Annual Report 2002 [PDF/1.6MB]

Domestic SteelOverseas SteelTerre Armée Civil EngineeringRaw Materials, Fuels & ChemicalsFoodsMachineryElectronicsAerospaceProducts Inc. produces and sells EdenSoy® soymilkmade from organically grown soybeans, and "Vruit",a blended vegetable juice. The company is the topmaker in the U.S. with a share of over 30% of thesoymilk market. It was recognized by the OCIA(Organic Corp Improvement Association) as aqualified manufacturer of organic foods.Sushi ingredientsEdenSoy is a registered trademark of Eden Foods, Inc. of Clinton, Michigan, U.S.A.From Marine Products And FrozenFoods To Grains And WineWith respect to marine products, we import farmedsalmon from Europe and South America, handlingeverything from raw materials and processing tosales.Based on a thorough management system, our Thaiprocessing plant produces everything from sushiingredients to broiled and fried processed foods tomeet a wide range of customer needs.We import to Japan sauced, charcoal-broiledchicken produced by affiliated companies in Chinaand other Asian countries. In addition, we supplymakers of processed foods with frozen chicken andother products from affiliated plants in China, whichfeature quality control technologies.Regarding rice, we import from the U.S., Australiaand Thailand for the Food Agency. And from theU.S. and Australia we import wheat, a product thatJapan imports to satisfy over 90% of domesticdemand, and pulses for use as raw materials.From Cuba, Thailand and Brazil, we import highqualityraw sugar for domestic refined sugar makersand also sell it to overseas users. We are also anagent for refined sugar makers' products which wesell in Japan.From Australia, the U.S., Thailand, China and Brazilwe import a variety of livestock raw materials.With regard to beverages, we import speciallyselected wines and other beverages from France,Italy and Germany.The joint venture Yingkou Bori Foodstuffs Co., Ltd. in China" Luso" natural water imported from PortugalCrabsSugarJapanese green teaMajor Products HandledCanned marine products, corned beef, Japanese stylestewed beef and other beef products, vegetables,canned fruit, fresh vegetables, tomato products, beef,pork, chicken and other processed meats, frozenfoods, processed foods, grains, dairy products,sugar, alcoholic drinks, soft drinks, frozen seafood,fish roe, processed seafood and other productsSome of the processed products sold by Kawasho Processed Foods Inc.19