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- Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd. Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd. (7821.T) manufactures and sells civil engineering materials, building materials, non-woven fabrics, and geosynthetic products primarily in Japan. The company operates through social infrastructure and industrial infrastructure segments, offering reinforced soil wall and embankment materials such as ENDREN; soft ground stabilization materials; rubble net layered construction methods; rockfall protection fences; drainage materials for tunnels; silt, oil, and garbage prevention fences; fiber-reinforced plastics including FR grid, ADEAM, and fiber sheets; adhesive anchors; polymer cement mortar; weather-resistant polyester nets; sandbags; asphalt protective sheets; park and exterior products; oil-absorption sheets; polypropylene and polyethylene spunbonded non-woven fabrics; antibacterial and flame-resistant non-woven fabrics; and weed prevention sheets. Founded in 1918 as Maeda Weaving Factory and established in its current form in 1972, Maeda Kosen maintains headquarters in Tokyo and Fukui Prefecture, with operations centered in Japan including subsidiaries like Maedakosen Industrial Products, MIRAI no Agri, MIRAI Kosen, Okinawa Kosen, Seven Chemical, Saikobo, Kushiro High Meal, and BBS Japan; it also pursues international expansion in Southeast Asia and the Middle East. Recent developments include the March 2025 acquisition of Mitsui Chemicals Industrial Products Ltd., rebranded as Maedakosen Industrial Products Co., Ltd., to bolster synthetic resin, civil engineering, and building materials; the 2024 acquisition of Saikobo Co., Ltd. for playground equipment manufacturing; ongoing mergers for resource concentration such as those involving MIRAI no Agri and prior subsidiaries; and strategic M&A initiatives emphasizing diversity, open innovation, and new market creation through technology fusion. The company continues to innovate via joint research with universities and public organizations, earning awards like the 2024 JEPOC Takahashi Award and maintaining listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market.