Business Guide - ユニチカトレーディング株式会社 · create hit products using composite materi-als or high value-added, differentiated mate-rials produced with a special

Business Guide

Dynamic strength envisioning the future creates the value to advance into tomorrow.

P h i l o s o p h y. . .

The bas i s o f bo th t he c rea t i on o f a be t te r soc ie t y and t he so lu t i on to

global environmental problems is people’ s l i festy les. To enr ich the dai ly

l i ves o f each member o f soc ie t y, we mus t b r ing t hem more happ iness

and a greater fee l ing of sat is fac t ion. We cons ider th is our miss ion. We

mainta in an a l l - in - one system and g lobal network that mobi l ize our con -

cer ted capabi l i t ies spanning raw mater ia ls procurement , R&D, p lanning

and p roposa ls , p roduc t i on , and d i s t r i bu t i on . Un i t i ka Trad ing C o. , L td .

a ims to be an inf luent ia l corporat ion that c reates va lue in a l l manner of

ways as a manufac tu re r and t rad ing c ompany, not on ly th rough a l l t he

mate r ia l s and p roduc ts o f t he Un i t i ka Group w i th i t s 120 -year h i s to r y,

but also through dynamic solut ions ser vices and footwork. For l i festy les,

soc ie t y, and t he g loba l env i ronment , i n to tomor row, and beyond — our

passion for creat iv i ty and our sol idar i ty are the sources of our v i tal i t y.

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Our “For You—4U”

U n i q u eCreating entirely new products

with unique technologies

U n i t eDeepening ties with customers and

building trust relationships

U s e f u lTruly being useful to the world

U n i v e r s a lDisseminating broadly to the world

Through our proprietary technology and networks with customers,we contribute to people’s lives and the environment,

and provide products and services that resonate with each individual customer.To achieve this, we promise four “Us.” That is our motto: “For You.”

For people’s l ives. For a better society.

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A c t i v i t i e s . . .

R&D

Production

Sales

Planning

Makes Quality Valuefor You

Value chain

Marketing Logistics

Finance Risk management

Ladies & Men’s Sports & Innerwear Uniform Lifestyle

Industrial Materials Functional Materials Plastics

4Creating new value through our concerted capabilities, covering everything

from materials development, planning, and production, to distribution

Textile & Apparel Business

Industrial Materials Business

Overseas Business

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Textiles and apparel, industrial materials, original solutions.Leveraging synergies to move dynamically into new territory.

The lines of business we are engaged in can be roughly divided

into textiles and apparel, and industrial materials.

In the textiles and apparel field, we respond to customer needs through an all-in-one system that

covers everything from filament and spun, textiles, secondary products, and distribution.

We create “Japan-quality” high value-added products in coordination with overseas production centers.

In the industrial materials field, we leverage our dynamic network as a manufacturer and trading company.

We provide original materials for all business types, from lifestyle-related to industry-related.

Moreover, in both fields, we mobilize our concerted capabilities in each of our departments through

mutual collaboration with other departments.

We will capitalize on the resulting synergies to construct value chains and

develop both our home market of Japan and with an eye toward the whole world in our global expansion.

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D e v e l o p m e n t . . .

Research and development capabilitiesto capture the present and illuminate the future.

Creating originality as a manufacturer and trading company.As a manufacturer, we have R&D capabilities as the wellspring of our originality. We focus mainly on all manner of research and development related to textiles,

starting from filament and including spun yarn, textured yarn, weaving/knitting, dyeing, and finishing. We support an all-in-one system that undertakes everything from

the materials stage to the product stage, transcending field of application.

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Our Strength and Pride in “Creative Abilities”

If there is no product to fulf ill a customer’ s needs, we

will create it. This is our great strength. As a trading

company with manufactur ing functionality, we listen

d i rec t l y to cus tomers’ op in ions and deve lop new

products through c lose communicat ion, as wel l as

enhancing our existing products. Or we will propose

the seeds born from our daily R&D activit ies in l ight

of market analysis. This is the strength we are proud

of and at the same time a source of joy.

At the foundation of our technical development, inher ited

from the exper t ise of the Unit ika Group with its history of

more than 120 years, is our polymer technology star t ing

from our textile development activities. Presently, we retain

wor ld-class technical development capabil i t ies related to

textiles, and our technologies ranging broadly from synthet-

ic products to nonwoven fabrics that originated from a cen-

tury of history are alive in the quality of all the product lines

we are engaged in. To deliver even more precise solutions

to our customers, we will create surprising, impressive, and

compet i t ive products, and to del iver even more prec ise

solutions to our customers, we continue our daily activities

in technical development areas.

Varied Technical CapabilitiesStarting with Textiles

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We disseminate “Japan quality” textiles.

We support customers with an all-in-one systemcovering everything from materials development to

planning and production.

In the field of textiles and apparel, we are comprehensively engagedin every aspect from planning and proposal to production and distribution,

with synthetic and fibers, from raw cotton to textiles and sewn products of all forms. Each company of the Unitika Group is involved in fiber and textile sales,

extending to partnerships with fabric manufacturers in Japan and overseasto provide products that meet customer needs.


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■Pattern makers

Solutions

■Marketing planners

［Marketing plan］Productionof clothing

Planning Section Production Section Distribution Section

■Designers

Our exclusive designers who have world-wide trend knowledge from clothing to textiles provide you proposals for design.

Our experienced and creative staff proposes our original tech-niques and new silhouettes.

Our marketing planners provide you plans and proposal suitable for the market.

We p rov ide i n teg ra ted plans and proposals includ-ing a theme concept that reflect customers’ opinions.

Spinningcompanies

Woven and knittingfactories

Dyeingfactories

Sewingfactories

Productionof textiles

■Store assortments

■Individual andother 　assortments

Domesticfactories

Overseasfactories

Textile EvaluationSpecialist

Delivery

(Direct instructions from our experienced staff)

Providingquality products

that ensure safety

Comprehensiveall-in-one system

Department storesChain stores …GMS,SSM,CVS

Specialty stores

Also handlePOS systems


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Uniforms

Sports&

Innerwear

Lifestyle

Ladies’ Wear Department

Functional Material Department

Uniform Department Material Department

Material Department Technology Development Department

Apparel manufacturer,retailer, sales agency

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Ladies & Men’s Makes Quality Value

for You

We deliver “today” in fashion.

We respond in detail to customer needs through our commitment to society.

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We are intensively deploying differentiated and h igh va lue-added products equipped with global competitive capacity. In addition to the sophisticated technical development capabilit ies and facilit ies inherited from the U n i t i k a G r o u p i n J a p a n , w e h a v e a l s o brought these assets to overseas production centers, where we are working to provide unique products that have the added benefit of “Japan quality” in cost operations.

As a manufacturer-type trading company, we have the ability to provide solutions and the track record that comes with our close per-spect ive on the f inal consumers. We also achieve or iginal equipment manufactur ing through an all- in-one system, starting from materials development, which accommodates customer needs. We wil l also provide solu-tions that include collaboration with brands in Japan and overseas, and direction of distri-bution structures.

Ladies & Men’s

Uniforms

Sports&

Innerwear

Lifestyle

Ladies’ WearDepartment

Functional MaterialDepartment

UniformDepartment

Material DepartmentTechnology Development Department

マMaterialDepartment

Taking advantage of our comprehensive textile-related capabilities, we support our customers starting from the stages of apparel product material procurement and development. We deploy consistent value-chain management from weaving, knitting,dyeing and other processing of textile products leveraging our trading company functions,to the gamut from merchandizing to design of apparel products,and original equipment manufacturing for specialty stores, department stores, and mail order outlets, all the way through to distribution.We provide all manner of solutions tailored to the needs of our customers.

Unique Deployment throughHigher Order Operations

Responding Flexibly to an Array of Distribution Needs

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Sports & Innerwear Makes Quality Value

for You

We will innovate new possibilities in apparel.

We add value with our broad range of expertise.

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In the sportswear f ield, where demand for func t iona l i ty cont inues to grow, what we value most is our close communication with apparel manufacturers. Our strength is in our broad-ranging responses in rapidly supplying high-qual i ty thread, fabr ic and secondary products at each stage to accommodate the needs ascertained in the activities of our de-velopment teams.

In the field of functional innerwear as well—a market that has been revi tal ized in recent years—we supply materials that make use of our technology development capabilities. We are especial ly applauded for our abi l i ty to create hit products using composite materi-als or high value-added, differentiated mate-r ials produced with a special finishing pro-cess. Going forward, we remain committed to channeling resources into proposing second-a ry p roduc ts t ha t emp loy ou r a l l - i n -one system as well as sportswear and innerwear products.

Ladies & Men’s

Uniforms

Sports&

Innerwear

Lifestyle



UniformDepartment


MaterialDepartment

Sportswear is the type of apparel product that requires the most advanced functionality.Utilizing high-level technical capabilities, we develop highly functional materials of all kinds that are lauded even by top athletes.We also maintain a line of materials appropriate for innerwear that is comfortable to wear and is highly functional.We support our customers in every aspect, from product planning to design and original equipment manufacturing.

High Quality and Highly Varied Supply Structure

Functional Innerwear thatEmploys Technology

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Uniform Makes Quality Value

for You

We create uniforms that contain new value.

We provide a wide range of solutions from environmentally conscious materials to apparel.

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Highly Functional Clothing to Accommodate an Aging Society

As uniforms diversify, we are especially empha-sizing development of nursing and nursing care clothing against the backdrop of the current aging society, as well as infection preventing wears and surgical fabrics, for which a high degree of func-t iona l i ty is requ i red. Mov ing forward, we wi l l deploy our business with an eye toward expand-ing sales of differentiated materials to global mar-kets and manufactur ing a var iety of garments using our proprietary highly functional fabrics.

Accommodating Everything from Special Functions to Environmentally Friendly Products

We are also actively involved in uniforms for gov-ernment agencies, which emphasize special func-tionality. Also, in recent years we have been en-g a g e d i n d e v e l o p m e n t o f e v e r y t h i n g f r o m environmental ly f r iendly products, such as the recycled polyester Uniecolo® and the Ecorally® recycling system that re-used consumed uniforms, to systems operation as important themes.

Ladies & Men’s

Uniforms

Sports&

Innerwear

Lifestyle



UniformDepartment


MaterialDepartment

Uniforms worn at companies and schools in recent years not only have functionalitysuch as being stretchable and absorbing sweat for quick drying,it has also become standard for them to be environmentally friendly in that they do not impact the earth’s environment throughout their life cycles, from raw materials to disposal.In addition to development all manner of eco-materials and environmentally friendly systems,we also manufacture textile products, office wear, working wear, caddie wear,and other apparel products, as well as producing custom-made uniforms.

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We spread true comfort to people’s lives.

We are deploying bedding and towels using natural materials and processing techniques.


Lifestyle 4

Bedding Products with a Wide Range of Materials and Strong Design Capabilities

We sell all manner of materials for bedding products, including fabric for feather comfort-ers and Japanese-style mattresses and their covers , p i l low covers , and pa jamas. Our lineup of a broad range of high-quality mate-r ials includes high thread-count spun yarn and Indian cotton, as well as our stock of ap-proximately 10,000 print designs. This ability to offer a wide array of solutions is earning us plaudits.

Deploying Everything fromLifestyle Materials to Our Own Products

In addit ion to supplying original yarns and raw materials for towels, handkerchiefs, cur-tains and other high-quality lifestyle materi-als, as a manufacturer we also use the com-posite material Palpa® and deploy feather comforters and undergarments that ut i l ize sophisticated processing and sewing tech-nologies, as well our own products featuring cashmere.

Ladies & Men’s

Uniforms

Sports&

Innerwear

Lifestyle



UniformDepartment


MaterialDepartment

We develop high-quality and highly functional natural fiber materials, and provide optimal quality in bedding, towels,and other items in the home textiles field.We also leverage sophisticated processing techniques,such as antibacterial treatment to inhibit the growth of microbes and bacteria in the fibers. We bring together a vast array of high valued-added products that pursue cleanliness and comfort.

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We supply all manner of fiber materials, synthetic materials, plastics, and functional materials needed in every kind of industry.

We provide total solutions in raw materials, semi-finished products, and products,with focus on environmentally friendly materials.

With our motto that all customer needs are business resources,we deliver original materials through our sophisticated technologies

and network as a manufacturer and trading company.

We will provide optimal materialsthrough our planning capabilities and network.

We take full advantage of our functionalityas a manufacturer and trading company.


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Materialssuppliers

Industrial materials,spunbond fabrics

Feedback of ideas

Processors

Various kinds of manufactures related to marine products, agriculture, civil engineering, architecture, automobile, etc.

Influence on products

Industrial Materials

Functional Materials

Plastics

Raw materialmanufacturers

Materialsuppliers

and tradingcompanies

Processingmanufacturers

Interiorcompanies Subcontractors

General contractorsInterior work in public facilities, hospitals, and condominium-based nursing care facilities

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Artificial lawn, interior work

Proposal of materials and processors

Feedback of ideas and needs

●Films

●Resins

Plasticsmanufacturers

●Converters

●Molders

●Slitting

●Coating

Processors●Food 　manufacturers●Information 　equipment　manufacturers●Automobile　manufacturers, 　etc.

Users

Unitika Trading provides it all from raw materials to semi-finished products and products on the keywords of “next gen-eration eco-friendly materials.”

Unit ika Trading deploys products that require high functionality in fields rang-ing from lifestyle necessities to industri-al materials for business, as well as in the fields of sports facilities, exteriors, and interiors.

Unitika Trading util izes the networking capabi l i t ies o f a t rad ing company to provide detailed support from material selection to processing and delivery.

Makes Qualoty Valuefor You

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Artificial lawn

Construction and public works materials

(Exterior/interior applications)

ProcessingUser needs

Commercialize at NB, PB, or OEMMaterialize

their needs as our products and provide themto the market and the users

Market needs

Technology

Materials

(Lifestyle applications)

Consolidate

Trading companies and interior companies

Generalcontractors

Interior products

Sports-related companies and paving companies

Governmentagencies

Requests

Functional MaterialsDepartment

Industrial MaterialsDepartment

PlasticsDepartment

Industrial Materials

Functional Materials (lifestyle applications)

Plastics

Functional Materials(exterior/interior applications)

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Industrial Materials Makes Quality Value

for You

We provide total solutions, from fibers to resins.

We contribute to industry through a vast array of materials of all kinds.

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Deploying a Wide Array of Fiber Materials in All Industries

We se l l f i be r mate r ia ls tha t a re used in a l l manner of industries, from fisheries and agricul-ture to construct ion, automotive, al l types of manufacturing, and recreation. In addit ion to polyester, nylon, and vinylon, we deploy propri-etary functional fibers that include amorphous metal fibers and glass fibers, activated carbon fibers that exert a strong effect in air and water filtration systems, and the biomass material Ter-ramac that has a low environmental impact.

High Share of Nonwoven Fabrics and Proprietary Synthetics

Spunbonded nonwoven fabrics and discontinu-ous-fiber nonwoven fabrics are focus products in the f ie ld of industr ia l mater ia ls, as demand is increasing for these materials in civil engineer-ing, agriculture and household necessities. In ad-d i t ion to o r ig ina l fabr i cs , we a lso hand le a l l manner of processing, such as slitting, rewinding, printing, bag making, evaporation, and coating. Our glass bead Sparklite®, used in reflectors, is also gaining attention and expanding into new applications.

Industrial Materials Plastics



PlasticsDepartment



We provide highly functional materials developed by the Unitika Group to all manner of industry sectors.We support industry in wide-ranging forms, for nylon, polyester and other fiber and synthetic materials,as well as original fabrics to each kind of processed productand sewn product even for nonwoven fabrics capable of deployment in a variety of applications.

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Functional Materials Makes Quality Value

for You

We leverage our potential through creativity.

We propose functional products for lifestyle necessities, exteriors, and interiors.

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Pursuing Safety from Exterior Products to Interior Products

A Broad Range of Lifestyle-relatedNecessities to Meet Customer Needs

Industrial Materials Plastics



Though the wide expanse of materials and unique planning and development capabilities of the Unitika Group, we manufacture and sell all manner of l i fe-style necessities and industrial materials tailored to user needs. We deal with products from familiar life-style i tems such as kitchen supplies and cleaning products, to products used in al l types of p lants, such as wiping cloths.

We deploy our art i f icial lawn Green Eye® as a core product active in a wide array of fields, from sports application to recreation-al products and landscaping. Our l ineup also includes our Green Eye® Sand artif i-cial lawn containing sand for tennis courts, and our long-pile artificial lawn Green Eye® Hyper for grounds. We also offer design and execution of interior work, and sell inte-rior products, namely carpets, blinds, and cur ta ins . We thereby respond to a vas t range of customer needs.


PlasticsDepartment


We take advantage of our extensive line of materials, including fibers and synthetics,and our network to deploy products that are active in lifestyle settings and sports settings that require special applications and functions.From lifestyle necessities such as kitchen supplies and cleaning productswhere functionality is emphasized, to materials for artificial lawn, interiors, and public works construction, we maintain a product lineup that makes use of our unique planning and development capabilities.

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We provide detailed support for everything from selection of materials to the final product.

We are expanding the possibilities for films and environmental materials.

Plastics Makes Quality Value

for You

We sell all manner of fi lms and resins used for food packaging, such as nylon, polyester, and polypropylene, as well as fi lm products that undergo secondary processing, such as slitt ing and coating, used in the automotive and information equipment industrial fields. Upon request, we also provide assistance in selecting ONY, PET, OPP, CPP, AF (alumi-num foi l), and other f i lms. By feeding back information from customers, we also play an active role in product development.

Selling Plastic Processing Methods and Processing Machinery

We provide detai led service solut ions ranging from supply of materials to processing and deliv-ery. We select the ideal processing companies to meet our customer needs in terms of quality, lots, and deadlines. We also can arrange for bio-clean rooms (BCR) that e l iminate par t ic les and mi-crobes, enabl ing h igh-qual i ty processing. We also sell plastics processing machinery. We are able to fulfil l orders with tight deadlines through coordination with warehouses and various logis-tics companies.

4Industrial Materials Plastics



Food Packaging, Industrial Films and Resins


PlasticsDepartment


We maintain extensive technologies and knowledge as a materials manufacturer, based on our polymer technologies.Leveraging out network functions as a trading company underpinned by such expertise,we are deploying unique products in all manner of fields.We are also actively proposing environmentally friendly materials, particularly our Terramac biomass material.

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We are engaged in everything from import/export activities to on-site manufacturing and sales.

We are dynamically deploying our business from the ASEAN countries to the United States and Europe.

We are involved in import/export activities, from the purchasing of original yarns to the planning and sale of denim fabric.

We are also dynamically advancing production and sales with an eye firmly on overseas markets.By revitalizing production centers that use overseas infrastructure and

through our overseas sales network,we will expand sales of business resources,such as differentiated threads and industrial materials,

from China to the ASEAN countries, and then to the EU markets.


Domesticspinning

Fabricmanufacturers

and knitters

Overseasspinning

(India, Pakistan, etc.) Denim fabricmanufacturers

Sewing andhand-washing

(mainly to famousjeansmanufacturers

in the United States and Europe)

Plans forjoint tie-upsExport of denim fabric

Original yarn

Originalyarn

Originalyarn

Overseasproduction(China, Indonesia)

Overseassales

(Shanghai, Beijing,Hong Kong)

Overseassales

(EU markets)

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Global Development and Sale of Denim Fabrics

We main ta in a t ie -up wi th a major den im fabric manufacturer that has the top share in Japan, and are engaged in the related export activit ies. We currently have approximately 120 contracts with famous apparel manufac-turers in the United States and Europe. In coordination with overseas sewing and pro-cess i ng p l an t s , we p ropose and supp l y top-quali ty denim materials to the world’ s jeans markets.

Strengthening our Motive Force as a Global Corporation

We are powerfully advancing our global deploy-ment by utilizing overseas infrastructure. In addi-tion to import/export activities and overseas pro-duc t ion , we a re p romot ing the expans ion o f overseas sales and the establishment of produc-t ion s t ructures through coord inat ion wi th the sales hubs the Unitika Group maintains in Shang-hai, Beijing, and Hong Kong. We will move from overseas deployment of differentiated threads to promotion of sales within China, deployment of industrial materials in Southeast Asia, and then to advancement into markets in the United States and Europe. We are making strides daily in our drive to be a global corporation.

Overseas Business

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541-0053, Japan103-0022, Japan

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