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Page 1ABOUT GOSEN

HEAD OFFICE

COMPANY NAME

INCORPORATION

CAPITAL STOCK

A member of NIKKE group.

SUBSIDIARIESSHANGHAI GOSEN SEICHU CO., LTD.　TEL.86-21-58680727GOSEN (THAILAND) CO., LTD.　TEL.66-2-714-3547-9HOKUREN CO., LTD.　TEL.81-76-275-6671

BRANCH OFFICES & FACTORY

TOKYO BRANCH1-2-1, Kuramae, Taito-ku, Tokyo,Japan 111-0051TEL.81-3-6386-1060

TENJIN FACTORY220, Tenjin, Kato-city,Hyogo, Japan 673-1311TEL.81-795-47-1225

TOJO DISTRIBUTION CENTER1777-24, Aza-Kitayama, Eifuku, Kato-city, Hyogo, Japan 673-1313TEL.81-795-47-1701

R&D CENTER306, Hashikadani, Kato-city, Hyogo, Japan 673-1312TEL.81-795-47-1228

EMPLOYEE

MAIN BUSINESS ● Manufacture & sales of sporting goods● Manufacture & Sales of tackle● Manufacture & Sales of sewing thread for apparels and industrials.

GOSEN CO., LTD.

3-3-10, KAWARAMACHI, CHUO-KU, OSAKA 541-0048, JAPAN TEL.81-6-7175-7115

Aug. 14, 1953 (Founded in Jan., 1951)

100 million yen

216 persons (as of Apr. 2021)

SEWING THREAD FOR APPARELS

INDUSTRIAL THREAD FOR CAR SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG

THREAD FOR CONSTRUCTION

BINDING THREAD FOR MOTOR COIL(AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL)

SURGICAL THREAD

ORNAMENT STRING AND TAPE

ARTIFICIAL HAIR

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INFINITE POTENTIALGOSEN's products loved in every fields.

Various fields in the world need strings, where GOSEN's products are active. The fields' demand of our strings have been expanded on Tennis and Badminton strings which have high rate of the market share in the world and on many other strings such as for fishing, vehicles, electric appliances, construction, dressing, interior, agriculture, etc. Thus the wide range of the market needs GOSEN's strings.

■Business fields

RACKET SPORTS

SYNTHETIC STRING

TENNIS STRING

BADMINTON STRING

BADMINTON RACKET

GRIP

SHUTTLECOCK

RACKET BAG

RACKET

SPORTING WEAR

STRINGING MACHINE & STRINGING TOOLS

ACCESSORIES

FISHING

FISHING LINE

INDUSTRIAL MATERIAL

UNIQUE MANUFACTURER WITH THE PRODUCTION IN TOTAL TECHNOLOGY.

GOSEN ORIGINAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCING ALL KIND OF STRINGS.

ISO 14001 AND 9001 CERTIFICATION ACQUIRED

We arrange the whole process internally from processing raw material to the final products including extruding, spinning, dyeing and coating. As the specialist of strings, we are proud of the "Total Technology" that is a unique system in the world. Our know-how in each process makes it possible to provide to our clients and furthermore unique value-added products are produced in such superior technology.

ISO 14001 certification, the international standard for environment management, and ISO 9001 certification, the international standard for quality assurance, acquired. We utilize our environmental quality management system to always satisfy customer requirements.

〈 OFFICES WITH ISO CERTIFICATION 〉 Tenjin Factory, Tojo Distribution Center, Physical Distribution Processing Team (shuttle cock processing) and R&D Center

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Wire winding processing technology

Flat yarn winding technology

Unevenness processing technology

Microfilament integration technology

Curling prevention technology

Surface oil application processing

Special resin coating technology

High hardness nylon resincoating technology

Technology for oil injectionto hollow fiber

Lead powder mixed jellyinjection technology

Tapered fiber making technology

PE processing technology

Stainless wire processing technology

Braiding technology

Blending technology

Alamid fiber processing technology

Monofilament composite technology

Hollow forming technology

Manufacturingof Original Yarn

Yarn TwistingProcessing

ChemicalProcessing

Page 5HISTORY

January1951

GOSEN CO., LTD. was established for the manufacture and sale of synthetic fishing line, long line and net yarn.

April1951

As a pioneer in synthetic thread in Japan, GOSEN began the production and sale of nylon thread.

January1963

The Tokyo Office was established in Asakusa-muko-yanagihara, Taito-ku, Tokyo.

November1975

The Fukuoka Office was established in 1-4-8, Yakuin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka.

April1973 The company name was changed to GOSEN CO., LTD.

August2006

The R&D Center was established in the area adjacent to the Tenjin Factory.

April1986

Hokuren Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of KANEMATSU CORPORATION, was acquired.

April1989

The “Small World Top Company Award” was granted by Nikkei Inc.

1993

2003

March2003

March2005

July2012

December2019

Sales of the world’ s first biodegradable catgut began.

The Production Headquarters acquired ISO 9001 certification, the international standard for quality assurance.

Shanghai Gosen Co., Ltd. Was established in Shanghai, China for the manufacture of vehicle-related materials.

The Production Headquarters acquired ISO 4001 certification, the international standard for environmental management.

Affiliated with the Japan Wool Textile Group.

GOSEN (Thailand) CO., LTD., a company for the sale of vehicle-related materials, was established in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tenjin factory was certified under ISO13485 (Quality Management System).Head office was relocated to Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan.

1999

April1954

The Tenjin Factory was established in Kato-gun (the current Kato City), Hyogo, where the production of fishing line and catgut started.