- CEO
- Kiyoshi Otsubo
- Full Time Employees
- 25,573
- Sector
- Process industries
- Industry
- Pulp & paper
- Address
- Nakanoshima Central Tower Osaka OS Japan 530-0005
- IPO Date
- May 16, 1949
- Business
- Rengo Co., Ltd. (3941.T) manufactures and sells a broad range of paperboard and packaging products worldwide. The company produces corrugated board, corrugated boxes, folding cartons and other paper containers; paperboard including containerboard, boxboard and tube board; flexible packaging and cellophane; heavy duty packaging such as polyethylene heavy duty bags, kraft paper bags and flexible container bags, along with highly functional resin products; packaging-related machinery including e-commerce packaging systems, wraparound and setup forming machines, box and tray making machines, sealing machines, box opening systems and ink-jet printers; functional materials such as porous cellulose beads, high-function pulp products, gas adsorption sheets, viscose-processed papers, natural anti-bacterial and anti-mold agents and tinted films; sealing materials including kraft tape, OPP tape, fabric tape and hot-melt products; and nonwovens, water-absorbent mats and sheets, cushioning mats and shielding sheets. Rengo operates through segments encompassing paperboard and paper processing, flexible packaging, heavy duty packaging, overseas business and other activities, serving industries including food, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, e-commerce and industrial sectors primarily in Japan, Asia, Europe and internationally. Founded in 1909 and headquartered in Nakanoshima Central Tower, Osaka, Japan, the company maintains a Tokyo head office and oversees 121 group companies in Japan with 175 plants, alongside 219 plants and 58 locations overseas. In recent developments, Rengo acquired 100% of Shinko Inc. in April 2025 to bolster its corrugated packaging operations in the Tokyo area; invested in a 28.6% stake of KINKI DANBORU CO., LTD. in April 2025 to enhance collaboration and business continuity in Japan's Kinki region; announced its joint venture Thai Containers Group would acquire a 60% stake in Indonesian corrugated packaging firm PT Prokemas Adhikari Kreasi (Mypak) by end-2025, expanding to 12 factories in Indonesia; saw subsidiaries Tri-Wall acquire heavy duty packaging manufacturers in the United Arab Emirates in January 2025 and Italy in July 2025; reorganized consolidated subsidiaries in April 2025; and formulated a new medium-term vision "Vision120" in April 2025.