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- Sanoyas Holdings Corporation (TSE:7022) operates as a diversified heavy industry holding company primarily engaged in shipbuilding, bridge construction, steel structure fabrication, and environmental equipment manufacturing. The company produces a range of vessels including ferries, car ferries, high-speed boats, and offshore support vessels through its shipbuilding segment; fabricates steel bridges, cable-stayed bridges, and truss bridges in its bridge and steel structure business; and offers waste treatment systems, biomass power generation facilities, and water treatment equipment in its environmental plants division. Additional operations encompass industrial machinery such as marine cranes, hydraulic equipment, and leisure products including hot tubs and swimming pools, serving commercial, government, and industrial customers primarily in Japan with select international projects. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, Sanoyas Holdings oversees subsidiaries like Sanoyas Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Sanoyas Hishino Meiki Co., Ltd., and IHI-Sanoyas Environmental Systems Co., Ltd., with no parent company affiliation. In recent developments, the company expanded its environmental business through a capital and business alliance with Taiwan-based Kingway Environmental in 2024 to jointly develop waste treatment technologies; completed the acquisition of additional shares in a key shipbuilding subsidiary in 2023 to strengthen operational control; and launched new biomass handling systems and upgraded ferry designs amid Japan's push for sustainable maritime infrastructure, reflecting strategic shifts toward green technologies and domestic market resilience.