Company Philosophy
We aim for a business which earns the trust of our customers through a variety of materials and products.
In order to do so, we shall:
1. Contribute to society through niche and global products.
2. Continually seek to satisfy customer needs and provide a diverse range of options.
3. Provide customers with products based on three stable elements
(stable quality, stable prices, and stable supply).
4. Work to create a rewarding and active workplace through the positive attitudes of each and every employee.
President Message
We, under our corporate philosophy of “We aim to be a business which earns the trust of our customers through a variety of materials and products”, have grown together with our customers for more than 90 years since our founding. We have to survive under these uncertain times of rapid change, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the deterioration of the international situation, natural disasters and others which we have never experienced in recent years. In spite of these circumstances, however, we will always strive to satisfy our customers by providing niche and global products consisting of three kinds of stability such as quality, price and supply.
President Koji Wada
Company Profile
| Company name | Sohryu Sangyo Co., Ltd. |
| Representative | Chairman Takao Shiina President Koji Wada Executive Officer Toshikatsu Sugaya |
| Founded | in 1930 |
| Company limited by shares established | in 1947 |
| Business activities | ① Sales of chemicals for chemical industry, synthetic rubbers, synthetic resins, and related products ② Import/sales and third-country trade of natural rubber, various synthetic rubbers and compounds, and automotive application rubber and metal components ③ Direct import and sales of natural rough diamonds for tool applications, natural and synthetic diamond powders, jewelry diamonds, and rare metal powders ④ Import/export and third-country trade of electrical wires and related products ⑤ Import and sales of base paper (pulp and fleece) for wallpaper ⑥ Import and sales of water blocking compounds for ultra-high voltage undersea cables and optical fiber cables |
| Number of employees | 19 |
| Banks of account | MUFG Bank, Ltd. Shoko Chukin Bank Mizuho Bank Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Resona Bank |
| Locations | ■Head office Sakata Building 6F, 4-2-10 Nihombashi Muromachi, Chuo Ku, Tokyo, 103-0022 TEL : 03-3279-2491 FAX : 03-3245-1934 MAP > ■Osaka branch JMF Bilding Imabashi01 3F, 2-3-16 Imabashi, Chuo Ku, Osaka City, Osaka, 541-0042 TEL : 06-6222-2702 FAX : 06-6222-2704 MAP > ■Nagoya branch Ichigo Nishiki Building 5F, 1-5-27 Nishiki, Naka Ku, Nagoya City, Aichi, 460-0003 TEL : 052-218-3515 FAX : 052-218-3516 MAP > ■Fukuoka office Daini-Okabe Bilding 9F, 3-27-25 Hakataekimae Hakata-ku Fukuoka City, Fukuoka, 812-0011 MAP > |
| Overseas group companies | ■Hong-Kong (China) 雙龍亜州有限公司 （Sohryu (Asia) Limited.） 香港上環蘇杭街19-25號 永昌商業大廈14字樓B室 14F Block B, Wing Cheong Commercial Bldg. 19-25 Jervois Street, Hong Kong TEL : +852-2851-2781 FAX : +852-2851-0828 MAP > ■Shanghai（China） 泷珑(上海)貿易有限公司 （Sohryu Sangyo (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.） 上海市普陀区中山北路2000号9楼963室 Room 963, No.2000 Zhongshan North Road, Putuo District, Shanghai, China, 200063 TEL : +86-21-61289367 MAP > ■Bangkok（Thailand） Sunny Sohryu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (SST) no. 789/1 Village No.9, Bangpla Sub-District, Bangplee District, Samutprakan Province 10540 Thailand TEL : +66-2-553-1889 |
| Overseas sales representatives | ■Taipei（Taiwan) 極東貿易行股份有限公司 ■Bangkok（Thailand） Sunny World Chemicals (SWC) ■Jakarta（Indonesia） PT. Halim Sakti Pratama |
Access
| Tokyo office | ■Access from JR Kanda Station After getting off at JR Kanda Station, take the East Exit and go straight to the right. Cross the Imagawa-bashi intersection and go further 100 meters to the 6th floor of Sakata Building on your right. ■Access from JR Shin-Nihombashi Station After getting off at JR Shin-Nihonbashi Station, go out of the ticket gate and go straight to the left. At the end of the underground passage, go up the short stairs to EXIT 2 for “Nihonbashi Muromachi 4-chome direction”. reaching the 1st basement. Go toward the the glass door, follow the path, go through the automatic door, and go out to the ground. Mizuho Bank Nihombashi is on the right of the stairs. Go straight to the left and cross the intersection. Sakata Building is just on the left. |
| Osaka branch | ■Access from Yodoyabashi Station After getting off at Yodoyabashi Station of the Midousuji Line or Keihan Main Line, go out of EXIT 8 walk about 300m to the direction for Kitahama. IMD Imabashi Building is on the right. Our office is on the 3rd ffloorr. This route is convenient for visitors from Shin-Osaka Station. ■Access from Kitahama Station After getting off at Kitahama Station of the Sakaisuji Line or Keihan Main Line, walk to the direction of Tosabori from Exit No.6, and turn left at the Imabashi 1-chome intersection. MID Imabashi Building 60 meters wwalk on the right side. Our office is on the 3rd floor. |
| Nagoya branch | ■Access from Nagoya Station Take the Higashiyama Subway Line(for Fujigaoka direction) and get off at the first stop, Fushimi Station. Take Exit No.10 and head north on Fushimi Street, and go west at the Fushimi Fukuromachi intersection. 5th floor of Ichigo Nichiki Building diagonally across from Misono Elementary School. It takes about 5 minutes from Fushimi Station. |
| Fukuoka office |
History
| 1930 | Began sales of inorganic rubber chemicals and fillers as Wada Store. |
| 1947 | Sohryu Sangyo Co., Ltd. established. Began sales of organic rubber chemicals from Sanshin Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., various industrial chemicals from Sakai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd., and pigments from Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd., etc. |
| 1955 | Began import and sales of diamonds for industrial applications as the exclusive Japanese agent for Dutch company Drukker NV. Thereafter, expanded into fields related to high-tech diamonds for electronic industry, scientific research, and medical applications, imported from Drukker International BV. |
| 1962 | Osaka sales office (current Osaka branch) established. Began sales of domestic synthetic rubbers, synthetic resins, and carbon black around this time. |
| 1980 | Began export of rubber chemicals and various accessories for communication cables. Thereafter exported J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.’s electronic components to Thailand and China. |
| 1983 | Began import and sales of NANCAR NBR/SBR from Taiwan Nantex Industry Co., Ltd.. |
| 1986 | Became the exclusive Japanese agent for Nantex Industry Co., Ltd., and began more active sales of NANCAR NBR for automotive components, printing equipment, conveyor belts, oilproof hoses, rubber sheets, and other fields. |
| 1992 | Began import and sales of saw diamonds from Korea Il Jin Diamond Co., Ltd.. Thereafter also expanded into import and sales, etc. of diamond/CBN sintered compacts/abrasive diamonds, and CBN. (Distributor agreement with the company was terminated in 2007) |
| 1997 | Began import and sales of base paper for wallcovering from Finland Metsa-Serla (current M- Real Corporation). (Distributor agreement with the company terminated in 2016) Local subsidiary, Sohryu(Asia)Ltd. established in Hong Kong. Used this as an opportunity to begin export of ABS, PS, and other synthetic resins to Hong Kong and China. At present, this subsidiary also carries out sales of Taiwan Nantex Industry Co., Ltd.’s NBR, TPV and chemical products to China. |
| 2000 | Began import and sales of rubber compounds from Korea Toa Industries Co., Ltd.. Expanded into third-country trade. Also began import and sales of automotive rubber components from the company as well as steel pipe components from Korea TPC Co., Ltd.. Began export of grinding fluid from Japan Sun Oil Company, Ltd. to Korea and Mexico. |
| 2001 | Began import and sales of Taiwan Cin-Chai Industrial Co., Ltd. ‘s PP yarn for electric cable filling |
| 2004 | Began sales of electronic wires from Hong Kong LTK International Ltd. (current BELDEN GRASS VALLEY ASIA LTD.) to Japan, China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Began import and sales of water blocking compounds for UHV submarine cable and optical fiber cable from Great Britain BP Global Special Products (current H&R ChemPharm UK). |
| 2007 | Began import and sales of diamond tool sintering metal powders (cobalt, tungsten, etc.) and alloys (KEEN, NEXT) as an exclusive Japanese distributor of France Eurotungstene (current Umicore). |
| 2009 | Began import and sales of TAIPOL SBR and BR for industrial product fields as an exclusive Japanese distributor of Taiwan TSRC Corporation. |
| 2014 | Began import and sales of KIBIPOL BR and S-SBR as an exclusive Japanese distributor of Taiwan Chi Mei Corporation. |
| 2017 | In May Nagoya branch established. In September Local subsidiary, Sohryu Sangyo (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. established in Shanghai China. |
| 2018 | In November Local subsidiary, Sunny Sohryu (Thailand) Co., Ltd. established in Bangkok Thailand. |
| 2023 | In February Fukuoka office established. |