Company Profile and Aim of Establishing
the Kobe Rokko Distribution Center0

Company ProfileCompany name:Kyokurei Corporation

Head office:8-110 Honmoku Pier, Yokohama City, Kanagawa, 231-0811

Main businesses:

Temperature-controlled warehousing (capacity, 112,000 tons), customs
clearance, and food transportation

Established:

May 13, 1964

Capitalization:

JPY 298 million (Wholly owned by Nichirei Logistics Group Inc.)

Representative:

Hirofumi Horiuchi, Representative Director and President

Employees:

129 (as of December 31, 2023)

Business sites:

Daikoku, Honmoku, Nakai, Kobe Rokko

Daikoku DCKobe Rokko DC

Honmoku DCNakai

Kobe Area,
Hyogo Prefecture

Yokohama Area,
Kanagawa Prefecture© OpenStreetMap contributors

1Company Profile
A comprehensive logistics service provider able
to solve customer problems
I. Storage service
High-precision logistics services, including receiving,inspecting, storing, and shipping customers’ valuable
products in an optimal temperature environment.

VII. Distribution processing service

II. Customs clearance service
Kyokurei acts as the point of contact, conducting fast
当社が窓口となり、輸出入税関手続きや申請・申and efficient import and export customs procedures,
告をスピーディに行います。
applications and declarations.

Customs
clearanceservice

Storageservice

Kyokurei fully responds to customer requests as muchas possible, including defrosting and freezing, productDistribution inspection, sample collection and management ofprocessing food material, secondary sorting and packaging, andservice
creation and attachment of various customerdesignated labels.

III. International comprehensive service

VI. Food analysis service

Kyokurei makes full use of its exclusive network,
International
responding to varied customer requests with “services tocomprehensive
handle the entire process from start to finish thatservice
customers can trust with peace of mind.”

IV. Information service
Kyokurei utilizes its warehouse management system(WMS), built on extensive logistics know-how, to meetcustomer needs for simplifying operations and reducing
costs.

Information
serviceFoodanalysisservice

Deliveryservice

Expert staff provide product analysis services according
to customer needs in an analysis center equipped withthe state-of-the-art equipment.

V. Delivery service
While aiming to provide delivery services that maintainthe optimal unit price and quality for customers, Kyokurei
makes full use of its unique delivery know-how totransport products safely and quickly for each customer.

We provide total support for logistics services from product receipt(start point) to delivery (end point).
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Overview of the Three Facilities in the Kanto Region• Fixed temperature defrosting service (Facility fordefrosting at fixed temperature and time)• Dedicated sample collection room (for fruit juice)

Daikoku DC• Sampling Control Room

Address: 15 Daikoku Futo, Tsurumi-ku,
Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa, 230-0054
Bonded warehouse: Yes
Animal Quarantine: CertifiedISO9000: Acquired
Green Management: Acquired

Temperature setting + 10 degrees
Max capacity of 900 drums• Small rooms with multiple temperature zones (10rooms)

A new clean sampling room was established in January 2008.
★ Speedy handling of sample collection, management, packaging, and shipment

ISO 9001
020R-0923

Temperature control in increments of 0.5degrees 0.5℃単位の温度管理
Storagemanagement according to the
設定温度に合わせた保管管理
designated temperature

Clean room facilities• Automated pallet storage (1-4 floor of refrigerated building)• Seismic isolation structure

Sample extraction for analysis(e.g., microbiological testing)• Movable racks

 Driving rack

Honmoku DCAddress: 8-110 Honmoku Futo, Yokohamashi, Kanagawa, 231-0811
Bonded warehouse: Yes
Animal Quarantine: Certified
ISO9000: Acquired
Green Management: Acquired

Earthquake-resistant structure fordisaster preparedness

Storage capacity: 4,200 pallets
Storage and retrieval: 136 pallets/hour• Introduction of two (AI equipped) autonomous forklifts• In-house generator

Racks to handle a wide varietyof products and lots
• Pallet changer

Handling of large lots
• Pallet stretch wrapping machine

ISO 9001
020R-0923

Started operations on March 1, 2021.
Power supply for office equipment
during a power outage

Nakai DCAddress: 2481 Inokuchi, Nakai-machi,
Ashigarakami-gun, Kanagawa,259-0151
Bonded warehouse: Yes
Animal Quarantine: Certified
ISO9000: Acquired
Green Management: Acquired

Transport lift

Picking lift

Proceed towards Ninomiya from theTomei Expressway Hadano-Nakai IC,
and turn right at the second traffic light
Green Tech Nakai intersection, andfollow the road.

Labor saving and safe transshipment

Labor saving and uniformity ofstrengthDaikoku DC

Honmoku DC

Time required from Yokohama
area: about 1 hour.
Multi-motion conveyor
Simultaneous hand sorting of multiple containers is available.
ISO 9001
020R-0923

Nakai DC© OpenStreetMap contributors

3Company Profile
Capacity by Business Site

(Unit: tonne)

Started operations
on January 15, 2024.

Class F*36,3408,812

17,655

10,42973,236Class F/C*

9,077

7,756

4,045

6,361

27,239ClassC
厚木物流センター

10,702

14,2053,000

10,90138,808

Total

56,11930,77324,70027,691

139,2832824

171281

14,116 ㎡

17,689 ㎡

10,851 ㎡

14,615 ㎡

57,271 ㎡

The number oftruck berths

Site area

山下物流センター

大黒物流センター

中井物流センター* Class F (freezer) refrigerated warehouse; Class C (cooler) refrigerated warehouse

Kyokurei’s four facilities have a total capacity of 139,283 tonnes,
providing safe and reliable support for customers’ products.

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Aim of Establishing the Kobe Rokko DC
Improve the value of the user experience by making
the Kyokurei-type integrated model a universal service.
◼ Key site for fruit juice and dairy products inthe western Japan area
1. Meets logistics demand for western Japan (located near
Kobe Port)
2. High value-added one-stop service made a universal service◼ Close coordination between Kanto andKansai sites
3. Greater operational efficiency through integrated
operation with the Daikoku DC
FutureDevelopments

As part of the SULS next-generation transportation and delivery system currently being established by
Nichirei Logistics Group, Kyokurei is considering the introduction of a new Kyokurai Liner Service fortransport and delivery of fruit juice and dairy products.
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Overview and Features ofthe Kobe Rokko Distribution Center

January 10, 2024
Nichirei Corporation
Nichirei Logistics Group Inc.
Kyokurei Corporation6

Overview of the Kobe Rokko DCOverview

Started operations
on January 15, 2024

■ Address
6-13-4 Koyochonishi, Higashinada-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo, 658-0031■ Access
Car: Hanshin Expressway Route 5 Bayshore Route, about 2.7km from the Rokko
Island Kita exit
Nearest train station: Rokko Liner Marine Park Station Approx. 0.9km, 13-minute walk
■ Structure and scale
4-story refrigerated warehouse building with a seismic isolation structure
3-story steel frame office building■ State-of-the-art security systems
Face recognition system, card-based entry and exit system, truck reservation system■ Lift facilities (refrigerated warehouse): 1 elevator, 5 vertical conveyors■ Solar panels: 843■ Truck berths: 12

Capacity
Warehouse Elevation(Tonne)Class F
Refrigerated compartment-143

Class CClass F/C

Refrigerated compartment-141

Floor 4
Refrigerated
compartment-135

Refrigerated
compartment-133

Refrigerated
compartment-131

Refrigerated
compartment-125

Refrigerated
compartment-123

Refrigerated
compartment-121

Refrigerated
compartment-115

Refrigerated
compartment-113

Refrigerated
compartment-111

8,211

Floor 3

5,213

1,345

700

Floor 2

5,216

1,345

350

Floor 1
Subtotal

5,311
10,42910,901

6,361

Total: 27,691 tonnes
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Features 1. Location
Location

Position of Kobe Port
■Nationwide Trade Amount by Port (2022)
Rank

Kobe Rokko DC

Kobe PortPort

Import/export
amount (¥ bn)

Percentageof total

1 Tokyo

22,863.4

10.6%

2 Nagoya

21,210.5

9.8%

3 Yokohama

14,973.9

6.9%

4 Kobe12,061.2

5.6%

5 Osaka

11,315.2

5.2%

6 Chiba

6,962.8

3.2%

7 Hakata

5,294.2

2.4%

8 Kawasaki

5,174.4

2.4%

9 Mizushima

3,732.7

1.7%

10 Shimizu

3,697.2

1.7%

Others109,030.4

50.4%Total

216,315.9

100.0%

Osaka Port© OpenStreetMap contributors

Nichirei Logistics Kansai
Rokko Island DC

Kyokurei Kobe Rokko DC

Hanshin Expressway Bayshore Route 5
Osaka Bayshore Route West Extension(planning in progress)

Good access towestern Japan area

Source: Compiled by Kyokurei based on Ministry of Finance Trade
Statistics and Kobe Customs Documents
Note: Airports are counted as “Other”◼ In addition to the convenient location 15 km from Kobe Port,◼ By total trade value, Kobe Port ranks 4th in Japan,

Nichirei Logistics Group has a facility in the same area
◼ There are plans to extend the Osaka Bayshore Routewestward from Rokko Island to Komae, making the site a good
location as a delivery base to western Japanwith Osaka Port ranked 5th◼ Kobe Port handles a large volume of fruit juices, dairy
products, and imported food material, making it agateway port to the Kinki region
8Features 2. High Value-added One-stop Service(Overview of Facilities)■ Horizontal transfer rack
The fourth floor of the warehouse utilizes horizontal transfer racks and pushback racks. The use of horizontal transfer racks makes it possible to store
goods in the back or bring them out in the front simply by placing the shuttletrolley in front of the lane, improving work efficiency by shortening the flowline for workers, and enhancing storage efficiency by eliminating the need foraisles. In addition, coordinated operation with push-back racks on the
opposite side further improves storage efficiency.
Functionality◆ Capacity of 12 pallets per lane
Each lane can store 12 pallets deep.
When a pallet is placed in the front,
the shuttle automatically carries theproducts to the back. Thisequipment is well suited for storingproducts in large lots.

◆ Storage capacity for 2,500pallets
The DC has 180 lanes (3 tiers x30 rows x 2 rooms). Together
with the push-back racks, there
is storage for approximately
2,500 pallets.

◆ Combined use with push-back racks
Large-lot products are stored on horizontaltransport racks, and transferred to pushback racks according to the number ofremaining products, providing for efficientoperation. Storage capacity isapproximately 400 pallets.

9Features 2. High Value-added One-stop Service(Overview of Facilities)■ Inspection rooms
There are three inspection rooms, two on the second floor and one on thefourth floor. The rooms are designed for inspection of beverage materials anddairy products, which are our main products. One room is equipped for
wastewater treatment and can be washed with water. The facility has also
been certified as a designated inspection site for animal quarantine, and canhandle sampling work from drums with rigorous hygiene management.

Functionality◆ Wastewater treatment equipment
For the inspection of beverage materials,
because products are packaged indrums, washing with water is necessary
in some cases. As such, the facility has
wastewater treatment equipment.

◆ Support for temperature regulation
Inspection rooms are equipped withrefrigerators. The ability to finely adjust
the temperature allows inspection work to
be conducted in an optimal environment.

◆ Support for sampling
Sterile equipment is used to sample
beverage materials.

10Features 2. High Value-added One-stop Service(Overview of Facilities)■ Defrosting room
A defrosting room is located on the third floor. Defrosting is conducted in a roomwith a temperature of 10 degrees, with air circulated by numerous fans, allowing
Kyokurei to provide stable quality service throughout the year. Products can thenbe delivered to the customer in a defrosted state for immediate use at the factory.
In addition, the use of waste heat utilization equipment, which reuses the heat
discharged from the cooling equipment to maintain the temperature in the
defrosting room, helps promote sustainability.

Approximately 100 pallets canbe defrosted simultaneously.

Environmentally Friendly

廃熱利用

Defrosting operation workflow

Defrosting equipment using waste heat from refrigerators
Defrosting method
Exhaust heat energy from the refrigeration units in the cooling toweris used as a heat source for defrosting drums of frozen fruit juice.

Running cost compared with conventional methods
88% reduction compared to electric heater system(down 832,320 KWh)
72% reduction compared to hot water chiller system(down 286,560 KWh)

排熱ｑ

Refrigeration unit
Cooling is produced through heatexchange between a hightemperature refrigerant andcirculating water. The cooled
refrigerant is liquefied and used tocool the refrigerator.

Kobe Rokko DC
Chilledtransport

Beverage
manufacturer’sfactoryPrimary hot water pump
A portion of the hot water isconveyed to the heat storage tank.

Electric
Hot waterheater system chiller system

Defrosting-20℃

Cooling tower
The heated circulating water from therefrigerator is cooled with outside air.

2℃
2℃

2℃

2℃

10 ℃

Uniform quality service is provided throughout the year.

Waste heatusing system

Secondary hot water pump
Hot water is conveyed to the
fan coil unit during defrosting.

Heat storage tank
Hot water is stored and supplied ata stable temperature.

* Running cost when defrosting 150 batches per year (1 batch/224 drums)

Overview of defrosting equipment
Defrosting room size: 10m (L) × 10m (W) × 5m (H)Defrosting amount: 1 batch/224 drums (200L/drum)
Defrosting amount: 1 batch/5,9584kg
Defrosting time: 24 hours
Defrosting temperature: +10℃

BeforeFan coil unit
Heat exchange between hot water and air inthe defrosting room is used to raise thetemperature in the room.

After

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Features 2 — High Value-added One-stop Service(Overview of Facilities)■ Drive-in rack
There are two rooms on the second floor with drive-in racks. The fixed racks are highly earthquakeresistant, and designed to allow forklifts to enter, allowing goods to be placed from the back. Eachroom has capacity of 1,000 P/L, for a total of 2,000 P/L.

■ Rack storage space
To make effective use of the empty space above the berths, racks have been installed that can beused to store pallets. This shortens the workflow line during product receipt, and improves workefficiency. Up to 240 pallets can be stored in this space.

■ Resin pallets
Resin pallets are used for drums, reducing the risk of product damage even when goods are frozen.
This prevents the adhesion of sawdust unavoidable with standard wooden pallets, providing
improved hygiene.

■ Berths for wing-body trucks
Dedicated berths are provided for products and materials. The loading dock maintains positive
pressure to prevent dust from entering the area. Rain shields over the berths prevent goods fromgetting wet on rainy days.

■ Rooftop
The rooftop has a refrigeration equipment machine room and an in-house generator for use in theoffice building in the event of an emergency, as well as a forklift training course for employee training.
In addition, solar panels will be installed on the roofs of the refrigerated warehouse and the officebuilding in the near future.
12Features 3. Integrated Operation with the Daikoku DC
through Digitization(1) Tablets for foreign cargo
Using tablets for foreign cargo, which has
been difficult to handle until now, enhances
the efficiency of administrative work and onsite operations, and improves the speed ofinformation sharing. In addition, greater
visibility of information makes it possible toconfirm work progress in real time.

(2) Remote management of operations
Online access to the inspection room allows customs clearance at the Kobe
Rokko DC to be carried out remotely from the Daikoku DC office. Wearable
cameras are used to create a virtual environment in which inspectors andcustoms clearance officers can respond in real time. The system can also be
used for inspection by customers. Kyokurei is also pursuing measures toenhance operational efficiency using RPA, and to establish a communal officespace through full-time video conferencing connections between the two sites.

Customs
clearance
division

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