Our company's origins date back to 1918 when we began to manufacture industrial gelatin (glue) from the by-product of manufacturing leather-making belts. Since then, for more than 100 years, we have been producing gelatin and collagen peptides from by-product of the livestock and fisheries industries that would otherwise be discarded, through the study of our unique manufacturing technologies, and have developed our business by opening up markets and applications in various fields such as food, health and beauty, and medicine.

Our upcycling business model does not only use unutilized resources but also create new value to enrich people's lives. It can be said to have been a forerunner of today's philosophy of creating a sustainable society.

In our Mid-term Business Plan announced in May 2024, we set forth our vision for
2030 to " Helping to improve people's quality of life with collagen". And we are
taking the following actions to transform ourselves into a high-profit enterprise
and achieve sustainable growth. 

1. Strengthen cost competitiveness by reorganizing the production system and
   drastically enhance profitability by turning the biomedical business profitable
2. Strengthen cash generation capability by improving working capital efficiency
3. Strengthen management foundation for earnings stability by enhancing
   global governance and increasing the value of human capital

We will continue to discover unutilized resources in the world and create new value
through our proprietary manufacturing technologies and R&D activities. We aim to
further enhance our corporate value by contributing to the realization of affluent
lifestyles and the resolution of social issues.

We would appreciate to your continued support and guidance.