX: 089-927-3335
http://www.daiki-axis.com Founded: Jul. 2005 Capital: 1,983.29 M yen President: Hiroshi Ogame
Employees: 747 (consolidated basis: as of Dec. 2018) Businesses: Design, installation, and maintenance and upkeepof various types of wastewater treatment equipment; manufacture, sale, design and installation of various plastic-madeproducts, etc.; sale and installation of various construction materials and household facilities/equipment; refining and saleof biodiesel fuels using plant-based cooking oils as well as sale of refineries for such fuels; production and sale of drinking
water Revenue: 36.2 B yen (consolidated basis: as of Dec. 2018)

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd.

Providing useful proposals basedon reliable mixing tank results
and technologies

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The MAXBLEND®high-performance mixing device developed
independently by this company is utilized as a continuous
stirring vessel-type reactor, which is the heart of the
manufacturing process. It has been widely adopted in thechemical, pharmaceutical and food product industries, and it has
also garnered high praise among academic circles within Japanand abroad, receiving the Technical Award from the Society ofChemical Engineers, Japan.
This product’s advantages include (1) compatibility with a wide
range of viscosities, (2) complete blending in a short period oftime, (3) excellent heat transfer characteristics, (4) high solidliquid dispersion characteristics, and (5) stable operation inregard to fluid surface changes. It has been introduced in
production processes for numerous everyday products, ranging
from polycarbonates and other high-performance polymers tohighly water-absorbent polymers for disposable diapers, rubber
for eco-tires, etc.
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd.

1501 Imazaike, Saijo, Ehime 799-1393 TEL: 0898-64-6396 FAX: 0898-64-6977
http://www.shi-pe.shi.co.jp/ Founded: Feb. 1987 Capital: 480 M yen
President: Shigeru Tajima Employees: 270 Businesses: Design, manufacture,
installation and repair of chemical and general-purpose machinery
Offices: Tokyo BO, Osaka BO, Iizuka, Kashima Revenue: 10.9 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Generalmachinery

DAIO ENGINEERING CO., LTD This company uses technologies and products
1-10-13 Mishimaasahi, Shikokuchuo,
Ehime 799-0403
TEL: 0896-23-9129 FAX: 0896-23-9238
http://daio-eng.co.jp
Founded: Jul. 1972
Capital: 60 M yen
President: Yoshiyuki Shinohara
Employees: 625
Businesses: Engineering of environmentrelated equipment; manufacture and saleof electronic devices
Offices: Head factory, Tokyo, Osaka,Gifu, and others
Revenue: Non-disclosurethat reduce the burden on the environment
by sorting out mixed plastics that have not beutilized efficiently until now with great precision(99% or higher) and utilizing wind sifters topromote reuse, utilizing processing equipmentthat enables disposal of used paper diapers as
general waste, utilizing equipment that recovers
industrial waste as economical solid fuel with ahigh calorific value, etc.
The company uses its technologies in various
fields, including recycling, biomass utilization, airand water purification, energy conservation andothers.

CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd.

Generalmachinery

Immediate automatic protein synthesis
technology
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demand for increasingly
diverse types of drug
molecules, CellFree
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a human protein array
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library (one of theworld's largest) together
with proprietary, in-house-developed protein nondenaturing stabilization technology.
Currently, the company provides, in the form of application services, comprehensive
interaction analyses for proteins and a range of drug candidate molecules(compounds, antibodies, peptides, nucleic acids, etc.) in order to support customers'
research and development efforts.
CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd.

3 Bunkyo-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577
TEL: 089-925-1088 FAX: 089-925-1099
http://www.cfsciences.com/ Founded: Jul. 2002
Capital: 95 M yen President: Satoshi Ozawa Employees: 16
Businesses: ① Manufacture and sale of protein synthesis reagents/
devices and consignment synthesis ② Licensing-out of the searchtechnology for drug discovery and drug discovery seeds ③ Manufactureand sale of protein-array Revenue: Non-disclosure

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SUGOWAZANIPPON CAREER INDUSTRY CO., LTD

A revolutionary slicer that
achieves energy-efficient
operations

No.1
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Generalmachinery

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Slicer A to Z”was the first to achievepractical implementation of thin slicingof pork loin, pork round and other suchmeat in the positive temperature range,
and it also positions the meat inrows after slicing it in two.
Touch panel controls can beused to line up the appropriate
number of slices for each pack,the sliced surfaces are smooth, andwaste meat that results in loss is minimized.
This groundbreaking slicer improves safety,
conserves energy usage, enhances productquality and improves ingredient yield rate.

TOP SYSTEM Co., Ltd

Generalmachinery

Handling everything from design
to document management

Top System utilizes its own unique integrated production system, which covers
everything from design to maintenance, to produce Pharmaceutial manufacturing
equipment and other products. In-depth consultations and discussions withcustomers are possible thanks to the company’s use of 3D CAD technology tocreate images that enable confirmation of plant flow from the design stage onward.
Trial operation of finished products is conducted in the plant, results are
documented and stored as evidence, and product quality is guaranteed. The
company also checks conformity according to a schedule and produces complex
documents such as completed book.

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980-5 Higashihabu-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8043
TEL: 089-973-6311 FAX: 089-973-6353 https://www.nippon-career.co.jp
Founded: May 1975 Capital: 40 M yen President: Suguru Mitani
Employees:129 Businesses: Manufacture of production
machinery and equipment Office: Tokyo, Chubu, Osaka, Kyushu
Revenue: 2.7 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

Daiwa Packaging Systems CO., LTD

TOP SYSTEM Co., Ltd

3-70 Hiuchi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0003 TEL: 0897-52-1910 FAX: 0897-52-1912 https://www.topsystem.jp
Founded: Oct. 1999 Capital: 24 M yen President: Tatsuo Mori Employees: 95
Businesses: Design, processing, and installation management of pharmaceutical mechanical equipment,
energy-saving equipment, etc. Offices: Yokohama, Osaka, Shanghai Revenue: 3.1 B yen (as of Aug. 2022)

No.1
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Generalmachinery

Implementing the world’s fastest fullyautomated carton formers
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casers, palletizers. Our highspeed horizontal build casemaker, which we sell to large
beverage producers, canprocess 60 cases per minute—the fastest in Japan—and it
operates 24 hours a day.
Using the knowhow andthe production experience
we have cultivated over theyears, we have actualized theshortest planning time within the industry, from the proposal stage to manufacture andsetup stages. We provide reliable products, and our customer base is expanding beyond
the food industry to online sales, pharmaceuticals, paper products and more.
Daiwa Packaging Systems CO., LTD2034 Kitagawara, Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime 791-3131
TEL: 089-984-4432 FAX: 089-984-4877 https://www.daiwa-eng.com
Founded: Dec. 1990 Capital: 30 M yen President: Shingo Nakaya
Employees: 67 Businesses: Manufacture of various cardboad exterior
equipment, cardboad carton former, sealing machine, case packing
machine, and palletizer. Offices: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya
Revenue: 2.2 B yen (as of May 2022)

Hagiokikai Co., Ltd.

Generalmachinery“Workmanship”thatsupports the latest medical
treatment with large andhigh precision devices

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Take the example of one
long blade with the unusual
cutting edge: Using such a
product will result in the
problem of bending due tothe product’s own weight.
However, Hagio Kikai shows
its true artisanal expertise bytaking this into considerationand manufacturing the
product with pre-strain built
into the design.
We have received highacclaim in the industry forour ability to create precise
flat planes on the body oflarge-sized, malleable steel
products, used for cyclotrons,
which are used in thelatest technology for cancer
treatment. We boast of a
precision of 30㎛per 5m forlarge-sized highly precise
processing.

Daisho Tekkosho Co., LTD

No.1
in Japan

Generalmachinery

Our sheet product manufacturing lines arecomprehensive
Daisho Tekkosho boasts the greatest number of unit sales in Japan for specialized
paper manufacturing equipment. The company employs advanced technology inall areas from design to production, which is put to good use in the productionof non-woven fabrics, film and otherpaper products made with ultra-thinpapermaking materials. Inclined wires andZA
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customer needs, for stable production of
top-quality products.
In 2008, Daisho Tekkosho received theGood Company Award, which is given
to excellent companies in recognitionof business operation rationalization,technological development and other suchfactors.
Daisho Tekkosho Co., LTD

910 Kawanoe-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0101
TEL: 0896-58-0123 FAX: 0896-58-0126
http://www.daisho-iw.com/ Founded: May 1959 Capital: 20 M yen
President: Yoshimasa Fukuzaki Employees: 130
Businesses: Design, manufacture, and sale of production equipment for sheet products suchas special paper, nonwoven fabric, and films Office: (HQ・Factory) Shikokuchuo
Revenue: 10 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

FUJIOKA SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd

GeneralmachineryIntegrated production: Complete custommade labor-saving equipment
Fujioka Seisakusho specializes in various fields including automobiles, home
appliances, food, and pharmaceuticals, offering custom-made labor-saving equipment
such as assembly, processing, and inspection machines.
We have established an integrated in-house production system that covers design,
manufacturing, installation, and after-sales maintenance to achieve the highest
quality in the shortest delivery
time. Located on an expansive site,
our manufacturing environments
are among the best in Chugoku
and Shikoku regions, allowing preshipment line testing.
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Hagiokikai Co., Ltd.

1-17 Matsunoki-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0868
TEL: 0897-32-2700 FAX: 0897-33-4818 http://www.hagiokikai.jp
Founded: Jul. 1982 Capital: 25.45 M yen President: Koichi Hagio
Employees: 41 Businesses: Manufacture of power distribution equipment
for airtight containers; manufacture and assembly of industrial machineryparts (steel manufacture, heavy equipment, ships etc.); manufacture ofcomponents for civil engineering machinery and construction machinery
Revenue: 700 M yen (as of Jun. 2022)

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FUJIOKA SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd.

3682 Uchiko, Uchiko-cho, Kita-gun, Ehime 791-3301 TEL: 0893-44-3212 FAX: 0893-44-2412
https://www.fujioka-ss.com/ Founded: Aug. 1968 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Takayuki Fujioka, Employees: 52 Businesses: Design and manufacture of various FA equipment(packaging machines, processing machines, conveying equipment, automatic machines), design and manufacture ofvarious custom-made machines, precision machining Revenue: 1.8 B yen (as of Mar. 2023)

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Generalmachinery

Realizing production machines with greater
added value through proprietary technologicalstrengths and creativity
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designed in pursuit ofcustomer ideals, startingwith 3D-model-based concept
drawings in the planningstages. Leveraging control
technologies designed for use
in a wide range of equipment
at various manufacturing
companies, FUJIKOSO utilizes
electronic cams to achieve
higher operating speeds
along with multiaxial control(more than 30 axes) and highprecision alignment. In this way, they develop equipment with high added value that iswell-suited to customer needs.
Furthermore, the company incorporates leading-edge processing machinery such as laser
machining equipment and five-face machining equipment, while also providing after-sales services.

FUJIKOSO INC.

2309 Azadan-Otsu Sunouchi, Toon, Ehime 791-0312
TEL: 089-960-6370 FAX: 089-960-6371
https://www.fujikoso.co.jp Founded: Nov. 1990 Capital: 50 M yen
President: Nobuhiro Komatsu Employees: 71
Businesses: Design and manufacture of automated labor-saving
production equipment Offices: Toon
Revenue: 1.4 B yen (as of May 2022)

Matsuyama Kigata Inc.

Generalmachinery

Manufacturingthat combines
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in Shikoku with over 120 pieces of equipment, including more than 70 NC (numericallycontrolled) lathes.
The company combines digital and analog approaches in its flexible productmanufacturing approach, one of which involves having skilled workers first create
wooden mockups and then using 3D data to produce chemical wood molds using NC
machines. Matsuyama Kigata also devotes great efforts to the pursuit of fundamental
technologies and product development in order to meet a wide range of customer
demands, striving to become a company that can always offer new ideas.
Matsuyama Kigata Inc.

163 Horie-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2651 TEL: 089-978-1622 FAX: 089-978-1639
http://www.matsuyamakigata.co.jp Founded: Mar. 1947 Capital: 10 M yen President: Kenji Nonaka
Employees: 142 Businesses: Manufacture of general machinery and equipment Revenue: Non-disclosure

MIURA CO., LTD

No.1
in Japan

Generalmachinery

A wide range of products,from boilers to water processing equipment
Aiming to be customer's best partner for energy,waterand environment,the company is constantly developing
products designed in consideration of the environment with
global-scale applicability. By utilizing advanced proprietary
technologies, the company
pursues and achieves awide range of productsthat place priority on theenvironment through energy
and resource conversation.
Aside from productmanufacture and sales, thecompany also focuses on online maintenance and otherbusiness operations. Miurahas received a numberof prestigious awards inrecognition of its advanced
technical innovations for
reducing CO2 and NOx
emissions, etc.
MIURA CO., LTD

7 Horie-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2696
TEL: 089-979-7019 FAX: 089-979-7126 http://www.miuraz.co.jp
Founded: May 1959 Capital: 9.54 B yen President & CEO: Daisuke Miyauchi
Employees: 2,991 Businesses: Manufacture of general-purpose machinery andindustrial equipment Offices: Matsuyama, Tokyo, Osaka, and about 100 places
Revenue: 143.5 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

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Frasco Co., Ltd

Generalmachinery

Taking on challenges is a given. We will notgive up until we have a good result!

We excel at manufacturing products thatcan withstand the hard environments
in which our parts play an active role,
where hardness and tenacity are requiredfor parts that can withstand hightemperatures and do not corrode even instrong acids. For example, by providing
heat and corrosion resistance to thematerials used in parts, it is possible toextend the life of parts and maintainsafety. Frasco handles a number ofmachining processes that create shapes
and maintain accuracy with difficultto-machine materials such as titanium,
hastelloy (Inconel), tungsten, molybdenum,
nickel, niobium, tantalum, cobalt, puresilver, and so on. The photo shows a palmsized Mt. Ishizuchi made of titanium.
Frasco Co., Ltd

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3743-2 Iioka, Saijo, Ehime 793-0010 TEL: 0897-56-7482
FAX: 0897-56-6534 http://s-frasco.com
Founded: Jan. 1973 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Koichi Fujiwara Employees: 32
Businesses: Design, manufacture, and assembly of semiconductor
manufacturing equipment parts, vacuum-related parts, and automatedmachinery Revenue: 582 M yen (as of Sep. 2022)

MARUYASU Inc.

No.1
in Japan

Generalmachinery

Unique and innovative technology
giving birth to new patents
Pressurized cleaning equipment (SP,MP) can peel off attached scorchedresin without causing any damage
to the object. Scorched resin or
plastic are attached to the screws
or dies of the equipment for castingor molding, and cleaning requires
a lot of labor. Conventionally,
they scraped, scrubbed, or threw
hard foreign matter against it
for cleaning, only to hurt, scorch
further, or mix foreign matter into
the product.
You can clean the object in thisequipment with the cleaning liquid
so that it doesn’t get damaged andyou can finish cleaning in such soft
power as wiping with a towel.

SUGOWAZAMARUYASU Inc.

16-32 Toyama-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0823
TEL: 0897-47-6010 FAX: 0897-47-6011
https://e-maruyasu.jp Founded: Mar. 1976 Capital: 50 M yen President: Toshio Nomura
Employees: 23 Businesses: Development, manufacture, and sale of labor-saving
equipment（mixing machine,cleaning equipment, recycling machine）for molding resin
Revenue: 369.6 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

MANABE ZOKI CO., LTD

GeneralmachineryAsia’s first heavy lifting crane developer
MANABE ZOKI carries out design,
manufacture and sales of shipboardSUdeck machinery (winches), cargo
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integrated system encompassing
sales, design, manufacturing andafter-sale services.
In 2019, the company developed thefirst 500-ton heavy lifting crane inAsia, designed for use with heavytransport ships and multipurpose
ships. In addition to winches, cranes
and other products for standard
merchant vessels, the company
also has a wide range of experiencein large, special-design winches used in work ships, offshore development operations
and other such areas. Moving forward, MANABE ZOKI plans to pursue business inoffshore wind power generation, seabed resource development and other areas as well.
MANABE ZOKI CO., LTD

633-3 Ko, Takabe, Imabari, Ehime 799-2113
TEL: 0898-41-9217 FAX: 0898-41-6568 http://www.manabezoki.co.jp
Founded: Mar. 1960 Capital: 60 M yen President: Masayuki Manabe
Employees: 244 Businesses: Manufacture of deck machinery andloading equipment for ships Offices: Tokyo BO, 3 factories in Ehime(Imabari, Saijo), 1 factory in Kagawa (Kanonji)
Revenue: 6 B yen (as of Sep. 2022)

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Yokozaki Manufacturing Company Ltd.

Generalmachinery

A company offering made-to-order sorters

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199-57 Ushibuchi, Toon, Ehime 791-0213
TEL: 089-955-0711 FAX: 089-955-0712
https://yokozaki.com
Founded: Aug. 1982 Capital: 20 M yen
President: Kumi Yokozaki Employees: 30
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of sorting machines
Offices: Uwajima, Sapporo
Revenue: 500 M yen (as of Jan. 2023)

Yokozaki manufactures
weighing and sorting machineswith high-precision sorting
functionality that are capableof stable sorting at highspeeds. Simple product design
makes for easy maintenanceand operation, and tray sizeand line length adjustments
are just some of the ways that the company
caters to individual customer needs.
In response to customer calls for evenhigher precision, the company has developed
innovative balances that not only improveweighing accuracy, but also featureenhanced durability. They have also reduced
maintenance workload.

Youth Engineering Co.,Ltd.

GeneralmachineryFlexibility through vacuumroll-to-roll processing

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Youth Engineering Co.,Ltd.

1-6-22 Shinden-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0003
TEL: 0897-33-5730 FAX: 0897-37-3630 https://youtheng.co.jp/
Founded: Jan. 1978 Capital: 45 M yen
President: Keizo Ikeda
Employees: 130
Businesses: Design and production of automated machinery andelectronics; design and production of information management
systems; production of documents such as instruction manuals andservice manuals
Offices: Yokohama, Osaka, Matsuyama, Sendai
Revenue: 2.4 B yen (as of Dec. 2022)

Iio Electrics Co., Ltd.

This company develops
compact and economical
sputtering equipment
prototypes capable ofdepositing thin metal film
onto plastic substrates athigh speeds using roll-toroll processing. By altering
the film transport system,high-speed deposition ispossible for PET and otherfilm types with low thermal
resistance.
Two gas lines are available,
enabling deposition of oxide
films through reactive
sputtering. This technology
is expected to be applied to
production of display-related
products, photovoltaic cells,
OLEDs, etc.

Electric
machineryCoil-winding
technology—
the backboneof motive power
generation

Miyata Iron Works Co., Ltd.

Manufacturing large-scalemachinery and equipment

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Utilizing its unique factory—one of the few in Shikoku
equipped to handle the manufacture of large machinery—this company receives orders from major companies
in the heavy industry field and manufactures
steelmaking, papermaking and hauling equipment andother types of large-scale manufacturing machinery,
making use of a production process that includes
everything from planning to assembly.
Each of the company’s versatile workers is highly
skilled in cutting, welding, assembly and othermachining and processing techniques, and the company
is highly regarded by its customers for its dedicatedapproach to manufacturing and high-quality products.

1004-1 Ikeda, Tanbara-cho, Saijo,
Ehime 791-0508
TEL: 0898-68-7024
FAX: 0898-68-7051
http://www.myt.biz-web.jp
Founded: Dec. 1954
Capital: 45 M yen
President: Kenji Miyata
Employees: 40
Businesses: Manufacture ofpapermaking machines, iron- and steelmaking equipment, conveyors, etc.
Revenue: 500 M yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Generalmachinery

Manufacturing that utilizes IT and masterful
techniques
Yamasei. Co., Ltd.

5-31-1 Oguri, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0036
TEL: 089-931-2251
FAX: 089-931-5252
http://www.v-yamasei.co.jp
Founded: Jan. 2012 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Tatsunori Oba Employees:
130 Businesses: Manufacture of generalmachinery Revenue:Non-disclosure

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With a primary focus on automotive press dies and resin dies, Yamamoto
Manufacturing’s dies department provides complete technical support
for everything from production process planning to design, trials andstart-up of actual production. The company has direct business dealings
with automotive makers in Japan and overseas, undertaking cutting-edge
manufacturing operations throughout its global network.
Yamamoto Manufacturing actively implements IT to achieve shortdelivery times, high quality and low costs. They also develop dies for
CRFP (carbon fiber-reinforced plastic), a new super-strong, lightweightmaterial that contributes to energy savings.

Apprize Inc. / Aprise Co., Ltd.

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Electric
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Product Development
Using Super Low
Viscosity Thermoplastic
ResinThis company possesses excellent skills and technology in making wound electromagnetic
motors, which are crucial for every source of motive power. They have developed theirbusiness with a focus on the manufacture of special-use electromagnetic coils and themaintenance of industrial motors. The maintenance department staff have high technicalabilities capable of addressing any problems with motors made by other manufacturers.
In response to the current direction of manufacturing in Japan where many motor
makers have been relocating production overseas and depleting Japan’s coil-winding
experts, they train their young employees thoroughly to help them acquire skills. This is
one of their efforts to offer high-quality products and excellent service to their customers.
Iio Electrics Co., Ltd.

Apprize Inc. / Aprise Co., Ltd.

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1554-1 Hagyu, Niihama, Ehime 792-0050 TEL: 0897-55-8122 FAX: 0897-55-2548
Founded: Apr. 1947 Capital: 10 M yen President: Taichi Iio
Employees: 27 Businesses: Manufacture and repair of heavy electrical machinery Offices: Saijo port factory
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Ehime's Amazing Techniques

Miyata Iron Works Co., Ltd.

Yamasei. Co., Ltd.

A thermoplastic prepreg with excellent
strength and toughness has been developed,
which solves the problems with conventional
fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP). In addition, it
achieved the world’s first success in using
one mold for simultaneously performing threesteps: polymerization, forming, and outsert
molding (molding other resin simultaneously)
for matrix resin.
This makes it possible for the product to be
used in precision equipment and medical
equipment that FRP cannot accommodate.
Currently development and production isaiming for a low cost with high quality basedon knowledge accumulated through electronicequipment development that is the company’sbasic industry.

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2894-1 Shinyashiki Komatsu-cho, Saijo, Ehime 799-1101 TEL: 0898-52-8702 FAX: 0898-52-8703
Founded: Jun. 1998 Capital: 10 M yen President: Motoyoshi Sogabe
Businesses: Development and production of electronic devices, production of molds, molding andsecondary processing of resin Revenue: Non-disclosure

EX Co., Ltd.

Electric
machinery

Pursuing more compact designs
through value-added features

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No.1
in Japan

Manufacturing that utilizes
comprehensive, integrated design

Electric
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on development andmanufacturing for jacks,
connector units and othertypes of electric signal
connection components.
In many products, waterproofing jacks and similar connection components contributes
to better waterproofing for the main product overall; adding new features andfunctionalities in this way creates greater product value.
EX handles everything from design, parts manufacturing, product assembly, and parts
installation/embedding through to design and creation of jigs, tools and inspection
equipment, all using an integrated in-house framework. The company is capable ofproviding discrete parts as well as integrating auxiliary parts into larger units.
EX Co., Ltd.

4-6-2 Kuko-dori, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-0054 TEL: 089-973-2711 FAX: 089-973-2880
http://www.exjapan.com Founded: Oct. 1971 Capital: 50.01 M yen President: Kazushi Fujii
Employees: 41 Businesses: Development and manufacturing of electric signal connection components andelectric power source jacks for consumer appliances and industrial equipment
Offices: Osaka Sales Office, Tokyo Sales Office, Kumihama Plant Revenue: Non-disclosureThis company’s machines, which
are used in place of humanlabor in manufacturing plants,
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automation equipment, utilizing their ability to meet all customer needs and provide topnotch finishing and support. The HAW web guiding system, a vital component in sanitary
product manufacturing lines, accounts for an overwhelmingly large domestic market sharebecause it is maintenance-free so it won’t break down, it is extremely easy to operate, and its
settings can be completed in a short amount of time.
Wintec’s products are supported by the“WinWin Association,”a collaboration between morethan 30 different companies involved in parts manufacturing, metalworking and other fields.
The company’s products have received CE marking to enable sale in the EU, so increased
sales in Europe are expected.
Wintec Co., Ltd.

m-cot Co., Ltd.

Electric
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Developer of high-precision systems,
customized to satisfy customers’needs
The company is engaged in integrated development from the design and productionof circuit boards for use in commercial products to FW development. At the sametime, it develops and manufactures production facilities and inspection equipment
for developed boards.
The company designs, develops, and manufactures a wide range of measuring
instruments, inspection equipment, and production equipment, from desktop type tofacility type, and also handles
small-lot production uponrequest.
The company responds tocustomer requests in detail byproviding integrated services
from hardware to software.

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m-cot Co., Ltd.

1-5-12 Yogohigashi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0044 TEL: 089-973-2901 FAX: 089-973-4805
http://www.mcot.co.jp/ Founded: Dec. 1993 Capital: 10 M yen President: Tatsuya Yamamoto Employees: 20
Businesses: Manufacture of equipment for professional use Revenue: 200 M yen (as of Oct. 2022)

Cyber Co., Ltd.

Electric
machineryAn electronics think tank that
understands customer needs
Operating out of the industrial city of Niihama, Cyber handles
electronic design, software design, control design andmanufacturing, and more as part of its efforts in automationand labor efficiency improvements for manufacturing
equipment and machinery. One product type developedby the organization is its automated hardening-timemeasurement equipment, which measures hardening time
for thermosetting resin by utilizing the common agitation
approach. They have developed and patented a meterused to detect hardening progress via torque.
Although this electronics think tank organization issmall, it has drawn significant attention from various
fields for its ability to meet advanced needs.

1022 Masekawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0314 TEL: 089-955-8822 FAX: 089-955-8824 http://www.wintec-japan.jp
Founded: Mar. 1981 Capital: 10 M yen President: Sadao Dabamoto Employees: 20
Businesses: Production of electric machinery Revenue: Non-disclosure

OBU Inc.

Electric
machineryHigh-tech LED
lighting from Ehime
Ever since the March 2011 Fukushima
Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident
in Fukushima, people have begun toquestion the safety of nuclear power
generation while facing energy
shortages in Japan. As part of energysaving measures, OBU has beendeveloping, manufacturing and selling
LED lighting products in an effort tocontribute to society.
The company’s seamless, large-sized,
internally-illuminated LED signboard
products prevent shadows and giveoff naturally vivid light. Aside fromadopting straight-tube LED lights todrastically reduce energy consumption
compared to standard lighting products,
the company has also developed undershelf lighting to clearly illuminate
products display arrangements. OBU
provides consultations on and proposals
for the introduction of LED lighting in
offices, shops, commercial facilities, etc.

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OBU Inc.

2070-1 Ko, Higashigata,
Matsuyama, Ehime 791-1123
TEL: 089-963-5127
FAX: 089-963-5128
http://www.obu-inc.co.jp/
Founded: Aug. 2003
Capital: 10 M yen
President: Masashi Okada
Employees: 39
Businesses: Development, manufacture, sale and installationof LED lighting equipment; PCB mounting and assembly;
development, design, manufacture and sale of electronic devices
Offices: Matsuyama, Uwajima, Marugame in Kagawa
Revenue: 310 M yen (as of May 2022)

Okada Electric Corporation

Electric
machineryHigh Quality Control Boards Using Reliable
Technology
Okada Electric Corporation started as a provider of electrical work for middle
and small scale paper factories, and grew by responding to all kinds of customer
needs related to factory automation. Through years of accumulating experience andtechnology, the company is an expert in design, manufacturing, and installation of
paper factories, drainage processing plants, and control boards for factory machineryand plants that need complicated controlling.
The company is one of the few in Japan that holds the technology for designingand manufacturing switchboards that adhere to international standards in various
countries across the globe.
The company provides ahigh quality system thatsolves the problems that
customers have.

Cyber Co., Ltd.

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1-8-21 Nakamuramatsugi, Niihama, Ehime 792-0041
TEL: 0897-40-6633 FAX: 0897-40-6641
http://www.aono.co.jp/cyber/Founded: Dec. 1968 Capital: 50 M yen
President: Kazuyuki Kawabata Employees: 47
Businesses: Software development;
design and production of electronic circuitry
Revenue: 413 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

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Okada Electric Corporation

2-20-2 Mishimaasahi, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0403 TEL: 0896-23-4188 FAX: 0896-24-7578
http://www.okadadenki.com Founded: Jun. 1948 Capital: 96 M yen President: Jun Akiyama Employees: 66
Businesses: Design and installation of electrical equipment, design and production of automatic control devices,
design, production and sales of computer related products, production and input of computer programs, etc.
Revenue: 1.5 B yen (as of Aug. 2022)

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Electric
machinery

Sophisticated technology capabilities used to control
electric current for special electromagnets

Sealive Inc.

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TECHNO MAGIC develops and manufactures integrated
control equipment for a varied range of special power sources
used to power cyclotron electromagnets, superconducting
magnets and similar.
With more than 20 years of manufacturing experience andreliable technologies, the company is equipped to design
both analog and digital circuits, provide pattern designs that
optimally utilize both circuit types together, and conduct
tests using power sources. Thanks to their outstanding
capabilities, TECHNO MAGIC plays an important role in the
medical and manufacturing-equipment industries.

System LSI Co., Ltd.

Electric
machinery

Development and sale of imaging-based
examination equipment utilizing AI
technologies
System LSI utilizes deep learning together
with proprietary image processing
technologies, robotic control technologies
and others in imaging-based examinationand detection equipment, enabling
360-degree omnidirectional detection forvarious types of objects including foodproducts, medical supplies, plastic molded
objects and more.
Human workers make use of their senses
and visual capabilities to make judgments
about a product’s appearance, workmanship, and otherhard-to-define, subjective examination criteria. In asimilar manner, System LSI products can learn thesehuman-like techniques to better distinguish acceptableand unacceptable products, thus enabling productquality judgments based on consistent criteria using
machines rather than human personnel, at high speedswith multiple judgments carried out each second.

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事業名：ウイルス等感染症対策技術開発事業
研究開発課題名：新型コロナウイルス感染力阻止に関する研究開発■2021年：Natureジャーナル掲載
特集名:Nature Index –感染症特集10月28日号■2022年：2022イノベーション四国懸賞事業
第27回 四国産業技術大賞にて最優秀革新技術賞受賞

Nishiki Densoh Co., Ltd.

6-6-35 Takihama, Niihama,Ehime 792-0893 TEL: 0897-46-0394
FAX: 0897-46-2438
http://www.g-nishioka.co.jp
Founded: Jul. 1983 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Kei Nishioka Employees: 45
Businesses: Manufacture of control panels
and switchboards for large equipment suchas cranes and various industrial machines,
integrated production from design to final
inspection by cooperation with our affiliatecompany: Nishioka Ironworks Co., Ltd.
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システムエンジニアリング事業：ODM

Sealive Inc.

2151-10 Ojoin, Niihama, Ehime 792-0060 Toyo Industrial Creative Center TEL: 0897-66-1085
FAX: 0897-66-1082 http://www.sealive.co.jp Founded: Feb. 1995 Capital: 20 M yen President: Yasushi Suzuki
Employees: 4 Businesses: Development of and technical support for electronic equipment, nucleic acid resolution
system development and decontamination system business operations, contracted development, manufacturing,sales Revenue: Non-disclosure

D-Spirit Co,. Ltd.

Electric
machinery

Robot integration services for SMEs
D-Spirit combines
software development, AI,
IOT, robot development
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systems for small andmedium-sized enterprisesthat enable automation of
auxiliary and repetitive
tasks.
The company carries out
everything from design
through to development,
system building andsystem introduction for their UNITABLE DX line of products, which features systems
grouped into units by function and combined as needed to fulfill customer needs. Thisapproach enables them to greatly reduce system introduction costs compared with largescale vendors.
Furthermore, D-Spirit offers services that meet a wide range of SME needs, including
upgrading facilities to smart factories and digital transformation (DX) services.
D-Spirit Co,. Ltd.

686-3 minamisayacho, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8032 TEL: 089-910-7070 FAX: 089-910-7077
https://www.syslsi.com/ Founded: Jun. 1998 Capital: 20 M yen President: Kazuhiro Nakaura
Employees: 16 Businesses: Development and sale of products that use image recognition technology,
contracted development operations, product design and production services
Offices: Matsuyama Revenue: 300 M yen (as of May 2022)

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Sealive’s decontamination system, which quickly decontaminates invisible infectious agentsin environments at room temperature (15 degrees Celsius or above), has been proven by theJapan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) to be effective in reducing
secondary infection risk by the novel coronavirus and other pathogens (virus elimination
rate of 99.994 percent; LRV 4.2 (TCID 50)). Furthermore, this company offers the world’s only vaporized nucleic acid resolution Biovector® sterilization technology whichenables decontamination of pathogens in their active state using a computer, USB memory
device or similar, eliminating the need for alcohol wipe-downs, and they are working to
make this system more widespread via
their steriXcureTM decontaminationequipment and system.

System LSI Co., Ltd.

Nishiki Densoh Co., Ltd.

in Japan

Deactivating infectious viruses
through vaporized nucleic acidresolution technology

TECHNO MAGIC Co., Ltd.

1502-1 Ko,Ueno,Doi-cho,
Shikokuchuo,Ehime 799-0721
TEL: 0896-29-5555
FAX: 0896-75-1057
https://technomagic.jp
Founded: Jul. 1999
Capital: 3 M yen
President: Eiji Sogabe
Employees: 30
Businesses: Electric and electronic
circuit design, pattern design,
electrical equipment design, electric
workpiece manufacturing for theelectric power industry
Revenue: 376 M yen (as of Jun. 2022)

No.1

Electric
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Nishiki Densoh, Co., Ltd. was created when theelectric controller division of Nishioka Ironworks,
Ltd. was spun off as an independent company,
and it handles thin-plate fabrication and coating
operations for the now-affiliated Nishioka
Ironworks. Moving forward, Nishiki Densoh aims
to serve as a systems development company,
providing both hardware manufacturing services
as well as software control-field services.
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combining the strengths of both companies: thinplate fabrication and control technology.

Object recognition using AI-equipped cameras

1430-1 Kishimachi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-1102
TEL: 089-948-4100 FAX: 089-948-4101 https://dspirit.jp/
Founded: Jun. 2014 Capital: 8 M yen President: Eiichi Ohno
Employees: 12 Businesses: Manufacture, creation and sale ofcollaborative robots (cobots), automated pallet transport equipment, AIequipped computer vision cameras, machine control software, and the
UNITABLE DX product series (trademark registration pending)
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Tanaka Giken Co.,Ltd.

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Electric
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Activelytaking on
difficult-to-machinematerials
Tanaka Giken’s strength lies in its ability to cut
difficult-to-machine inconel, lath panels and othernickel alloy materials used in aircraft engines, gas
turbine parts, etc.
The company also handles ultra-high-precision
micro-fabrication for prototype products, including
measuring devices installed in medical equipment
and space-science-related equipment. They possess
advanced technology for difficult three-dimensional
forming, and their workers choose from hundredsof cutting tools and skillfully use their five senses,
including sense of sight, hearing and smell, tooperate machinery and perform cutting operations.

433-1 Ko, Dannoue, Saiio, Ehime 799-1313 TEL: 0898-66-4011 FAX: 0898-66-4022
http://www.tanakag.co.jp Founded: Nov. 1990 Capital: 30 M yen President: Masao Tanaka
Employees: 90 Businesses: Manufacture of electronics, semiconductor equipment parts,
aircraft parts, and medical equipment parts Offices: Kuwamura Factory, Hojo Factory
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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No.1
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Electric
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HOKUTO Inc.

1-5-24 Kuroshima, Niihama, Ehime 792-0892
TEL: 0897-45-3568 FAX: 0897-46-3211 http://www.hokuto792.com
Founded: Nov. 2005 Capital: 3 M yen President: Miki Takahashi
Employees: 14 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of fish processing
machinery and electronic parts Revenue: 159 M yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Nippon System Group Co., Ltd.

BEMAC started out in sales
and charging of storage
batteries for fishing boats, andgrew into a general contractor
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vessels. Currently, the company’s products are installed on
more than 5,000 marine vessels
around the world.
Since 2019, BEMAC has beendeveloping their proprietary
MaSSA-One platform based on
the MaSSA (The Maintenancesystem for Soundness Sailing
Ability) goal of facilitating continuous ship operations without unwanted stops or delays.
This is accomplished by using BEMAC IoT data servers to collect information on engines,
cargo handling, navigation equipment and many other aspects of shipboard operations,and then sharing this information with land-based facilities. Furthermore, the company
utilizes said data as a basis for developing highly efficient ship management applications.
BEMAC Co., Ltd.

105 Ko, Noma, Imabari, Ehime 794-8582
TEL: 0898-25-8282 FAX: 0898-25-3777
https://www.bemac-jp.com Founded: Jul. 1956 Capital: 90 M yen
President: Masato Oda Employees: 959 (as of Mar.2022)
Businesses: Land-based equipment for ships, buildings, factories, andfacilities, manufacture, sale, and installation of power control, power
distribution, and communication devices Offices: Imabari HQ, Tokyo
HQ, Tokyo Data Lab, BO-Osak, Amsterdam, 3 tactories (Ehime, Kagawa,
Hiroshima), and others Revenue: 25.7 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Electric
machinery

Electronic goods supported by cutting-edge
technologies

Nippon System Group Co., Ltd.

6-22 Hiuchi, Saijo, Ehime 793-0003
TEL: 0897-52-1508
FAX: 0897-52-1509 http://www.nsgr.co.jp
Founded: Mar. 1990 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Shinobu Bunno
Employees: 50
Businesses: Manufacture of electronicparts, devices, and Cosmetics
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Rearun Co., Ltd.

No.1
in Japan

Electric
machineryOne-of-a-kind LED lighting designed in pursuitof true originality
Rearun has developed, designed and sold lighting products for many years. Their
LED panel light products include embedded-type flat-panel lighting units designed tobe the same size as commonly-used decorative plaster ceiling boards. Thanks to highenergy efficiency, cost savings and excellent design characteristics, these products
are expected to make a major impact on the market.
The company’s ultra-lightweight LED fluorescent tubes
boast a weight of only 150 grams (5.3 ounces)—nearly
half that of the standard 290 grams (10.2 ounces) seenin conventional products—and use a polycarbonate tube
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The Nippon System Group developed a compact battery charger for wireless handy
terminals used mainly in restaurants. Since the charging units can be connected, they
can be used in small to large stores according to the number of terminals used. In recent
years, the company has also been manufacturing cosmetics products and has been
conducting efficient production through an integrated production process that utilizes
clean rooms for sheet processing, filling, finishing, and packaging.
By building a production line utilizing our unique manufacturing know-how, we are able
to meet customers' needs from product prototyping and small-lot production to mass
production.

PHC Co., Ltd.

Electric
machinery

Novel ship support through utilization of ship data

Hokuto’s unique product line has garnered trust from customers in the marine products
field: the company’s strength lies not only in its product performance, but also in its
staff, a highly unified group specialized in various fields with high-level development
and customer response
capabilities. The company’sspecialty is brushless
DC motors, but it also
develops a wide range ofother products.
Recently, the company has
been moving forward fullpace with improvements
to existing products, while
also pouring its efforts
into commercializationof new products, suchas high-efficiency windAZAturbine generators andOWSUGdryers that fully utilize
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2-7-27 Koizumi, Imabari,
Ehime 794-0064
TEL: 0898-52-3811
FAX: 050-3172-9896
http://rearun.com/
Founded: Jun. 2010
Capital: 25 M yen
President: Issei Uno
Employees: 10
Businesses: Development, design,and sales of lighting products;
illumination consultant
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Electric
machinery

Creates new values for those who wish good health
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PHC creates new values for those who wish good PHC Co., Ltd.
2131-1 Minamigata, Toon, Ehime 791-0395
health.
Panasonic Healthcare's sensors for household-use TEL: 089-960-2111 FAX: 089-966-6006
blood glucose measurement systems, which enable https://www.phchd.com
easy checking of blood sugar levels at home, are in Founded: Nov. 1969
Capital: 7,973.3 M yenhigh demand on the market, accounting for the top President: Nobuaki Nakamura
market share in Japan among domestically made Employees: Approx. 2,300
sensors. Panasonic Healthcare developed a new Businesses: Manufacture of medical
type of enzyme, which is not affected by substances electronic machines and appliancesin the blood that normally interfere with accurate Offices: Matsuyama, the capital region,
measurements, for use when measuring via the Waki-machi, and Gunma, Osaka, and others
sensor. This enables easy glucose-level checks that Revenue: Non-disclosure
are both accurate and quick.

NISHIDA ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.

Electric
machinery

Quality based on high-level standards insupport of social infrastructure
Wires, terminals, connectors and othercomponents of wire harnesses are all very
important, functioning much like the bloodvessels in a human body. Bundling together wires
and cables not only simplifies machine assemblyand prevents erroneous connections, it also makes
possible additional functions and features such as
fire resistance and signal noise reduction.
Although mechanization and automation are
becoming increasingly commonplace in today's
manufacturing industry, wire harness production
still involves a lot of manual operation factors.
NISHIDA ELECTRIC is fully involved from theprototyping stages onward, supplying users with
optimized materials and specification proposals.
They call upon high-level technical capabilities tosatisfy a wide array of customer needs.

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NISHIDA ELECTRIC Co., Ltd.

511-1 Ko,Uchimiya-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2654
TEL: 089-979-2111 FAX: 089-979-2112 http://nishida-elec.co.jp/
Founded: Nov. 1969 Capital: 40 M yen President: Yasuhito Nishida
Employees: 122 Businesses: Machining and sale of wire harnesses,
electrical wires cables, and electrical components
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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IMABARI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.

Electric
machineryRTM-series controllers with improved
operating-environment durabilityRiverTec's RTM series ofSUcompact microcontrollers,
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industrial machinesand devices. Their CAN
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effectively reduce
wiring requirements.
Furthermore, the company
provides microcomputer
controllers withexcellent waterproofingand dustproofing,high vibration andtemperature resistance, and other such design features to users throughout Japan.
RiverTec also handles contracted control panel production, designing electronic control
equipment software and hardware in-house and customizing products in accordance withcustomer needs. They even handle large-sized control panel production, and also conduct
sales of electric and electronic components.

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Transportation
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Developing winches based on keen insights
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SK WINCH is a leading domestic manufacturer
and seller of deck machinery for coastal
vessels, with their products accounting for
approximately 75 percent of the total national
market share in 2020.
Responding to coastal vessel industry
challenges such as insufficient crew availability,
aging of industry members, changes to working
styles, and others related to human worker
factors, the company has been revising thestructures of winches, adapting electric vehicle(EV) motors for industry applications, anddeveloping winch motors that utilize digital
control systems. While continuing to guarantee
high performance through easy-to-use, easy-tomaintain, hard-to-break products, SK WINCH
also contributes to energy savings throughutilization of digital control methods.
SK WINCH CO., LTD.

2-1-12 Tempo-cho, Imabari, Ehime 794-0032
TEL: 0898-32-3630 FAX: 0898-32-3633
https://winch.co.jp/
Founded: Jun. 1937 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Kota Sogabe Employees: 30
Businesses: Design, manufacture and development of shipboard deckmachinery, cargo winches and hatch cover drive units
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Environmentand earthfriendly
eco-engines

Transportation
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Following the corporate mission“growing
with ship owners,” Imabari Shipbuilding
always ventures to the future and tackle new
possibilities in shipbuilding for the new era.
Founded in 1901, we have built new ships usedin oceans across the globe for over 120 years.
Our group owns 10 construction yards andthree operation departments in the Seto Inland
Sea. With our extensive accomplishments andexperience as a shipbuilder, we seek a newtransportation system that allows environment
friendly, faster, and safer marine transport.
Through building various ships that will
support marine transport, we will contributeto developing a better society, and tackle new
possibilities for shipbuilding for the new era.
IMABARI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.

1-4-52 Koura-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2195 TEL: 0898-36-5000
FAX: 0898-36-5010 https://www.imazo.co.jp Founded: Jan. 1942
Capital: 30.0 B yen President : Yukito Higaki Employees: 1,460
Businesses: Constructions of various kinds of vessels
Offices: Imabari, Saijo, Marugame, Hiroshima, Tokyo
Revenue: 365.2 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)882-5 Ko, Miyagazaki, Imabari, Ehime 799-1537 TEL: 0898-47-5050 FAX: 0898-47-5055 http://www.rivertec.co.jp
Founded: Dec. 1990 Capital: 10 M yen President: Yasumasa Kawasaki Employees: 21
Businesses: Development, manufacture, and sale of microcomputer controllers (soft and hard); design and manufacturof various control panels; processing and sale of wire harnesses; sale of electric control equipment and electronicparts Revenue: Non-disclosure

No.1

in JapanNo.1 Construction
Volume in Japan
Total Construction Work
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IWAKITEC CO., LTD.

Transportation
machineryNo.1
in Japan

Scale and technique: Hatch covers
forging bonds of trust
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Iwakitec is No. 1 in container ship hatch cover production volume in Japan. Amongthe three types this company produces—pontoon type, rolling type and folding type—the pontoon-type hatch covers (for container ships) are highly acclaimed in terms of
production quantity and quality.
The head office plant is equipped with a large jib crane and other large-scale processing
facilities, enabling the manufacture of structural components weighing 500 tons ormore. Iwakitec utilizes its integrated manufacturing framework, which encompasses
everything from design to after service, as well as its masterful techniques to provide
high-value-added products.
IWAKITEC Co., Ltd.

6017 Iwagi, Kamijima-cho, Ochi-gun, Ehime 794-2410 TEL: 0897-75-2121 FAX: 0897-75-3157
http://www.iwakitec.co.jp Founded: Mar. 1957 Capital: 85.8 M yen President: Ichiro Yamamoto
Employees: 173 Businesses: Design and manufacture of marine equipment (hatch covers, liftable decks, etc.); hullconstruction Offices: Innoshima Factory, Mukaishima Factory Revenue: 5.4 B yen (as of Mar. 2023)

ASAKAWA SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd.

Transportation
machineryCompletely unique chemical tankers

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Monorail-type equipment is not significantly restricted by topographic features,making it the optimal solution for increasing efficiency and reducing energy
use in electric power, communication, civil engineering, agricultural, forestry
and other types of work involving transport on sloped surfaces.
Monorail equipment installation and removal utilizes the natural terrain
itself and can be carried out without damaging the surrounding environment.
Furthermore, all monorail equipment manufactured by this company features
engines that comply with exhaust gas emission regulations.
Koei Sangyo Corporation

96-1 Miyashita, Iyo, Ehime 799-3102 TEL: 089-983-1414 FAX: 089-983-1416
https://www.koei-m.co.jp Founded: May 1971 Capital: 30 M yen President: Keiichiro O-oka
Employees: 70 Businesses: Manufacture of transportation machinery and equipment, construction (except
for installation) Offices: Kanto (Tochigi), Chubu (Aichi), Kyushu (Kumamoto)
Revenue: 2.3 B yen (as of Apr. 2022)

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Asakawa Shipbuilding’s chemical tankers
carry various typesof liquid chemicals,
refined oil products andmore. The company
was quick to adopt stainless steel tanks—a type of tank whose production management isdifficult—which won the company’s chemical tankers fame around the world.
The company’s energy-saving“friend fin”technology, which has been patented for midand small-sized ships, reduces rotational flow behind the propeller to improve propulsive
efficiency. This technology enables a 6%–8% energy use reduction. It is currently used innearly 200 vessels, contributing toward more environmentally friendly operations.
ASAKAWA SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd.

2-4-39 Koura-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2111 TEL: 0898-41-9090 FAX: 0898-41-8267 http://www.asazo.com
Founded: Jun. 1947 Capital: 50 M yen President: Takehiro Asaumi Employees: 127 Businesses: Construction andrepair of various kinds of steel vessels Offices: Main Factory, Toyo Factory Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Transportation
machinery

Progressive shipbuilding that contributes tolocal communities, the world and the future
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1-4-25 Koura-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2195
TEL: 0898-41-9147 FAX: 0898-41-7322
https://www.higaki.co.jp
Founded: Jun. 1964 Capital: 48 M yen
President : Hiroaki Higaki Employees: 110
Businesses: Construction and repair of various kindsof steel vessels Offices: head office factory andoffice, Namikata Factory, Tokyo
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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technologies enabling construction of cargoships, chemical tankers, liquefied natural gas(LNG) carriers, cement carriers and othertypes of ships, for which they have received
high praise both in Japan and abroad. The
company’s "coaster" type mid-sized coastaltransport ships account for one of the top
market shares in their industry.
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
ship exhaust gas regulations grow stricter
each year, and demand for "eco-ships" with
reduced environmental impact is intensifying.
In 2020, Higaki Shipbuilding completed theIse Mirai, Japan’s first LNG-fueled coastalcargo vessel (pictured at left). Based on
their policy of building "high-quality ships
tailored to theneeds of the times"
the company has
constructed 700
vessels since theirfounding andcontinues to growthis number.

Yano Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

Since their founding,
Yano Shipbuilding has
developed specialized
knowledge andexperience used in the
manufacture and repairof coastal vessels,earning customer trust
through their reliable
technologies. They havebuilt approximately 12
new ships and repaired
roughly 50, making
them one of Japan's
leading coastal vessel

producers.
Through simplification of production designs and standardization of manufacturing
processes, Yano Shipbuilding achieves shorter delivery times and mass
production. Furthermore, they conduct tank tests, hydrodynamic analyses andother tests as part of ship development and improvement processes, and also
pursue development aimed at energy-efficiency optimization in their vessels.
Currently, the company is searching for collaborative partners among small-boat
manufacturers in Southeast Asian countries as part of efforts to further advanceshipbuilding both in Japan and abroad.
Yano Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.

IT/techUsing QR codes to solve data
management problems at once!

input Co., Ltd.

INPUT systemized farmer’smarket sales system for the firsttime in Japan 25 years ago, andin 2014 they developed a new
product management systemcalled Shinsanchoku Hanjo-kun
that uses QR codes instead of
traditional barcodes. This systemenables sales management for a
growing number of different data
items, including items that werepreviously difficult to handle suchas expiration dates. Furthermore,
the company offers cultivation
history systems that can be usedon computers, smartphones and similar devices,and they plan to continue pursuing greater
safety and peace of mind through provision ofvisual information representation methods for
consumers.
Starting last year, they also launched sales ofsemi-self-operated cash register systems as partof efforts to meet increasingly diverse needs at
farmer’s markets.

2F Heights Matsuyama Building, 1-4-5 Takewara, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0052
TEL: 089-915-0241 FAX: 089-915-0242 http://www.input.co.jp/
Founded: Mar. 2012 Capital: 17.3 M yen President: Hiroshi Ikemoto Employees: 13
Businesses: Development and sale of software Revenue: 12.3 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

in Japan

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reduced costs thanks to fewer required materials.

Conventional scaffolding construction
and removal requires large amountsof money and numerous seasoned
workers. And because work on
scaffolds is dangerous, many
workers used to lose their lives
every year. In order to solve these
problems, this company developed“rack scaffolding.”
Using this type of scaffolding,inspections and paint repair forbridge piers and buildings, aswell as other types of work, canbe safely carried out on top of
movable platforms. Furthermore,this scaffolding offers the benefit of

Yoneyama Agricultural Machinery
Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

1279-1 Shioya Nishi, Kitagawara, Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime 791-3131
TEL: 089-984-6600 FAX: 089-984-6699 http://www.yonekou.jp
Founded: Jul. 1961 Capital: 10 M yen President: Tetsuta Yoneyama
Employees: 49 Businesses: Construction and manufacture of transportation
machinery and equipment, and elevators
Offices: Tokyo, Sendai, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka
Revenue: 843 M yen (as of Dec. 2022)

SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD CO., LTD.

Only onein Japan

Transportation
machinery

Builder of Japan's first large-sized automobile
carrier ship that uses LNG fuelIn the field of automobile carrier
shipbuilding, SHIN KURUSHIMA
DOCKYARD is a global leader
that accounts for approximately
22 percent of the global market
share.
In 2020, they became the first
shipyard in Japan to build alarge-sized automobile carrierthat utilizes liquefied naturalgas (LNG) fuel, and by including
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a CO2 emissions reduction of
more than 40 percent comparedwith 2008 levels.
Moreover, they have an overwhelming lead in terms of patent application submissions
among dedicated shipbuilding companies—an example of their unrivaled development andtechnological capabilities.
SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD CO., LTD.

2-4-54 Koura-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2111
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Capital: 10 M yen President: Hitoshi Yano
Employees: 34 Businesses: New steel-ship
manufacturing, ship inspections, ship repairs, others
Office: Techno Namikata Factory Revenue: Not available

input Co., Ltd.

No.1

Building low-cost, ultra-safe scaffolding

Transportation
machinerySpecialized technological strengths forcoastal vessels

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Yoneyama Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

945 Ko, Shinmachi, Onishi-cho, Imabari, Ehime 799-2293
TEL: 0898-36-5511 FAX: 0898-36-5599 https://www.skdy.co.jp/
Founded: May 1987 Capital 1.737B yen
President: Takanobu Murakami Employees: 850 Businesses:
Manufacture, repair and dismantling of various ships and boats, andmanufacture and repair of shipboard equipment and other types ofmachinery Offices: Ehime, Tokyo, Osaka, Fukuoka Revenue: 88.6 B
yen (as of Mar. 2022)

SSP Co., Ltd.

IT/techConsolidated control of
medical association
administrative operations

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Shikoku System Product Co., LTD.

6-17-11 Yamagoe, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8013
TEL: 089-924-7080 FAX: 089-922-1387
https://www.s-system.co.jp Founded: Apr. 1982 Capital: 10 M yen
President: Kei Iwamoto Employees: 21
Businesses: Software development Revenue: 225 M yen (as of Mar. 2023)

Shikoku System Product’s“Top Runner” medical
association comprehensive
information system software
package helps medical
associations consolidate theiroperations. This software
consolidates managementof association members,
medical institutions andmore to enable more efficient
execution of complicatedadministrative tasks.
Aside from standard login IDs and passwords,
this product features
thoroughgoing security
measures, including savingof log-in and log-out history
and assignment of user
authority. In addition, thesystem can be customized
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SysDevLink Co., Ltd.

IT/techCrew labor management and low-cost
dynamic management are possible
NP System brand, e-Tacho®
Series, the next-generation
hybrid digital tachograph,enables high-performance
operation control and low-cost
dynamic management by asimple method, using a cloudbased in-vehicle operation
management system called
Web Chikyu-go®.
Proper control of labor
management contributes
to safety, ecology and cost
reduction by creating
daily operation reports andwarning of unnecessary idlingor consecutive operations.

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NP System Co., Ltd

1-9-13 Chuo, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8015
TEL: 089-924-7817 FAX: 089-924-7479 Founded: Jan. 1983
Capital: 300 M yen President: Satoshi Shioume Employees: 75
Business: In-vehicle operation management systems, transportation
business integrated systems, digital tachograph and the development,
sales and maintenance support of drive recorders
Revenue: 2.9 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Taiwa Corporation

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4-7 Yagumo-cho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0805 TEL: 0897-32-9200
FAX: 0897-32-6699 http://www.taiwa.co.jp/ Founded: May 1989
Capital: 50 M yen President: Kenji Kondo
Employees: 18 Business: Software development and sales
Revenue: 273 M yen (as of Mar. 2022)

EHIME COMPUTING CENTER CO., LTD.

Effective visual
representations for
production plans that arehandled by onsite staff

In the manufacturing industry, workers must
respond to plan changes for a wide variety ofreasons. Adapting general-purpose production
management systems is difficult at such worksites,
and the specialized staff needed to understandand operate such systems are often unavailable orassigned to other work alongside system-related
tasks. Furthermore, system inputs are often
difficult. These factors make it challenging to put
production management systems to effective use.
SysDevLink’s gathering-type production
management system automatically creates plans
which can be intuitively manipulated and altered.
It is managed and operated primarily by onsite staff and makes sharing and centralizationof production process management and manufacturing results information easy. Informationis reflected in real time, enabling visual representations of work processes and helping to
reduce opportunity loss.
SysDevLink Co., Ltd.

West 3F Fukuda Building, 514-5 Kanbaiko, Ehime 793-0041 TEL: 0897-47-8062 FAX: 0897-47-8063 https://sysdev.link/
Founded: May 2015 Capital: 3.5 M yen President: Motoshi Takahashi Employees: 9
Businesses: Software system design and development (gathering-type production managements system, etc.)
Revenue: 55 M yen (as of Apr. 2023)

IT/techApplying IT tohighly reliable
surveys andwork operations

Ever since its founding, Jitsuta has expanded sales in various locations of devices,
software and similar products for building construction, surveying, GIS, environmental
measurement and other such fields. They also carry out in-house repairs for selectmeasurement devices and environmental measurement equipment.
In 2017, Jitsuta developed an effective precision-guidance system for drones thatcan be used in environments where obstacles prevent reception of GPS informationtransmissions. This system requires only slight modification to existing drones and uses
standard, widely available measurement equipment, thus reducing labor requirements
and introduction costs. It also has a number of potential applications in inspections forsocial infrastructure (which continues to deteriorate), civil engineering utilizing ICT,
pesticide spraying as part of precision agricultural operations, and other areas.
2-8-1 Nakamura, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0964 TEL: 089-931-7175 FAX: 089-934-7701
http://www.jitsuta.co.jp/ Founded: Sep. 1949 Capital: 16 M yen President: Nobuyasu Yamauchi Employees: 50
Businesses: Sale of devices for use in the construction, surveying and architecture fields; development and sale ofsoftware Offices: Kochi, Takamatsu, Tokushima, Uwajima, Nagoya, Tokyo Revenue: 2.6 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

IT/tech“Ai Musubi”is Japan’s first match-making
EHIME COMPUTING CENTER CO., LTD.
service that creates a group of similar people
1-11-7 Otemachi, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0067
from match-making activity data of registered TEL: 089-941-2226 FAX: 089-941-2285
members, and suggests each member a partner http://www.ehime-densan.co.jp
that is recommended based on their match- Founded: Apr. 1967 Capital: 96 M yen
making related activities pattern.
President: Shigemasa Aihara Employees: 97
The algorithm used is a program made by Businesses: System development, systemprofessor Uno of the National Institute of integration service, information processing service,
Informatics. The success rate of formal marriage development of system devices, temporaryinterviews is more than double the normal rate, staffing, Internet service, etc.
and through systemization, the administration Revenue: 2.46 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)
cost is reduced, and many benefits including
event and interview content management, easy
system operation using a cloud system, and easy
operation maintenance are provided.

OMI Inc.

Only onein Japan

Ehime's Amazing Techniques

IT/techAgricultural administration support systems thatmake use of geographical information systems
OMI's systems create maps for use
in municipal/community agreements,
implementation area maps, and othersuch maps required for direct-payment
systems used in hilly- and mountainousarea direct payment systems andvarious multifunctional payment
systems. These systems also provide
centralized management for everythingfrom slope measurements to report
creation. Moreover, simplified controls
and operations reduce labor required for
input and management tasks, making
operations by smaller numbers of employees possible and thus reducing labor costs.
One unique aspect of OMI's systems is their support for full operations via tablet devices,which can be used to carry out map display and search operations, measurements, inputs,
and even report creation. Moreover, survey results can be recorded and searched onsite,and photographs are linked to their coordinates meaning users don't have to compare
photographs and location coordinates manually back at the office. These advantages
contribute to reduced labor demand and fewer errors.
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IT/techJissun Boshi: a CAD screen with powerfulversatility
Jissun Boshi is an integrated
system based on a generic
CAD engine that has anumber of display capabilities,
ranging from word-processing,spreadsheet, and DB functions
to 3D model construction. Since
its launch in 1989, Jissun Houshi
has been used mainly by steel
factories and design offices
throughout Japan. The system’s operability and ability to beeasily customized to fit individual
needs have led to an impressive
track record: it currently
commands an overwhelming
share of the industry and is usedby more than 2,000 companies.
It also supports IFC, a BIM standard format whose
demand is on the rise. Going forward Taiwa plans
to promote this technology primarily in three major
areas of design, structure, and facility design.

IT/tech909-1 Higashi-Ozu, Ozu, Ehime 795-0064 TEL: 0893-25-4213
FAX: 0893-25-1013 https://www.omis.co.jp Founded: Dec. 1988
Capital: 10 M yen President: Osamu Okawachi Employees: 22
Businesses: Geographical information system development, agricultural
management support, other Offices: Seiyo, Iyo, Matsuyama
Revenue: 170 M yen (as of Jul. 2022)

Pal Software Service Inc.

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IT/tech“Hunting Master”using ICT for
harmful animal control
This system enables the remote-control
capture of wild boars and other vermin
while viewing images on a smartphoneor PC. It’s an example of the use of the
BeagleOne series for vermin control.
Using AI-based image analysis, thecompany has additionally developed afunction that automatically identifies
animal damage and automatically captures
animals when set conditions are met.
With a wealth of SI experience, thecompany accurately understands theneeds from the customer's standpoint
and plans and develops programs to solve
problems. Also, we provide high-quality
development services optimized for thecustomer by assembling a team of engineers
in both hardware and software, from LSI design
to driver and application development. We also
provide a wide range of system maintenance andmanagement services.

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Agricultural Production Corporation Miyamoto Orange Garden Inc.

Support System for Time Consuming GAP Accreditation
Miyamoto Orange Garden grows
oranges and other citrus fruits
at the Nishiuwa district known
as one of Japan’s top orange
producing areas. We sell juices,jellies, and other original products
such as“Shio Mikan”(lit. salty
orange) used for seasoning.
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We also developed the GAP
accreditation support system“MOG-GAP System” toreduce the cost and effort required for certification. The system is readily available
through computers and smartphones. We are partnering with agricultural schools, major
supermarkets, and the like to promote this system.

Pal Software Service Inc.

Agricultural Production Corporation
Miyamoto Orange Garden Inc.

Dai-2 Kutsuna Building, 3-10-31 Amayama, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0951
TEL: 089-932-7520 FAX: 089-932-7516 http://www.palsoft.co.jp
Founded: Apr. 1990
Capital: 28 M yen President: Masato Onishi Employees: 12
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of computer software and hardware
Offices: Tokyo Revenue: Non-disclosure

NEWWAVE Co. Ltd.

IT/tech2-20 Sangyodori, Yawatahama, Ehime 796-8004
TEL: 0894-21-3123 FAX: 0894-21-3126
https://www.orange-garden-inc.jp/
Founded: Jul. 2014 Capital: 25 M yen
President: Yasukuni Miyamoto Employees: 17
Business: Production/ processing/ sales of orange and citrus fruits
Revenue: Non-disclosure

IT/techAn electronic medical chart widely-supported
by obstetricians and gynecologists“ f - K a r t e t ”, a n o b s t e t r i c s
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electronic medical chartdeveloped by practicing
obstetricians and gynecologists,
has functions that are truly
needed in the medical setting.
That is why it is chosen bya large number of clinics.
Different from other medical
departments, obstetricexamination or treatment
has its own unique medical
process: prenatal checkup,
hospitalization, delivery, etc.
Therefore, the usual electric
medical charts couldn’t provide the support neededfor obstetrics. We can say that“f-kartet”is a highly
competitive product focusing on a niche market.
Its growth is supported by clinics all over Japan from
Okinawa to Hokkaido, and we look forward to its
future development.

Bizuniq, Inc.

IT/techDigital radio system using
smartphone replaces analog radios.
“Mobirea Radio System”can be used anywhere if within range of cellular transmission
waves. With Mobirea, no radio license, no base station and no relay station are needed,so you can invest in wireless digitization for little initial cost. The system can pinpoint
the location of a vehicle using GPS.
By connecting the system to metersor emergency switches, it can
automatically receive information
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Another attractive characteristic isthat it can be used in a wide variety
of industries, including municipal fire
trucks and taxi radio.
Bizuniq, Inc.

NEWWAVE Co. Ltd.

3-11-45 Sakaicho, Niihama, Ehime 792-0812
TEL: 0897-66-7313 FAX: 0897-66-7328
https://www.newwave98.co.jp/ Founded: Aug. 1984 Capital: 10 M yen President: Mieko Hino Employees: 70
Businesses: Development, sales, and maintenance of electronic medical chart system“f-Kartet”for obstetrics
and gynecology; system development, equipment sales, and support for medical institution; system development,
equipment sales, and support for business enterprise; telecommunication device business; food and beveragebusiness Revenue: 1.1 B yen (as of Jul. 2022)

Marugo Building, 3-24 Rokkenya-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8021
TEL: 089-907-0808 FAX: 089-926-1522
https://bizuniq.jp/ http://smhm.mobirea.com
Founded: Jan. 2006 Capital: 25 M yen President: Yasukazu Iwamoto
Employees: 5 Businesses: Consulting, planning, development, sale andmaintenance of computer software, hardware and peripherals
Revenue: Non-disclosure

ASAHIKYOHAN CO., LTD.

No.1
in JapanFoodstuffs

Steamed whitebait with a focus on freshness
PC Trend Co., Ltd.
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IT/techProvides total support
for electronic board
mounting factories!

Pokanon, which provides total support for electronicboard mounting factories, can be operated as a standard
function not only to prevent the incorrect mounting ofelectronic components but also to manage the opening
and sealing time of moisture-absorbing components, solder
usage period management, and visualize the status ofproduction facilities with the visualization tool.
In addition, the inventory management function, as well as
the receiving and acceptance inspection function, can beused to manage in-process inventory with board-by-board
accuracy by introducing a board-passing detection sensor
unit. Since component information in the mounting process
can be managed centrally, it is also easy to expand to the
management of board ID traceability.
PC Trend Co., Ltd.

2151-10 Ojoin, Niihama, Ehime 792-0060 In Toyo Industrial Creative
Center TEL: 0897-43-2212 FAX: 0897-43-2213 https://www.pctrend.
co.jp Founded: Sep. 1995 Capital: 10 M yen President: Shinji Urata
Employees: 7 Businesses: Development of FA/OA software; development
and sale of various packaged software; technical support related tocomputer; technical guidance for various PCs; various informationprocessing services Revenue: 55 M yen (as of May. 2022)※The handheld terminal is madeby KEYENCE CORPORATION.

This company sells“Fukushima-san no
Kama-age Shirasu”
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cooked in a large kamapot), as well as otherprocessed whitebait
products, dried young
sardines and more.
The whitebait usedas these products’
main ingredientis caught using 12
fishing boats ownedby the company, andvarious methods are
employed on theboats to preserve the freshness of fish that are caught.
In the factory, which is outfitted with cutting-edge equipment, there is a steamed
whitebait production line (the first of its kind of Japan), a kama-pot-cooked whitebait
production line, and more. To preserve the freshness of fish brought in from the port,
production processes taking less than an hour.
ASAHIKYOHAN CO., LTD.

652-1 Kawanohama, Ikata-cho, Nishiuwa-gun, Ehime 796-0611
TEL: 0894-53-0776 FAX: 0894-53-0086 http://www.shirasu.jp
Founded: Dec. 1995 Capital: 30 M yen President: Otomo Fukushima
Employees: 150 Businesses: Manufacture of foodstuffs Business
Offices: Matsuyama, Kansai, Tokyo
Revenue: 7.3 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

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Kishimoto Co., Ltd.

Foodstuffs

The softness of dried fish—eat
everything, including the bones!

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A world first! Easy anddelicious honey sheets

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Simply place a Honey Sheet, this unique worldfirst product, on a slice of bread and heat it
for instant honey toast. These sheets are
made from honey, butter and agar, which
are uniquely blended according to thecompany’s specific ratios, superheated,cooled, shaped and sliced into sheets.
The sheets can be placed between
slices of bread for an easy-to-makesandwich that is delicious on its
own. Furthermore, calories can becalculated easily based on the number ofsheets used. The company also manufacturesand sells a wide range of other honey-related
processed foods.

This processed seafood product was created using bone-softening technology
developed through cooperative industrial, academic, civil and government efforts.
Because both suppliers and users can use this food product without worrying aboutbone hardness, it has been introduced in a large number of facilities for the elderly
and meal-providing facilities. In March 2020, Kishimoto received certification for an
improved version of this product, designed for use as a Japanese-style space ration.
Plans are under consideration to expand this product’s use to other facilities,
including hospitals, food service industry facilities and Emergency food. In addition,
the product is being introduced into school lunches to prevent decline in fishconsumption among youth, which further contributes to society in terms of dietaryeducation and promotion of good health.

Koike Bee Farm Co., Ltd.

1852 Taisanji-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2662
TEL: 089-978-0800 FAX: 089-970-4810
http://koikeyouhou.com Founded: Oct. 2005
Capital: 8 M yen President: Soichiro Niida
Employees: 5 Businesses: Manufacture of foodstuffs
Revenue: 66 M yen (as of Dec. 2022)

Kishimoto Co., Ltd.

Shikoku Nyugyou Corporation

693 Ko, Sunouchi, Toon, Ehime 791-0311 TEL: 089-966-6060 FAX: 089-966-6360
http://www.kishimoto-web.com Founded: May 1971 Capital: 23.1 M yen President: Yoshimitsu Kishimoto
Employees: 30 Businesses: Manufacture of foodstuffs Revenue: 303 M yen (as of Apr. 2022)

Foodstuffs

Harnessing the power of fermentation
to protect your health

Kyokuyofoods Co., Ltd.

The safe, reliable and high-quality“Rakuren”familyof products are made by using locally produced, fresh,
raw milk and thoroughly managed for quality andhygiene based on HACCP, TQC and ISO standards.
The 8020 Yogurt and 8020 Nomu Yogurt products
were developed based on the L8020 lactic acidbacterium, which was discovered by Professor Hiroki
Nikawa, Hiroshima University Faculty of Dentistry.
Continuing joint research on lactic acid bacteria
is being conducted in cooperation with Ehime
University, Okayama University and the Ehime
Institute of Industrial Technology.

No.1
in Japan

Gives the taste andtexture of real crabs
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Kyokuyofoods is committed toreproducing the taste and texture of realcrab and has developed a unique process
and ingredient mix for a fibrous texture
that can be easily broken into pieces. The
company offers more than 100 varietiesof products to meet various needs, which
are used in many products such as
ready-to-eat dishes at major conveyorbelt sushi chains and supermarkets.
The company boasts a production
volume of approximately 6,000 tons,
or about 10% of Japan's frozen crabflavored kamaboko consumption, and its
main product, Ocean King, utilizes thecharacteristics of freezing to seal in theumami flavor and is characterized by its
juicy taste that spreads in your mouthwith every bite.

Kyokuyofoods Co., Ltd.

Shikoku Nyugyou Corporation

955-1 Minamigata, Toon, Ehime 791-0397
TEL: 089-966-1200 FAX: 089-966-1240
https://www.rakuren.co.jp Founded: Mar. 1968 Capital: 3.1 B yen President: Yoshiyuki Shimabara
Employees: 268 Businesses: Processing and sale of milk; manufacture and sale of dairy products and softdrinks Offices: Head Office, Head Plant, Kyoto Plant, Shikoku West Branch, Shikoku West Branch Kochi
Sales Office, Shikoku East Branch, Shikoku East Branch Tokushima Sales Office, Kansai Branch, Kanto
Branch Revenue: 19.5 B yen (as of Mar. 2021)

OKABE CO., LTD.

No.1
in Japan

Confidence in the freshnessof fish and their taste

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OKABE CO., LTD.

830 Nobinono, Matsuno-cho, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime 798-2102, Japan
TEL: 0895-42-1600 FAX: 0895-42-1606 https://www.kyokuyofoods.co.jp/
Founded: Oct. 1984 Capital:10 M yen President: Toshiyuki Sakamaki
Employees: 112 Businesses: Manufacture of crab-flavored kamaboko and preparedseafood products Revenue: 3.1 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

Foodstuffs

In order to offer their customers
the flavor of small-sized fish,
only fresh ingredients havebeen used to process and season
for nearly 50 years. Okabe
manufactures safe and highquality products with the help of
thorough quality control. Okabehas also obtained FSSC22000,
ISO9001 and HACCP certificates.
Another asset of this company isaggressive product development.
These efforts include establishing
new processing techniques,collaborating with otherindustries and utilizing new
kinds of ingredients.
A snack exclusive factory isenlarged in June, 2018. The
seasoning processing technology
grown up to now is also applied
to farm products processing, andseasoning processing nuts kinds
have been started to produce inearnest.

150 Ichiba, Iyo, Ehime 799-3195 TEL: 089-983-1230 FAX: 089-983-1239
https://www.okabe-group.com Founded: Feb. 1974 Capital: 50 M yen
President: Mitsunobu Okabe Employees: 120 Businesses: Manufacture offoodstuffs Offices: Tokyo Revenue: 7 B yen (as of Dec. 2022)

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Ehime Beverage Inc.

Foodstuffs

One pack contains 6 mg of auraptene containedin the peel of Kawachi-bankan citrus fruit.
For many years, Matsuyama University has
researched the functionality of kawachi-bankan
citrus. In 2014, our company partnered with Ehime
Prefecture, Matsuyama University, and Ehime
University for a three-year study. This collaboration,
under the banner of Ehime Prefecture's "Strategic
Test and Research Project," aimed to investigate"auraptene." This compound, abundantly found in
kawachi-bankan citrus peel, holds the potential tomaintain and improve cognitive function.
Since auraptene is contained in the peel of
kawachi-bankan citrus, we cut the peel into
small pieces, and by examining treatments
such as hot water and water bleaching, we
succeeded in developing the production
technology for kawachi-bankan peel paste(upper right photo) which is finely mashed.
This results in less bitterness while
retaining the auraptene content. By blending
this peel paste with kawachi-bankan citrus
juice, they developed and commercialized
a functional food POM Ashitano Karada
Kawachi-bankan Juice (Notification No.
D100), which contains 6.0 mg of auraptene in
one package (Patent No. 6994191).
Ehime Beverage Inc.

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478 Anjoji-machi, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8603 TEL: 089-923-1511 FAX: 089-924-0304
https://www.ehime-inryo.cojp Founded: Apr. 2003 Capital: 675 M yen President: Hisashi Michiue
Employees: 316 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of soft drinks Offices: Tokyo Sales HQ, BOs－Osaka,
Nagoya, Fukuoka, three (3) factories Revenue: 16.1 B yen (as of Mar. 2022)

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Hassui Kamaboko Co., Ltd.

Foodstuffs

Foodstuffs

Dominating the food products market
with an integrated production and sales system

Fish paste products that can beeasily reconstituted by hot water

The name "Nihon Shokken" is known in households everywhere thanks totheir "yakiniku [grilled meat] sauce palace" commercial. Since their founding,the company’s strength has been their power to develop blended flavoring
ingredients, and today the company is Japan's current leader in sauce-productshipping volumes and shipping values and in recent years they have focused
their efforts on the development of commercial-use processed food products,
which have proven popular.
The company constantly delivers new information on food culture to society
via its world-leading food product manufacturing line and cutting-edge
research and development facilities. The Nihon Shokken Holdings premises
are home to facilities such as the world's first museum based on the conceptof food, and the "KO Palace Plant" where production line tours are available.
In May 2020 they started operations at their second plant, the Schönbrunn
Palace Factory, which is designed to look like a royal palace and has drawn
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As a result, kamaboko fishpaste loaf, chikuwa tubular
fish-paste cakes and othersuch ingredients lose muchof their original texture andfeel.
That was why, this company
developed new freeze-driedchikuwa, fish dumplings and other such ingredients. These products
show improvement in problematic aspects of air-dried foods, as
they can be easily reconstituted by hot water and the original firm
texture found in fish paste products can be restored.

Nihon Shokken Holdings Co., Ltd.

1-3 Tomitashinko, Imabari, Ehime799-1582
TEL: 0898-24-1881
FAX: 0898-24-1631
http://www.nihonshokken.co.jp
Founded: Feb. 1973
Capital: 4.3 B yen（group total）
President: Tetsuya Ozawa
Employees: 4,665（group total）
Businesses: Manufacture, sale, andresearch/development of blended
condiments and processed food;strategy planning and managementof businesses as a holding company
Offices: 319 domestic BOs, 51 overseas
BOs in group total
Revenue: 125.2 B yen (as of Sep. 2022:
group total)

Hassui Kamaboko Co., Ltd.

1-242-4 Kawanoishi, Honai-cho,
Yawatahama, Ehime 796-0201 TEL: 0894-36-3500
FAX: 0894-36-3155 http://www.hassui.jp
Founded: Sep. 1957 Capital: 30.69 M yen
President: Hitoshi Tomikubo Employees: 140
Businesses: Manufacture of fish paste products
Offices: Oita Revenue: Non-disclosure

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CHUON Co., Ltd.
Maeda Co., Ltd.

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Rye grown in Ehime
Prefecture for healthier living
Maeda developed its“Hadakamugi-batake no
Fuwafuwa Pan no Moto”(Rye Field Fluffy Bread Mix)
products using rye from Ehime Prefecture, Japan’s top producer of the crop. Rye contains 4 times the
dietary fiber of brown rice and 24 times that found inwhite rice, making it easy to take in daily quantities of
dietary fiber required for healthy living (20–25 grams).
In addition, the company utilizes oxygen in glutinous
w h e a t a n d b l a c k s o y b e a n s t o c r e a t e G A B A (γ-aminobutyric acid) from glutamic acid. This GABA
is used to make“GABA Gohan no Moto”(GABA Rice
Mix) and“GABA Kinako”(GABA Roasted Soybean
Flour), which facilitate easy intake of GABA.

Foodstuffs

Commercialization of a useful constituent
from chestnut inner-skin residue
Joint research with Ehime University has shown thatmarron polyphenol extracted from chestnut pellicle(inner skin) residue generated during the productionof kanroni-style candied chestnuts strongly inhibits
activation of the digestive enzyme amylase, and
CHUON has commercialized this constituent infunctional food products which they now sell in Japanand other countries around the world.
Marron polyphenol experiences almost no decline inactivity level when exposed to heat and functions to
mitigate sudden spikes in blood sugar levels, making
it useful as a means of preventing and reducing
lifestyle-related diseases, metabolic syndrome andmore. In addition to marron polyphenol's use in dietary
supplements, CHUON is developing applications for theconstituent in bread baking, rice cooking and other foodproduction operations.
CHUON Co., Ltd.

1-2-28 Oguri, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0036 TEL: 089-943-5211
FAX: 089-941-8026 https://www.chuon.co.jp/ Founded: Jan. 1956
Capital: 10 M yen President: Kunio Osawa Employees: 164Businesses: Canning, bottling and bag-packaging of boiled bamboo shoots
and candied chestnuts (kuri kanroni), and production and sale of boiled
vegetable products and other processed agricultural products
Revenue: 3.5 B yen (as of Aug. 2022)

Maeda Co., Ltd.

1059 Ko, Kakihara, Uwajima, Ehime 798-0027
TEL: 0895-22-2221 FAX: 0895-20-1125 http://www.an-maeda.co.jp/
Founded: Jan.1961 Capital: 25 M yen President: Kosaku Maeda
Employees: 30 Businesses: Manufacture and sale of food products
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Senmi Ekisu Co., Ltd.
Shindo Shigeharu Shop Co, Ltd.

A flavor andfragrance that
surpasses that ofraw citrus fruits

Foodstuffs

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contains the peel of citrus fruits,
which until now were not usedeffectively as food ingredients.
Among citrus fruits produced in
Ehime, Iyokan oranges, lemons,and kawachi-bankan pomelos arechosen as ingredients because
they are suitable for sugaring. By using a unique sugar candying technique, you canenjoy the moist texture and natural fragrance of the fruit. And it isn’t sticky when you
hold it with your fingers either.
Only sugar and starch syrup, and vitamin C (acidulant) are used in the candying process,with absolutely no additives. No artificial scents or dyes are used in this product.
Shindo Shigeharu Shop Co, Ltd.

3797-1 Sangawa-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime 799-0431
TEL: 0896-25-0313 FAX: 0896-25-2620
http://www.miyone.com/
Founded: Jan. 1979 Capital: 3 M yen
President: Mineo Shindo Employees: 12
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of candied peel using hull of citrus,
candied ginger, ginger water, etc.
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Foodstuffs

Flavorings containing natural
taste and savoriness
A pioneer in natural flavorings, this company
masterfully utilizes biotechnology to manufacture
flavor extract from 100% natural meat and fish
ingredients. Beginning with participation in a
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry
and Fisheries project in 1988,
the company has undertaken
development of functional foodingredients with biologicalregulatory effects that include
blood pressure control andimproved calcium absorption.
The company achieved HACCP
certification in 1998 andimplemented a quality control
system based on global standards.
The company has also been
awarded 41 patents, with 63
patents in total if pendingA
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TEL: 0893-24-6878 FAX: 0893-23-2092
http://www.senmiekisu.co.jp Founded: Apr. 1976
Capital: 90 M yen President: Katsuhiro Osajima
Employees: 135 including group companies
Businesses: Manufacture of foodstuffs
Offices: Fukuyama Revenue: Non-disclosure

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Foodstuffs

Marutomo Co., Ltd.

No.1
in JapanFoodstuffs

Developing technology that
contributes to everything from foodproducts to the environment

Everyday KOTTA “( strong bones”) tocompensate for insufficient calcium intake

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“KOTTA”refers to a paste made by finely mashing fresh fish (bones and all) raised andcaught in the Uwa Sea, and it also refers to processed food products made using thispaste as the main ingredient. Through high-temperature high-pressure processing, fish
can be reduced to paste while depleting only a small amount of its nutritional content.
In addition, the company also offers freeze-dried powders that can be added easily tofood and drinks. Either of these product types is easy to work with, enabling use in wide
variety of applications including school lunches and meals for elderly care facilities.
Their breadcrumb-coated fried hamburger steaks with sea bream or yellowtail added,
sea bream cream croquettes, and other processed food items can be cooked straight fromtheir frozen state and laid out on the dining room table in no time, earning the company
high praise from its customers.

Marutomo is an established manufacturer that celebrated its 100th anniversary
in 2018. Our popular“Premium Dried Bonito”use shavers with a carefully
selected blade. This one of a kind premium product uses 1.5 times tastier driedbonito shavings that are thinned to 25㎛.
We have also signed the“Forest CSV Activities Agreement”with the Forest
Fund of Ehime to help protect our forests.
Marutomo Co., Ltd.

Matushita Kaisan Co., Ltd.

1097 Tonoe, Akehama-cho, Seiyo,
Ehime 797-0112
TEL: 0894-65-1718 FAX: 0894-65-1600
Founded: Oct. 1986 Capital: 3 M yen
President: Yasue Matsushita
Employees: 12 Businesses: Processing
and sale of marine products
Revenue: Non-disclosure

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YAMAKI Co., Ltd.

No.1

Foodstuffs

in Japan

Particular about the quality ofdried bonito and soup stock

YAMAKI Co., Ltd.

1698-6 Kominato, Iyo, Ehime 799-3194
TEL: 089-982-1231 FAX: 089-983-3212 http://www.yamaki.co.jp
Founded: Apr. 1917 Capital: 100 M yen President: Yoshihiro Kido
Employees: 700 (as of Apr. 2023) Businesses: Manufacture offoodstuffs Offices: (Division, Sales and Marketing Division,Business)
Tokyo, Sapporo, Tohoku Nagoya, Osaka, Chugoku, Shikoku,
Kyushu, an 8 other business offices Revenue: 44.4 B yen (as ofMar. 2023)

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Yamaki has been striving to
manufacture the best dried bonito
and soup stock—the very basics
of Japanese cooking—paying close
attention to their quality. Yamaki
has been a market leader withcomprehensive product lines ofdried bonito and soup stock. Theirwide variety of products include
flaked bonito, flavor seasonings,
and liquid seasonings, allowing thecustomers to enjoy every aspect ofbonito flavors.
Yamaki is very particular about
the manufacturing & processing
methods of dried bonito andapplies the ice temperature
maturation method and air-tightpackaging in order to extract andmaintain its flavor.

OCHI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

Only onein Japan

OthersMaker of a winning product at the
Shikoku Industrial Technology
Awards, recognized for its
usefulness to society

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OCHI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION

2-7-90 Sakurai, Imabari, Ehime 799-1522
TEL: 0898-48-5651 FAX: 0898-48-8626 http://kok-no1.co.jp
Founded: Nov. 1979 Capital: 31.86 M yen President: Kai Ochi
Employees: 25 Businesses: Various outdoor tents, foodequipment, medical equipment, products related to disasterprevention and indoor events Revenue: Non-disclosure

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As a manufacturer of one-andonly products that are both
useful and completely unique,
OCHI INDUSTRIES is anindustry leader in tent products
used for events and gatherings,
and has acquired roughly 70
patents in the field.
Their impressive Carbonfiber Frame Big Quick Shelter
product won an award at
the 2022 Shikoku Industrial
Technology Awards inrecognition of its design whichenables deployment in 90
seconds by just two people
without the help of electricalequipment. In response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, this producthas been adopted as a negativepressure tent by hospitals for use as
an infection-prevention measure.

1696 Kominato, Iyo, Ehime 799-3192 TEL: 089-982-1151 FAX: 089-983-5480 http://www.marutomo.
co.jp Founded: Nov. 1918 Capital: 100 M yen President: Hitoshi Imai Employees: 498
Businesses: Manufacture of foodstuffs Offices: Tokyo Sales HQ, Sapporo, Sendai, Kitakanto, Nagoya,
Osaka, Hiroshima, Shikoku, Fukuoka 10 Liaison officies, 5 Ehime factories, 2 Sendai Factories.
Revenue: 22.8 B yen (as of Mar. 2023)

Sakawa Printing Co., Ltd.

OthersExceptional, globally recognized texture
expression technologies for printed media thatis hard to differentiate from the real thing

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Sakawa Printing's proprietary
technologies, which have
won the company numerous
awards, enable realistic 2.5D
printing (texture-expressive
printing) using UV-curing
inkjet printers. Their creative,
innovative, world-leading
digital printing technologies
earned the company two of themost prestigious awards at the
FESPA Awards 2020.
Sakawa Printing's unique
2.5D printing process, which
imparts raised sections on flat
printing planes, makes realistic
re-creation of textures possible
in printed images of fruit and their peels, fish and other marine creatures, oil-paint-typeimages, and more.
Based on in-house R&D, the company has also developed cutting-edge "Real Embroidery"(patent pending) inkjet printing technology that can be used to directly print embroideredpatterns onto fabric.
This technology is unique because, compared with standard embroidery, Real Embroidery
patterns offer photo-like realism, faithful re-creations of animal-fur patterns, and novel
embroidery expression such as gradated coloring and watercolor-like color bleeding.
Sakawa Printing Co., Ltd.

6-21 Toiya-cho, Matsuyama, Ehime 791-8018
TEL: 089-925-7471 FAX: 089-925-7464 https://www.sakawa.co.jp/
Founded: Dec. 1947 Capital: 10 M yen President: Masazumi Sakawa
Employees: 82 Businesses: Advertising, printing, digital printing, Internet/IT and video
production Offices: Nan'yo Sales Headquarters, Ozu Office, Uwajima Office, Toyo
Office, Matsuyama Plant, Yoshida Plant Revenue: Not available

KANEKO Co., LTD.

Bringing smiles to people’sfaces through exceptional
planning strength
Kaneko boasts leading market shares both inJapan and abroad as a manufacturer of party
crackers. They utilize their outstanding
planning capabilities and technology to
manufacture and sell safe party crackers
that can be used free of worry.
Aside from standard crackers thatcan be used at house parties and othersuch events, the company offers a richassortment of cracker products to liven up
weddings and other occasions.
The company also manufactures and sells othertypes of party goods, including kusudama paperballs,“Omoshiro Nage Tape”flying streamers andhitodama light-up party goods that resemble will-o'the-wisps, as well as fireworks to light up the night
sky in the summer.
KANEKO Co., LTD.

141-1 Ibuki-cho, Uwajima, Ehime 798-0025
TEL: 0895-25-1112 FAX: 0895-24-6998
http://www.p-kaneko.co.jp Founded: Jun. 1969
Capital: 20 M yen President: Yasuhisa Kaneko Employees:
60 Businesses: Manufacture of gunpowder product
Revenue: 700 M yen (as of Jan. 2022)

No.1
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No.1
in Japan

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Fujika is one of the largest producers
in the field of commercial party goods,
handling a wide range of products forevents such as firecrackers, tickertapes,
candles, and other party knick-knacks
for professional use. Fujika’s sales andplanning departments join forces toconstantly generate ideas and to develop
novelties. They excel in creativity topropose new products and plans for stage
effects while meeting the requirements ofthe customers regarding their taste andbudget.
Fujika carries out strict production
control in pursuit of high quality products
to enhance stage effects of importantceremonies for their customers.
Fujika Inc.

823-2 Sawamatsu, Kihoku-cho, Kitauwa-gun, Ehime 798-1367
TEL: 0895-45-2468 FAX: 0895-45-1411 http://www.f-fujika.co.jp
Founded: Dec. 1985 Capital: 10 M yen President: Takahiro Kaneko
Employees: 20 Businesses: Manufacture of party firecrackers, tickertapes,
ornamental balls, magic supplies, party knick-knacks for professional use, planning ofbridal production goods
Revenue: Non-disclosure

Mizukami Toso Co., Ltd.

Berg Earth Co., Ltd.

Only onein JapanInter-industry collaboration for pesticide-free,
artificial-light growing of functional vegetables
Berg Earth is an agribusinesscompany whose activities centeron the production and sale of
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corporation, they boast the leading
domestic market share in Japanfor seedling grafting and release
one innovative product after the
next, refusing to limit themselves to
traditional approaches and concepts.
As a government-recognized“verification-project company
for establishing cutting-edge
agricultural models via agriculture–
finance collaboration,”in fiscal
2015 Berg Earth developed lowcost growing equipment that uses only artificial light. By working together with steelmakers,
light sources manufacturers and other such producers, Berg Earth has achieved systems
providing stable, pesticide-free growing environments and production throughout the year,
enabling production of functional vegetables and seedlings.
For full-artificial-light, low-cost vegetable seedling cultivation equipment, you can count on
Berg Earth!
Berg Earth Co., Ltd.

Only onein Japan

88-1 Ko,Kitanada,tsushima-cho, Uwajima, Ehime 798-3361
TEL: 0895-20-8231 FAX: 0895-32-6183
http://www.bergearth.co.jp Founded: Jan. 2001
Capital: 331.494 M yen President: Kazuhiko Yamaguchi
Employees: 281 Businesses: Production and sale of vegetable seedlings,
sale of agriculture- and gardening-use seeds and materials, development andproduction of enclosed-type seedling nursing equipment
Offices: Ehime Prefecture (Uwajima, Matsuyama), Nagano Prefecture, Iwate
Prefecture, Ibaraki Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture, China(Qingdao) Revenue: 4.2 B yen (as of Oct. 2022)

OthersOne-of-a-kind coating removal technology
using water and sand, with minimal impact
on people and the environment
Double blasting, a techniquereceiving increasing attention
throughout the paints andcoatings industry, is one
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method of completely
removing existing coatings(which contain hazardous
substances) and immediately
preparing the underlying
base surface as a grade 1
surface. Within this process,wet blasting moistens
the existing coating andcompletely removes all
hazardous substances in one
go, after which another blast
removes rust generated
during wet open blasting.
Mizukami Toso's methods
adhere strictly to nationallaws, regulations and directives and conform with steel highway bridge anticorrosion
rules and regulations. Furthermore, they do not use chemicals of any kind, thus
preventing pollution of waterways.

Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd

723-6 Hagyu, Niihama, Ehime 792-0050
TEL: 0897-41-4336 FAX: 0897-43-1241
http://mizukami-tosou.jp/ Founded: Apr. 1982
Capital: 52 M yen President: Kenji Mizukami
Employees: 16 Businesses: Bridge recoating, building coatings
Office: Kochi Branch Office Revenue: 710 M yen (as of Apr. 2022)

206-19 Minatomachi, Iyo, Ehime 799-3115
TEL: 089-997-3434 FAX: 089-908-4430 https://sanyo-bussan.jp/
Founded: Oct. 1992 Capital: 10 M yen President: Eiji Takeuchi Employees: 140
Businesses: Manufacture and sale of toothbrushes, hairbrushes and other hotel
amenities, as well as shampoos, body soaps and nonwoven-fabric masks
Offices: Masaki Factory, Shanghai, Vietnam Revenue: 3.3 B yen (as of Sep. 2022)

Seki uses water-based flexographic printing / process forsoft packaging that includes little volatile organic compounds(VOC) in its ink, and the amount of ink applied is less than half
compared to gravure printing. No VOC means no combustion
treatment, which leads to a great reduction in CO2 emissions.
95% of soft packaging use gravure printing today, but thisinvolves various environmental issues and health issues for theworkers due to residual solvent, residual odor, and the use ofsolvent type adhesive for laminating. Environmentally friendly
and safe water-based flexographic printing is the printing andprocessing technology of the future.

Seki Co., Ltd.

7-7-1 Minatomachi, Matsuyama,
Ehime 790-8686
TEL: 089-945-0111
FAX: 089-932-0860
https://www.seki.co.jp
Founded: Jul. 1908
Capital: 1.217 B yen
President: Hirotaka Seki
Employees: 305
Business: Printing
Revenue: 8.4 B yen(as of Mar. 2022)

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Forest Crew Co., Ltd.

Environment Friendly Water-based
Flexographic Printing / Process

in JapanHotel amenity products made from bioplastics

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Sanyo Bussan made use of old riceand broken rice not considered
suitable for commercial foodproducts use to successfully
develop the world’s firsttoothbrushes and hairbrushes
made from rice-derived bioplastic.
Furthermore, by substituting
paper for plastic materials in morethan 50 percent of base packaging
materials, they have reduced
plastic usage while keeping costsat roughly the same level asstandard-type products.
The company’s hotel amenity
products account for 20 percent of the total market share, and as society grows increasingly
concerned about the environment and step up efforts to do away with plastic usage, thismajor amenity products supplier is making contributions toward achievement of the "ensuresustainable consumption and production patterns" Sustainable Development Goal (SDG).

Mizukami Toso Co., Ltd.

Seki Co., Ltd.

OthersOne of Japan’s few log house builders,
Forest Crew imports entire highquality material sets directly from
Finland. They make use of close
relationships built up over the years
with local window-making factories
to build windows, doors and otherhousing elements suited to Japan’sclimate, customs and traditions.
The company’s unique wooden
windows and doors, made with triplepane glass for high airtightness, haveundergone JIS A 4710–based thermal
insulation testing (designed for suchopenings in houses/buildings) andbeen proven usable in Japanese housing. These products
exhibit performance on par with leading global products
while maintaining prices nearly equivalent to those ofstandard domestic wooden sash windows/doors made andsold in Japan. They also fully customizable in terms of size,
form, color, etc.

Forest Crew Co., Ltd.

3007-1 Kamibayashi, Toon, Ehime 791-0223 TEL: 089-989-0607 FAX: 089-989-0608
http://www.forestcrew.com Founded: Jan. 2008 Capital: 6 M yen President: Hiroki Murakami
Employees: 3 Businesses: Importing/exporting, installation and sale of Northern European houses andFinnish log houses; importing and installation of fully-customized Finnish wooden sash windows and doors;
others Revenue: 52 M yen (as of Dec. 2022)

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reinforced plastic (CFRP)
technologies
In 2014, Ehime Prefecture created the Vision for theCreation of Carbon Fiber-Related Industry in Ehime. Overthe seven years leading up to 2020, the prefecture beenworking together with local manufacturing companies topromote initiatives to create new industries that utilize
carbon-fiber.
In this section, we will discuss five companies withoutstanding technological seeds in carbon-fiber molding
and processing carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP),
which is a composite material of carbon-fiber and resin.

Wintec Co., Ltd.

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Thermoplastic CFRP injection
molding technologies
Fit Shaft CARBON

Dart shafts madeusing thermoplastic
CFRP

FIT POINT PLUS
C.C CONVERSION POINT
Conversion points
made using
thermoplastic CFRP

Injection molding and mold design
manufacture technology

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Newly developed light-weight CFRP rolls

Implementation example◦Using injection molding instead of sheet winding
enables low costs along with improved productivity◦Proprietary technologies enable long rolls withguaranteed high-precision roundness, even with
injection molding◦Significant weight reductions provide reduced
inertial resistance for better response during speed
changes1022 Masekawa, Toon, Ehime 791-0314
TEL: 089-955-8822
FAX: 089-955-8824
http://www.wintec-japan.jp
President: Sadao Dabamoto

Horie Co., Ltd.

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CFRP machining via water cutting
for high finished-product quality
Cutting workpieces using water cutting prevents
carbonization and fosters a significantly higher
cutting-surface finish quality than other approaches.
Using numerically controlled (NC) machining
enables Horie to create complex forms, ultra-small
holes (3 mm in diameter or larger), and more. The
company has great confidence in their ability torespond flexibly to various challenges, and strives
to make the customer's work easier by acting as
a comprehensive metal machining partner who
handles everything from sheet metal to machining
and container fabrication.
1070 Ko, Higashioguri-cho,
Matsuyama, Ehime 799-2649
TEL: 089-979-0825
FAX: 089-979-0869
http://www.horie-g.co.jp/
E-mail: y-cad@horie-g.co-.jp
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COSMO SEIKI take advantage of ultra-precise moldmanufacturing technologies that utilize engineering
plastics as well as injection molding technologies.
Furthermore, they possess the equipment andknowledge necessary to undertake everythingfrom product design to commercialization. By
harnessing these strengths, the company provides
precise, useful proposals to customers. Contact
COSMO SEIKI anytime if you are consideringswitching from metal molds to carbon-fiber
reinforced plastic (CFRP) molds made using
thermoplastic resins.
1470-5 Ko, Sunouchi, Toon,
Ehime 791-0031
TEL: 089-960-6366
FAX: 089-960-6388
http://www.c-cosmo.co.jp
President: Masahiro Matsubara
Contact Point: Masayuki Matsubara

CFRP molding, mold design,and manufacturing solutions

Tanaka Giken Co., Ltd.

Thermoset CFRP
forming technologies

Lightweight CFRP roll manufacturing
technologies using injection molding
Wintec utilizes carbon-fiber reinforced plastics(CFRPs) to develop long roll products.

COSMO SEIKI INC.

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Thermoset CFRP forming
technologies
Developing irregular-shapedpipe molding machinery
Tanaka Giken technologies
enable the creation of three-,four-, five- and six-sided pipes,
including types with irregularcross-sections. Furthermore,
the company is equippedwith the advanced forming
technologies and know-how
necessary to create a wide
range of other complex structures and bended round pipes. They haveexperience creating a large number of different formed carbon-fiber
reinforced plastic (CFRP) prototype products in a diverse array of fields.
Applicable Fields: Automobiles, industrial machinery, construction,
medicine
Website: http://www.tanakag.co.jp E-mail: tnkgiken@tanakag.co.jp

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433-1 Ko, Dannoue, Saiio,
Ehime 799-1313
TEL: 0898-66-4011
FAX: 0898-66-4022
http://www.tanakag.co.jp
Mail/ tnkgiken@tanakag.co.jp
President: Masao Tanaka

Yamasei Corporation

Design and manufacture ofvarious dies used for CFRP forming
Yamasei harnesses various typesof forming simulation technologies
that utilize CAD, CAM and CAE
software (for press design andforming simulations) in order toachieve improvements in final
formed-product quality andproduction reliability. Based on
knowledge in the areas of carbonfiber reinforced plastic (CFRP)
molding and prototype creation, thecompany provides thoroughgoing
technical support for everythingfrom mold design to production
operations.
5-31-1 Oguri, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-0036 TEL: 089-931-2251 FAX: 089-931-3171
http://www.v-yamasei.co.jp President: Tatsunori Oba
Contact Points: 089-931-2254 (TEL), 089-931-5252 (FAX)
E-mail: t.ugomori@v-yamasei.co.jp (Tsutomu Ugomori, Engineering Department)

Databases of Ehime’s four SUGOI categories

Excellent Goods Ehime Takes Pride In (Sugomono),
Ehime’s Amazing Tastes (Sugoaji),
Ehime’s Amazing Techniques (SUGOWAZA) andEhime’s Amazing Venture Capital Firms (SugoVen.)

Sugomono

Sugoaji

SUGOWAZASugoVen.

Ehime Prefecture is home to a wide range of manufacturing and production activities rooted in their local history and culture. In addition
to the SUGOWAZA included in this booklet, we have created databases for Sugoaji, which include various Ehime food products andingredients from both land and sea; Sugomono, products that convey the unique appeal of Ehime; and SugoVen., a selection of promising,
local venture capital firms. These databases are packed with unique and SUGOI (amazing) products, technologies and more.
We hope you will make use of all that Ehime has to offer in these four SUGOI categories to help your company achieve technologicalinnovations and expand sales both domestically and globally.
* Numbers of companies and other information is current as of June 2023. We plan to add more in the future.

Ehime Prefecture Producers

Sugoaji Database
Introducing 739 top-quality, local-brand food products and ingredients packed with
Ehime love. These include a wide array of citrus fruits, other fruits and vegetables,
livestock products, marine products, daily foods, grocery items, sweets andcandies, alcohol, and more, all listed by category in the database. Each product isshown along with a photograph, recommended retail price, ingredients, minimumpurchasable case number/size, and other such details. We have also made it easy
for buyers to contact individual producers.

Outstanding, Amazing Products from Ehime

Sugomono Database

This database contains 253 amazing products (excluding food products) fromoutstanding Ehime companies, all certified as“Sugomono”that convey qualities
and appeal unique to Ehime Prefecture. They include products from craftspeople
prefecturally designated as traditional specialty products makers, items made byyoung artisans carrying on the traditions and practices of past generations, andmore. Sugomono products can enrich your personal life, and also be used/sold aspersonal or commemorative gifts.

Venture Capital Firms from Ehime

SugoVen. Database

A database including 20 promising Ehime Prefecture companies that have beenfounded within the last decade or so and exhibit creative and novel products,
technologies, services and/or business models, as well as 2 pioneering venture
capital firms operating in the prefecture. These companies operate in a diverse
array of fields and industries, including manufacturing, telecommunications,wholesale, retail, lifestyle-related services, recreation/amusement, academic
research and specialized/technical services, and others.

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IMABARI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD. (Transportation machinery) ... P31
input Co., Ltd. (IT/tech)........................................................ P32

Okamoto Kasei Co., Ltd. (Plastic products)........................... P09
OMI Inc. (IT/tech) ................................................................. P33

ISEKI & CO., LTD. (General machinery) ................................. P21

Ono Ironworks Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ........................... P13

Ishikawa Tent Co., Ltd. (Textiles) ........................................ P04
IURA CO., LTD. (General machinery)..................................... P21

PPal Software Service Inc. (IT/tech) ..................................... P34
PC Trend Co., Ltd. (IT/tech) ................................................. P34

A

IWAKITEC CO., LTD. (Transportation machinery) ................... P31

ABE IRON WORKS LTD. (Metallic product) ........................... P12
AdMeTech Co., Ltd. (General machinery) .............................. P21

Iyoya Towel co. (Textiles) .................................................... P04
Izumi Paper Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ................ P05

PHC Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery)......................................... P30

Ai Torino Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ................................ P20
Aiken Kakoki K.K. (General machinery) ................................ P20

Izumi Seiki Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ............................. P21
J

Rearun Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ................................... P30
Requ Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ........................... P07

Aishin Ironworks Co., Ltd. (Metallic product)....................... P12
Aitec Corporation (Chemicals) ............................................ P08

Japan Steel Techno Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ............... P23
Jinno Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ............................... P15

RiverTec Corporation. (Electric machinery) .......................... P31
RS Company Ltd. (Metallic product) ..................................... P12

Akitsu Kenmasho YK (Metallic product) ............................... P12
Aprise Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ..................................... P27

Jitsuta Co., Ltd. (IT/tech) ..................................................... P33
Justin Co., Ltd. (Rubber products) ........................................ P10

RS

ASAHIKYOHAN CO., LTD. (Foodstuffs) ................................. P34

K

SHI-ATEX Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ............................... P24
Sakawa Co., Ltd. (Furniture/Accessories).............................. P05

ASAKAWA SHIPBUILDING Co., Ltd. (Transportation machinery) ... P31
ATEX CO., LTD. (General machinery) ..................................... P20

Kadota Tekko Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ............................. P13
Kaga Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Plant) ............................................... P19

Sakawa Printing Co., Ltd. (Others)...................................... P37
SANKO MACHINERY CO., LTD. (General machinery)............. P23
Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd. (Others).......................................... P38
Sasaki Manufacturing Industry Co. (Metallic product) ......... P14

B

Kamishoji Corporation (Pulp/paper/paper products) ............. P06

BEMAC Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ................................... P30
Berg Earth Co., Ltd. (Others) .............................................. P38

Kan Mechanical Industry Inc. (General machinery) .............. P22
Kankyosizai Co., Ltd. (Ceramic/soil and stone products) ......... P10

Bizniq, Inc. (IT/tech) ............................................................ P34

KANEKO Co., LTD. (Others) ................................................. P37
Katakami Komuten Co., LTD. (Plant) .................................. P20

C

CellFree Sciences Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ................. P24
CHOSO IRONWORKS CO. LTD. (Metallic product) ................. P17
Chuo Stainless Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ........................... P17
CHUON Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ............................................... P36
Clean Mechanical Co., Ltd. (General machinery) .................. P23
CONHIRA Co., Ltd. (General machinery)................................ P23
Co-op for Ehime Pig Iron and Casting Industrial Complex (Steel industry) ... P11

KAWANOE ZOKI CO., LTD. (General machinery) ................... P22
Ken Matsuura Racing Services Co., Ltd. (Metallic product).... P14
Kishimoto Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) .......................................... P35
Koei Sangyo Corporation (Transportation machinery) ........... P31

Shinwa Industrial Co., Ltd. (General machinery) .................. P23
Shiozaki Seisakusho Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) .................. P15

LD

Livedo Corporation (Pulp/paper/paper products) ................... P08

D-Sprit Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ......................................... P29

M

Daiya Alumi Co., Ltd. (Metallic product)................................ P16
Daruma Seishisho YK (Pulp/paper/paper products) ............... P07
Daisho Tekkosho Co., LTD (General machinery) ................... P25
Daiwa Packaging Systems CO., LTD (General machinery) .... P25
Dozen Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Non-ferrous metals) ......................... P12
E
Ehime Beverage Inc. (Foodstuffs)........................................ P35
Ehime Boring Kiko Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ..................... P13

EHIME COMPUTING CENTER CO., LTD (IT/tech) ................. P33
Ehime Paper Mtg. Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ....... P05
Euglead Inc. (Chemicals) ..................................................... P09

m-cot Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ...................................... P28
Maeda Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ................................................ P36
MANABE ZOKI CO., LTD (General machinery) ....................... P26
Marusan Industry Co., Ltd. (Chemicals) .............................. P09
Marusumi Paper Company Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products).... P07
Marutomo Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) .......................................... P37
Maruyamatowel Corporation (Textiles) .............................. P05

MIURA CO., LTD (General machinery) ................................... P26
Miyata Iron Works Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ................. P27
Miyatani Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ..................................... P19
Miyamoto Orange Garden Co., Ltd. (IT/tech) ...................... P34

N

NEWWAVE Co. Ltd. (IT/tech) ............................................... P34
Nihon Shokken Holdings Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ................... P36
NIHON-DISK IND. CO., LTD. (Ceramic/soil and stone products) ... P11
Niihama Machinery Industry Co-Op (Steel industry)............ P11
NIPPON CAREER INDUSTRY CO., LTD (General machinery) ... P25
Nippon System Group Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ............ P30

GNishi Senkoh Co., Ltd. (Textiles) ......................................... P04
NISHIDA ELECTRIC Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ................ P30

GIKEN KOHKI CO., LTD. (General machinery) ....................... P22
Goshika Paper Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ............ P06

Nishiki Densoh Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ....................... P29
Nishioka Iron Works Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) .................. P18

H

NISSEN Chemitec Co., Ltd. (Plastic products) ...................... P10
NP System Co., Ltd. (IT/tech) .............................................. P33

HAGIO KOATSU YOKI CO., LTD. (Metallic product) ................ P18
Hagiokikai Co., Ltd. (General machinery) .............................. P25

NS Corporation (General machinery) .................................... P21

Hassui Kamaboko Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs).............................. P36

O

Hattori Paper MFG. Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ..... P07

Obe Machinery & Engineering co., Ltd. (General machinery) ... P22
OBU Inc. (Electric machinery) ................................................ P28

Higaki Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Transportation machinery) ....... P32
HOKUTO Inc. (Electric machinery) ......................................... P30

Ochi Foundry, Inc. (Steel industry) ....................................... P11

HONDA Yoko Co., Ltd. (Chemicals) ...................................... P08
Horie Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) .......................................... P19

OCHI INDUSTRIES CORPORATION (Others) ........................ P37
OCHI MACHINERY CO., LTD. (General machinery) ................ P22

HOHWA FOUNDRY Co., Ltd. (Steel industry) ........................ P12IODA Engineering Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ....................... P13
Ogasawara Industrial Company (Metallic product) .............. P13

Iio Electrics Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ............................ P27
Ikazaki Shachu Inc. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ................... P05

Okada Electric Corporation (Electric machinery).................. P28
Oishi Kosakusho Co., Ltd. (Plant) ....................................... P19

I’m Corporation Co., Ltd. (Plastic products).......................... P09
Intelligence and High Technology Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ... P20

OKABE CO., LTD. (Foodstuffs).............................................. P35
OKAME SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ............ P22

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Ehime's Amazing Techniques

Suntechno Kuga Co., Ltd. (Metallic product)......................... P14
Suzuki Resin Industrial Co., Ltd. (Plastic products) ............ P09
SysDevLink Corp. (IT/tech) ................................................. P33
System LSI Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ............................. P29
T

Taishin Stainless , Y.K. (Metallic product)............................. P15
Taiwa Corporation (IT/tech) ................................................ P33

Morishita Industrial Corporation (Plastic products)............. P10

Fujiwara Chemical Co., Ltd. (Ceramic/soil and stone products) ... P11
Fukusuke Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Plastic products) ........................ P10

Sumitomo Heavy Industries Himatex Co., Ltd. (Metallic product)... P15
Sumitomo Heavy Industries Process Equipment Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ... P24

Matsushita Kaisan Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ............................. P37
Matsuyama Kigata Inc. (General machinery) ........................ P26
Miki Tokusyu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ... P07

F

FUJIOKA SEISAKUSHO Co., Ltd. (General machinery) .......... P25
Fujitaka Inc. (Textiles) ......................................................... P05

Sogabe Ironworks Ltd. (General machinery) ........................ P24
SSP Co., Ltd. (IT/tech) ......................................................... P32

Taguchi Kogyosho Co., Ltd. (Metallic product)...................... P16
TAISHIN Co., Ltd. (Ceramic/soil and stone products) .............. P11

EX Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ........................................... P28

FUJIKA Co., Ltd. (Others) .................................................... P38
FUJIKOSO INC. (General machinery) ..................................... P26

Sigma Kikaku Co., Ltd. (General machinery)......................... P23
SK WINCH Co., Ltd. (Transportation machinery)..................... P31

MARUYASU Inc. (General machinery) ................................... P26
Matsukawa Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Metallic product)...................... P19

Miyoshi Iron Works Co., Ltd. (Plant) ................................... P20
Mizukami Toso Co., Ltd. (Others) ........................................ P38

Forest Crew., Ltd. (Others) ................................................. P38
Frasco Co., Ltd (General machinery) .................................... P26

Shindo Shigeharu Shop Co, Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ...................... P36

Kurita Foundry Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) .......................... P14

Cyber Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ...................................... P28

DAIRIKI Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ...................................... P16
Daitec Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ......................................... P15

Shikoku Welding Electrode Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ....... P15
Shimizu Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ...................... P06
SHIN KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD CO., LTD. (Transportation machinery) ... P32
SHINWA Corporation (Chemicals) ....................................... P08

Kurita Inc. (Metallic product) ................................................ P13
Kyokuyofoods Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ................................... P35

DAIO ENGINEERING CO., LTD (General machinery) .............. P24
Daio Paper Corporation (Pulp/paper/paper products)............ P06

Senmi Ekisu Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) ....................................... P36
Shikoku Nyugyou Corporation (Foodstuffs) ........................ P35

Koike Bee Farm (Foodstuffs) ............................................... P35
KOS21 Company Limited. (Metallic product) ........................ P14

COSMO SEIKI INC. (Metallic product) .................................... P14
Craft Center Oriza Inc. (Textiles) ......................................... P04

Daifuji Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) ........ P06
DAIKI AXIS CO., LTD. (General machinery) ............................ P24

Sealive.Inc. (Electric machinery) ........................................... P29
Seki CO., LTD. (Others)........................................................ P38

Takahashi Industries Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ................. P16
Takasuka Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ................................... P16
TAKAYOSHI THE INDUSTRIAL PLACE (Metallic product) ...... P16
TAKECHI Co., Ltd. (Rubber products) ................................... P10
Takenaka Wire Cloth Co., Ltd (Metallic product) .................. P17
TAKUBO Industrial Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) .................... P17
TAMU Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products) .......................... P06
Tanaka Giken Co.,Ltd. (Electric machinery) .......................... P29
TANIGUCHI HEAT TREATMENT CO., LTD. (Metallic product) .... P17
Tastem Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) ....................................... P17
TECHNO MAGIC Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) ...................... P29
Terao Tekkosho, Y.K. (Metallic product) ............................... P18
TM Tomioka KK (Textiles) ................................................... P04
Tokiwa Kougyou (Pulp/paper/paper products) ....................... P07
TOP SYSTEM Co., Ltd (General machinery) ........................... P25
TOUWA KOGYO Co., Ltd. (Metallic product) .......................... P18
Toyo Co., Ltd. (Textiles) ....................................................... P04
Toray Coms Ehime Co., Ltd. (Plastic products)..................... P09
Tsuzuki Ironworks Co., Ltd (Metallic product)...................... P18
two-teq CO., LTD (Metallic product) ...................................... P18
U
USHIO MATEX CO., Ltd. (Chemicals).................................... P08
USHIO REINETSU CO., LTD. (General machinery) ................. P21
W

Washi Ishikawa Co., Ltd. (Pulp/paper/paper products)........... P08
Wintec Co., Ltd. (Electric machinery) .................................... P28
Y

YAMAKI Co., Ltd. (Foodstuffs) .............................................. P37
Yamasei. Co., Ltd. (General machinery) ................................ P27
Yano Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (Transportation machinery) ........ P32
Yokozaki Manufacturing Company Ltd. (General machinery) ... P27
Yoneyama Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Transportation machinery) ... P32
Youth Engineering Co.,Ltd. (General machinery) .................. P27
Yutaka Co., Ltd (Metallic product) ......................................... P19

Ehime’s Boasting “SUGOWAZA” : leading edge technologies & sophisticated techniques

No.1 or Only One in Japan!
Only one

P21

No.1

P34

Earth Co., Ltd.
03 Berg
Low-cost vegetable seedling growing equipment that uses only artificial light

Only one

P38

SEIKI INC.
04 COSMO
No. 1 domestic market share in darts (plastic flight products)

No.1

P14

No.1

P25

No.1

P25

Fujiwara Chemical Co., Ltd.

No.1

P11

Fujika Inc.
08 Clappingtype firecrackers – the only one in Japan

Only one

P38

Kogyo co., Ltd.
09 Fukusuke
Leader in Japan in manufacture of specification-size polyethylene bags

No.1

P10

Co., Ltd.
01 AdMeTech
A unique tumor therapy device (electrocautery) for animals
02

05

ASAHIKYOHAN CO., LTD.

Freshness and flavor are crucial!
Top domestic share in number of packs processed!

Daisho Tekkosho Co., LTD

No. 1 Japanese market share for units sold in specialized paper
manufacturing equipment

Packaging Systems CO., LTD
06 Daiwa
World’s fastest fully-automated carton formers for cardboard assembly!
07

No. 1 share in Japan in sales of diatomite finish coating,which helps control room humidity and temperature, absorbs foul odors and more

※The shares and rankings are reported
by each registered company.

Only one

P38

Nihon Shokken Holdings Co., Ltd.

No.1

P36

NIPPON CAREER INDUSTRY CO., LTD

No.1

P25

Toso Co., Ltd.
27 Mizukami"Double blasting" coating removal technology
28
29Japan’s leader in shipping volume for tare sauces —an indispensible ingredient in all types of cooking!

The leader in Japan in fully automated slicing of tender meat,
including folding and arrangement of slices into neat rows

Only one P37
INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
30 OCHIA producer of countless unique products,including Japan's first shelter with a carbon-fiber frame
Only one

P13

OKABE CO., LTD.
32 Thetop seller of seasoned small-sized fish delicacies in Japan

No.1

P35

Inc.
33 OMI
Japanese-market-tailored, dedicated direct-payment system

Only one

P33

PHC Co., Ltd.

No.1

P30

35 RS Company Ltd.

Only one

P12

Only one

P24

31

34

Ogasawara Industrial Company

Aboveground, standing-type, earthquake-resistantwater storage tanks made entirely of stainless steel

Top market share in Japan for domestically produced sensors
used in household blood-sugar measurement devices“Safety bolt”— Japan’s only eccentric bolt

Goshika Paper Co., Ltd.

No.1

P06

Hattori Paper MFG. Co., Ltd.

No.1

P07

SK WINCH Co., Ltd.
37 Topmarket share nationwide in Japan for ship deck machinery

No.1

P31

HOKUTO Inc.

No.1

P30

Co., Ltd.
38 SakawaTop share in Japan for electronic blackboards with integrated projectors

No.1

P05

No.1

P31

Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.

Only one

P38

No.1
CO., LTD.
14 IURAThe largest share of stretchers installing a transfer device in the domestic market

P21

Sealive.Inc.

No.1

P29

Towel co.
15 IyoyaNo.1 manufacture of towels with interwoven pictures

No.1

P04

Co., Ltd.
41 Shimizu
No.1 domestic share in Decorative tape for events

No.1

P06

IWAKITEC CO., LTD.
16 Topproducer in Japan (production volume) of container ship hatch covers

No.1

P31

Only one
KURUSHIMA DOCKYARD CO., LTD.
42 SHIN
Japan's first large-sized automobile carrier ship using LNG as its primary fuelP32

Co., LTD.
17 KANEKO
No. 1 domestic share in party crackers

No.1

P37

Komuten Co., LTD.
18 Katakami
Full preparation and installation of custom-made scaffolding for factories

No.1

P20

KAWANOE ZOKI CO., LTD.

No.1

P22

Ken Matsuura Racing Services Co., Ltd.

No.1

P14

No.1

P35

Marusan Industry Co., Ltd.

No.1

P09

Marutomo Co., Ltd.

No.1

P37

MARUYASU Inc.

No.1

P26

Tokusyu Paper Mfg. Co., Ltd.
25 MikiNo. 1 wetted nonwoven fabric product lineup in the world

No.1

P07

MIURA CO., LTD
26 Topdomestic market share in small-size once-through steam boilers

No.1

P26

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12

Top domestic market share in color kyohana-gami decorative paper,a vital part of school/company sports events, the Tanabata star festival and more
No. 1 domestic share in electrolyzed alkaline water sheets—
harnessing the power of safe-ingredient electrolyzed water for cleaning!
Top market share in Japan for electric fish-scale removers—recommended by professionals!

IMABARI SHIPBUILDING CO., LTD.
13 No.
1 domestic market share for new ships built

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20

Top manufacturer in Japan for household-product paper machines
and packaging machines with fully automated roll take-up
No. 1 share in Japan for internal combustion engine parts used in F1,
Moto GP and other familiar motor sports

21 Kyokuyofoods Co., Ltd.

No. 1 domestic share of frozen kamaboko production

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23
24

No. 1 domestic market share for total sales ofcosmetic cotton pads, cotton products for medical use and similar products
Savoriness and fragrance that set these products apart: genuine
direct-roasted bonito flakes for the No. 1 domestic market share
Labor-saving metering and mixing devices
for film production claim No. 1 Japanese market share

36

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SHI-ATEX Co., Ltd.

Completely unique semiconductor wafer ion irradiation services
and neutron radiography technology

The only company offering "rice toothbrushes" and"rice hairbrushes" made from rice-derived bioplastic
Best in Japan in nucleolytic technology(new and much-anticipated sterilization equipment technology)

No.1

P14

Only one

P16

No.1

P10

Only one

P17

Tokiwa Kougyou

No.1

P07

Toyo Co., Ltd.

No.1

P04

USHIO REINETSU CO., LTD.

No.1

P21

Wintec Co., Ltd.

No.1

P28

Co., Ltd.
51 YAMAKI
Top handler of dried bonito in Japan

No.1

P37

No.1

P32

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Suntechno Kuga Co., Ltd.

Masterful techniques for blowfish skin-removal machinesthat account for the No. 1 domestic market share

Taguchi Kogyosho Co., Ltd.
44 Only
manufacturer of large-size aluminum bus bars!
45

TAKECHI Co., Ltd.

Japan’s leader in building gaskets, refrigerator gaskets
and automotive plastic magnets

Wire Cloth Co., Ltd.
46 Takenaka
The crimped wire mesh “bamboo screen” is only one.
47
48
49
50

52

Tokiwa tea bags — a common household item —account for the top market share in Japan
No. 1 domestic share in industrial-use, heat-resistant,cut-preventing protective clothing
No. 1 share in Japan in shipboard air conditioning
and refrigeration equipment and elevators
No.1 domestic share in web guiding system(corrects base paper
movement to ensure straight direction on paper diaper production lines, etc.)

Yoneyama Agricultural Machinery Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Facilitating easy performance of work anywhere: “rack-and-rail”
movable hanging scaffolds boasting the No. 1 domestic share42

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EHIME

Leading-edge Technologies & Sophisticated Techniquesin

SUGOWAZA DATABASE GUIDE
2023-2024

A Selection of

210

Companies!

Inquiries

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database and registered companies
Leading-edge Technologies & Sophisticated Techniques group,
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