Kato Office, the exclusive Japan distributor for the Taiwanese manufacturers Kneader Machinery and Jing Day Machinery Industrial, has earned strong praise for importing and selling their products while providing comprehensive service support. Kneader Machinery, established in 1981, is Taiwan’s leading manufacturer of kneader equipment, producing over 100 units annually, including pressurized kneaders, kneader mixers, and twin-shaft open kneaders, as well...
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EUDR Likely to be Postponed, Impact on Natural Rubber
On October 2, the European Commission announced that it would propose a one-year extension of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), which was originally scheduled to take effect on December 30, 2024 for large companies and on June 30, 2025 for small and medium-sized companies. Japanese domestic tire manufacturers and others have been taking steps to apply the regulation and have...
Kato Sansho Acquires Shares in Indian Synthetic Resin Compounding Company
Rubber raw materials trading company Kato Sansho signed on May 22 a third-party capital increase agreement with Indo-Japan Polymers (Chennai, India), a manufacturer of synthetic resin compounds, mainly colour masterbatches, acquiring a 53% stake in the company. Combined with the Kato Office, which has already acquired shares in the company, this means that the company has acquired 84% of the...