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- MATSUDA SANGYO Co., Ltd. MATSUDA SANGYO Co., Ltd. is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the precious metals business and food-related business; the Precious Metals Business Segment encompasses recovery and smelting of precious metals including gold, silver, platinum group metals, sale of precious metal ingots, bullion, chemical products, electronic materials such as bonding wire, plating chemicals, vacuum film formation materials, wiring connection and film forming materials, jewelry materials, dental alloys, catalysts, precision cleaning services for vacuum film formation system parts, thermal spray processing, and collection, transportation, processing of industrial waste including lithium-ion batteries and PTP sheets; the Food-related Business Segment involves procurement and sale of raw materials for food processing such as fishery products including surimi fish paste, fish, shellfish, shrimp, agricultural products like frozen and dried vegetables, livestock products comprising meat and eggs, other food ingredients, and provision of logistics services. The company operates primarily in Japan with an extensive global network of subsidiaries and production bases in East Asia including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam, Republic of Korea, Taiwan, China, India, and Indonesia, serving industries such as electronics, semiconductors, automotive, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, jewelry, dental, medical, and food processing; it maintains headquarters in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, and was founded in 1935 with formal incorporation as a surviving company in 1951. Recent major developments include the announcement of acquisitions of Sanyo-Rec Co Ltd and Flap Resource on January 31, 2025 to bolster resource recycling capabilities; establishment of a subsidiary in Indonesia in 2023 and in India in 2022 as part of accelerated overseas expansion; commencement of operations at the expanded factory of its Thai subsidiary in Ayutthaya in March 2024 and new Kitakyushu Factory in Japan in 2024; launch of material recycling for PTP sheets in 2023; recognition on CDP's A List 2024 for climate transparency and approval of carbon footprint calculation rules for gold products in July 2025; transition to a stock compensation plan and abolition of officers' retirement benefits in May 2025; and ongoing execution of its FY2022-2025 Medium-term Management Plan targeting consolidated net sales of ¥300 billion and operating profit of ¥13 billion by FY2025 amid proactive investments in DX, human capital, and ESG initiatives.