YOSHIMOTO TRADING CO., LTD.
ADDRESS NO.2-7-26 Minami-Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka, 542-0081, JAPAN
TEL +81-6-6264-6173
FAX +81-6-6264-5531
E-MAIL ytsuda@mxw.mesh.ne.jp

COMPANY OUTLINE

TRADE NAME

YOSHIMOTO TRADING CO., LTD.

ESTABLISHED ON

April 12,1976

HEAD OFFICE

10-16, 1-chome, Minami-Senba, Chuo-ku,Osaka-city

BUSINESS DEPT.

7-26, 2-chome, Minami-Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka-city

TOKYO OFFICE

4-3, 1-chome, Iwamoto-cho,Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

OKAYAMA OFFICE

232-1, Sasaki, Nariwa-cho, Kawakami-gun, Okayama

OSAKA BMC PLANT

7-12,4-chome, Kawata,Higashi Osaka-city

PROCESSING CENTER I

382, Sasaki, Nariwa-cho, Kawakami- gun, Okayama

PROCESSING CENTER II

232-1, Sasaki, Nariwa-cho, Kawakami-gun, Okayama

CAPITAL

10 MILLION YEN(PAID-UP CAPITAL)

SETTLEMENT TERM

January 31(Once a year)
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES 29 persons(As of April, 1998)

ANNUAL TURNOVER
7.5 billion yen (Record of the 1996 fiscal year)



COMPANY'S PURPOSES
  1. Sales of industrial chemicals,synthetic resin materials,synthetic resin Products,building materials,and housing facilities and equipment.
  2. All works related to the above

CONTENTS AND ITEMS OF BUSINESS

Sales of synthetic resin materials
Unsaturated polyester resin, epoxy resin, MMA resin, phenol resin,polyurethane resin, SMC/BMC molding materials, various adhesives,various foam products, and glass fiber

Manufacture and sales of synthetic resin products
Artificial marble kitchen counters, vanity counters, unit bathrooms and SMC doors.

Processing and sales of natural stones
Natural stone tiles and natural stone counters(for kitchen units, bathroom, stores, etc.)

Trades business
Import Granites, marbles, system kitchens, bathroom cabinet, SMC
doors, BMC wall panels, interior tiles, etc.
Export Synthetic resin materials and plants, processing machines,
building materials, metallic molds, etc.
Technology Inter mediation of know-how and agency right for artificial
Transfer Marbles, wall panels, bathrooms, etc.

Manufacture of compound materials (BMC)
Manufacture of BMC for artificial marble and the other BMC

HISTORY OF OUR COMPANY

April, 1976

Established in 1-16, Sueyoshibashi, Minami-ku, Osaka-city.

March, 1982

Moved to 10-16, 1-chome, Minami-Senba, Minami-ku, Osaka-city.

February, 1984

Okayama Office opened

August, 1986

Provided artificial marble making technology to TONE ZOOM INDUSTRY CO.,LTD in Taiwan, and carried the capital investment into effect.

May, 1987

Started import of artificial marble and FRP products from Taiwan.

April, 1988

Business Department expanded moved to 10-19, 1-chome, Minami-Senba, Minami-ku, Osaka-city.

December, 1988

Osaka Processing Center opened at 402-2, Kawanaka, Higashi Osaka-city and secondary processing of artificial marble started.

February, 1989

Ward name changed from Minami-ku to Chuo-ku.

July, 1989

Import of natural stone started.

April, 1990

Trims CO.,LTD. established, and Okayama Processing Center opened. Higashi Osaka processing Center was absorbed by Trims Co.,Ltd., and started as Osaka Processing Center of Trims.

July, 1992

Processing of natural marble started. Okayama Plant II opened.

July, 1993

Manufacturing technology of bathroom wall panel transferred to TAIWAN SAKURA CORPORATION in Taiwan

November,1994

Moved to 2-7-26, Minami-Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka-city.

February,1995

Sales right transferred to KING SUN INDUSTRY Co.,LTD. in Taiwan for selling FRP water tank (made by Hirata Kyogyo Kumiai) in Taiwan, and in Shanghai and its surrounding areas in China.

July, 1996

Technology of BMC artificial marble transferred to HOCHENG CORPORATION (HCG) in Taiwan.

October, 1996

Compound Material Technical Center opened in the ground of Higashi Osaka Plant.

March, 1997

Production of compound materials (BMC) to be started in Higashi Osaka Plant.

March, 1997

Pure acrylic BMC molding material expected to be successfully developed for the first time in the world, allowing solid molding of long-size acrylic counters.
June, 1998 R&D Center of Composite materials opened in Higashi Osaka.
November, 1999 New Granite ('aBis) was developed successfully. Technology of Huge flat panel with 2mm was established.


YOSHIMOTO TRADING CO.,LTD.
NO.2-7-26 MINAMISENBA, CHUO-KU, OSAKA 542-0081 JAPAN
TEL: +81-6-6264-6173 FAX: +81-6-6264-5531
E-MAIL:ytsuda@mxw.mesh.ne.jp