ABOUT GOSEN P1 MULTIFACETED EVOLUTION P2 TOTAL TECHNOLOGY P3~4 HISTORY P5

ABOUT GOSEN Page 1

COMPANY NAME GOSEN CO., LTD.

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

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

CAPITAL STOCK 100 million yen

EMPLOYEE 216 persons (as of Apr. 2021)

● Manufacture & sales of sporting goods

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

SHANGHAI GOSEN SEICHU CO., LTD.   TEL.86-21-58680727

SUBSIDIARIES GOSEN (THAILAND) CO., LTD.   TEL.66-2-714-3547-9
HOKUREN CO., LTD.   TEL.81-76-275-6671

BRANCH OFFICES & FACTORY

TOKYO BRANCH TENJIN FACTORY TOJO DISTRIBUTION CENTER R&D CENTER

1-2-1, Kuramae, Taito-ku, 220, Tenjin, Kato-city, 1777-24, Aza-Kitayama, 306, Hashikadani,
Tokyo, Hyogo, Eifuku, Kato-city, Hyogo, Kato-city, Hyogo,
Japan 111-0051 Japan 673-1311 Japan 673-1313 Japan 673-1312
TEL.81-3-6386-1060 TEL.81-795-47-1225 TEL.81-795-47-1701 TEL.81-795-47-1228

A member of NIKKE group.

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INFINITE POTENTIAL
GOSEN'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
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SYNTHETIC STRING
FISHING
TENNIS STRING
FISHING LINE

BADMINTON STRING

RACKET
RACKET
SPORTS BADMINTON RACKET SEWING THREAD FOR APPARELS

SPORTING WEAR INDUSTRIAL THREAD FOR CAR SEAT BELT AND AIR BAG
INDUSTRIAL
STRINGING MACHINE & STRINGING TOOLS MATERIAL THREAD FOR CONSTRUCTION

BINDING THREAD FOR MOTOR COIL

ACCESSORIES (AUTOMOTIVE AND INDUSTRIAL)

GRIP SURGICAL THREAD

SHUTTLECOCK ORNAMENT STRING AND TAPE

RACKET BAG ARTIFICIAL HAIR

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UNIQUE MANUFACTURER WITH THE PRODUCTION IN TOTAL TECHNOLOGY.

GOSEN ORIGINAL TECHNOLOGY PRODUCING ALL KIND OF STRINGS.

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 AND 9001 CERTIFICATION ACQUIRED

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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Manufacturing Yarn Twisting Chemical

of Original Yarn Processing Processing

Tapered fiber making technology Wire winding processing technology Curling prevention technology

PE processing technology Flat yarn winding technology Surface oil application processing

Stainless wire processing technology Unevenness processing technology Special resin coating technology

Braiding technology Microfilament integration technology High hardness nylon resin

coating technology
Blending technology
Technology for oil injection
Alamid fiber processing technology to hollow fiber

Lead powder mixed jelly

Monofilament composite technology
injection technology

Hollow forming technology

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January GOSEN CO., LTD. was established for the manufacture The “Small World Top Company Award” was granted by
1993
1951 and sale of synthetic fishing line, long line and net yarn. Nikkei Inc.

April As a pioneer in synthetic thread in Japan, GOSEN began

1999 Sales of the world’ s first biodegradable catgut began.
1951 the production and sale of nylon thread.

The Tenjin Factory was established in Kato-gun (the

April March The Production Headquarters acquired ISO 9001 certification,
current Kato City), Hyogo, where the production of fishing
1954 2003 the international standard for quality assurance.
line and catgut started.

January The Tokyo Office was established in Asakusa-muko- Shanghai Gosen Co., Ltd. Was established in Shanghai, China
2003
1963 yanagihara, Taito-ku, Tokyo. for the manufacture of vehicle-related materials.

April March The Production Headquarters acquired ISO 4001 certification,

The company name was changed to GOSEN CO., LTD.
1973 2005 the international standard for environmental management.

November The Fukuoka Office was established in 1-4-8, Yakuin, August

Affiliated with the Japan Wool Textile Group.
1975 Chuo-ku, Fukuoka. 2006

April The R&D Center was established in the area adjacent to July GOSEN (Thailand) CO., LTD., a company for the sale of
1986 the Tenjin Factory. 2012 vehicle-related materials, was established in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tenjin factory was certified under ISO13485 (Quality

April Hokuren Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of KANEMATSU December
Management System).
1989 CORPORATION, was acquired. 2019
Head office was relocated to Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan.