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- Yamax Corp. Yamax Corp. (5285.T) engages primarily in the manufacture and sale of precast concrete secondary products for civil engineering and building applications in Japan. The company operates through segments including civil engineering cement products such as culverts including Max Arch and Max Box+, retaining walls including Multi Corner Wall, gutters, water storage tanks, waterways, road products, landscape products, and associated construction materials; building cement products encompassing precast concrete curtain walls and residential PC panels; housing encompassing wooden houses under Sarari no Ie and designer residences under Style Design; and research and development initiatives such as collaborations with Kyushu University and Kumamoto University for seismic-resistant products. Yamax Corp. was founded in 1963 and maintains headquarters in Kumamoto City, Japan, with operations focused on domestic markets serving roads, agriculture, rivers, sewerage, and residential construction, supported by approximately 607 employees across multiple factories. In recent developments, the company jointly operates a new PCa manufacturing factory with Haseko Corp., Itochu Marubeni Urusai Techno Steel Corp., and Daikyo Construction Co., Ltd. as of September 2025; introduced shareholder benefits and revised dividend forecasts upward in March 2025; announced organizational changes and personnel shifts in March 2025; and saw its shares designated as margin trading issues by the Tokyo Stock Exchange in March 2025, alongside Q2 fiscal 2026 earnings releases in November 2025.[news from company site]