Company ProfileMaterial

株式会社笹野マックス
SASANO MAX CO.,LTD.

COMPANY PROFILEFounded: March-1st-1947
Capital: 150 million yen (fully paid)
Sales: 18,200 million yen (FY2023)
Business: Trading company specializing in non-ferrous metals, material ~processing contracting
Number of employees: 62
Certification
Quality management system (ISO9001) Certified in June 17
Aerospace Quality Management System (JISQ9100) Certified in April 29
Environmental Management System (ISO14001) Certified in March 21

・Head Office

SASANO NETWORK

6th Floor of Sumitomo Real Estate Shibadaimon Bldg.,2-5-5, Shibadaimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0012
tel:+81-3-5405-2030~35 fax:+81-3-5405-2046
・Sendai Branch
645 Masuda-aza-Sekinoshita, Natori-shi, Miyagi Prefecture 981-1224
tel:+81-22-384-3891~3 fax:+81-22-384-3476
・Nagoya Branch
2nd Floor of KA Bldg.,3-12-20, Imaike,Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi,Aichi Prefecture 464-0850
tel:+81-52-744-3751 fax:+81-52-744-3753
・KAITSU TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD
Room 2208, Jing An Zhong Hua Bldg.,1701 West Bei Jing Rd, Shanghai 200040 P.R China
tel:+86-21-3353-0010 fax:+86-21-3353-0019
・KAITSU TRADING (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD Guangdong Zhongshan BranchRoom1913,Block2,LIHE International Residence,NO.2 Yingtong Street,Dong District,Zhongshan City,Guangdong Province 528403 P.R China
tel:+86-153-8278-7990

・SASANO MAX (THAILAND) CO.,LTD.
56 Yada Building, 10th Floor Unit 1002 Silom Road,Suriyawongse, Bangrak, Bangkok 10500 Thailand
tel: +66-2-234-7745 fax:+66-2-234-7746
・SASANO MAX U.S.A. Inc.

Suite212 Virginia Place,1910 South Virginia Street Hopkinsville,Kentucky 42240 U.S.A.
tel: +1-270-886-9990fax: +1-270-886-9181

COMPANY HISTORYMarch 1947:Sasano Shoten was established as an unlimited partnership company at 3-4 Hamamatsucho, Tokyo.

September 1964: Became a designated agent of Mitsubishi Reynolds
Aluminum Company, Limited (currently MA Aluminum Corporation).
May 1965: Became a designated agent for the Copper Products Divisionof Hitachi Cable, Ltd.

April 1974: Constructed a 492m² office warehouse to expand business in
the Tohoku region, and began operations as the Sendai Branch in January 1975
April 1995:Opened Nagoya Sales Office (currently Nagoya Branch) in
Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, to expand sales in the Chubu area.

Oct. 1996:Started trading business in Shanghai, China, and stationed a representative in Shanghai.
April 2005:Company name changed to SASANO MAX CO., LTD.
July 2007:Established a local subsidiary in Shanghai, China.
February 2008:Established a representative office in Bangkok, Thailand
March 2009: Constructed a new office and warehouse in Sendai, JapanJanuary 2011: Established a local subsidiary in Bangkok, Thailand
May 2011: Established Guangzhou Sales Office of Kaishi Commercial & Trading in Zhongshan, Guangdong, China
May 2014:Established a local subsidiary in Kentucky, U.S.A.
August 2014: Started dealing in interior building materials for convenience stores.
September 2015: Relocated the head office to the 6th floor of Sumitomo Fudosan Shiba Daimon Bldg. 2-5-5 Shiba
Daimon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
April, 2017: Certified JISQ9100 (Aerospace Quality Management System,AS-QMS)

OVERVIEW OF EACH SITE
Sasano Network

Sasano Max Thailand

Kaitsu Trading
ShanghaiKaitsu Trading
Guangzhou

Sasano Max USA

SASANO MAX'S STRENGTHS

Sasano Max is a platform that connects yourproducts and technologies

Products

【 Forgings 】 Forging type : Hot forging (~100kg)
Cold forging (~1kg)
Free forging (~2,000kg)
Roll forging (~φ4,000)
Materials : SC、SCM、SUS、AL、Cu
Lot: 1~5,000 pieces/month
Weight: 0.3kg~2,000kg

Deep hole forgings

Features: Free forging can produce near net shapeproducts from one materials
Thin forging (Can produce up to about 6mm thickness products)
Deep hole forging (hollow forging is possible: see picture)
Number of trading companies: 24

【 Castings 】〈 Wood casting: Sand casting 〉
Material: FC, FCD
Lot: 1~1,000 pieces/lot
Weight: 0.1kg~1,000kg
Features: Small lot, high varietyNumber of trading companies: 6 (4 in Japan, 2 overseas)〈 Wood casting: Sand casting 〉
Material: AC4A, AC4C, AC7A,
Lot: 1~500 pieces/lot
Weight: 0.1kg~10kg
Features: Small lot, high variety
Number of trading companies: 4 (3 in Japan, 1 overseas)【 Castings 】〈 Mold casting: Die casting 〉
Material: ADC12
Lot: 500~10,000 pieces/lot
Weight:0.1kg~10kg ( ~φ350)
Features: Can be manufactured in small lots ~ large lots
Number of trading companies: 6 (4 in Japan, 2 overseas)〈 Mold Casting: Gravity 〉
Material: AC4C, AC7A
Lot: 100~10,000 pieces/lot
Weight:0.1kg~10kg ( ~φ250)
Feature: Can produce shape, mass production
Number of trading companies: 5 (3 in Japan, 2 overseas)〈 Mold casting: Lost wax (precision casting) 〉
Material: SCS13, SCS24, SUS430, S25C~S45C
Lot: 100~10,000 pieces/lot
Weight:0.1kg~30kg ( ~φ350)
Features: Ideal for complex shape, product integration
Number of trading companies: 12 (2 in Japan, 10 overseas)【 Rolling and extrusion 】
Material: AL 1000 series ~ 7000 series (pure aluminum, highstrength alloy)
Lot: 100kg~10,000kg/month
Weight: 0.1kg~1,000kg/pc
Features: Can be manufactured in small lots ~ large lots
Number of trading companies: 54 (30 in Japan, 24 overseas)

【 Machining 】
Machining type: Lathe machining (small ~ long 9,000)
Machining Center
MFP (5-axis turning center )Material: SC, SCM, SUS, AL, Cu, Brass, FC, FCD
Lot: 1~10,000 pcs/month
Weight: 0.1kg~1,000kg
Dimensions: ~φ4,000, ~9,000mm length, ~2,500mm width
Feature: Small precision processed products
Large machined parts
Number of trading companies: 83(60 in Japan, 23 overseas)
Japanese suppliers(lathes: 20 companies, MC30 companies, multifunction machinecompanies)

【 Surface Treatment 】
We arrange heat treatment, surface treatment, etc. according to materials
and specifications.
〈 Various processing contents 〉✓ Heat treatment (quenching tempering, normalizing, annealing)✓ Induction hardening✓Carbonitriding✓ Plating (bright chromate , galvanized, hard chrome plating, coloredchromate, etc.)✓ Anodizing✓ Black dyeing, other surface treatments
Number of trading companies: 30

（億円）
300

Sales Trends(Materials and Processed Products)

Sales classification by industry
building
materials
truck1%2%

250
construction
machine
11%

200

162

150

Automotive
parts
14%

Industrial
machinery
37%

130
100

97
opticalequipment
15%

50
78

43

53

2020year

2021year02022year

forecast
processed goods

material

semiconductor
20%