- Company Introduction -
Kanematsu Corporation was established by Fusajiro Kanematsu, the company’s founder, as a pioneer for Japan-Australia trade in Kobe, Japan in 1889. With a pioneering spirit and aggressive creative imagination and ingenuity as its guidelines, Kanematsu expanded its business into a variety of areas over time and developed into a globalized corporation. Currently, Kanematsu provides a broad array of products and services in areas including Electronics & Devices, Foods & Grain, Steel, Materials & Plant, and Motor Vehicles & Aerospace. We aim to become a “Value Creator” by continuing to build new business together with our customers.
KANEMATSU (SINGAPORE) PTE.LTD PROFILE
| Established | Oct, 1957 |
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| Address | 79 Robinson Road #25-02 Singapore 068897. |
| Registered Number | 201120371G |
| Managing Director | Mr. Keitaro Takeshima |
- As partner for Semiconductor Equpiments & Devices -
KANEMATSU (THAILAND) LTD. WATANA INTER - TRADE CO., LTD. PROFILE
| Established | Oct, 1967 |
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| Address | 25F Thaniya Plaza Building, 52 Silom Road, Suriyawongse, Bangkok 10500, THAILAND |
KANEMATSU CORPORATION PROFILE
| Established | Aug, 15, 1889 |
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| Tokyo Head Office | 16/17F JP TOWER, 7-2 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7017, Japan |
| Corporate website | http://www.kanematsu.co.jp/en/ |
Brief History
| 1889 | Fusajiro Kanematsu founds Fusajiro Kanematsu Shoten of Australian Trading in Kobe. |
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| 1890 | Sets up a branch in Sydney, and begins direct import of Australian wool. |
| 1900 | Starts import of Australian wheat. |
| 1918 | Reorganizes into Kanematsu Shoten Company. Stated capital ¥2 million. |
| 1957 | Establishes representative office in Singapore. |
| 1966 | Singapore representative office transition to branch office |
| 1967 | Merges with The Gosho Company to form Kanematsu-Gosho, Ltd. |
| 1969 | Establishes the Nagoya Branch Office. |
| 1970 | Establishes its Head Office at the Tokyo Branch Office. |
| 1975 | Establishes an overseas affiliated company in Hong Kong. |
| 1990 | Changes trade name to Kanematsu Corporation. 100th anniversary of Kanematsu and Company (Australia). |
| 2012 | Singapore branch office transition to overseas affiliated company. |
| 2014 | Kanematsu Corporation celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2014. |
| 2019 | Kanematsu Corporation celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2019. |
Our Beliefs Kanematsu's Guiding Principles
| 1. We believe that we should achieve prosperity of our business through just and fair earnings in the pioneering spirit as fostered by our predecessors with the wisest use of our creative imagination and ingenuity. |
| 2. We believe that our Compnay should justify its existence by promoting a sound and flourishing business which fulfils its responsibilities toward the welfare of society and also contributes to the security and well-being of us all. |
| 3. We believe that each one of us should attend to business not as an individual but as a member of the organization abiding by Company rules,carrying out duties with a sense of loyalty to the Company and a spirit of cooperation and understanding toward all other members of the organization. |
