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- Yamashin-Filter Corp. (TSE: 6240) manufactures, develops and sells advanced filtration products, specializing in filters for construction and agricultural machinery; hydraulic fluid filters including suction, line, pilot, last chance, return, spin and drain filters; engine oil, fuel and transmission filters; industrial process filters; air filters and filter media for buildings, factories, pharmaceutical plants, semiconductor facilities, sewage treatment plants and special applications such as medical equipment, wind turbine generators and railroad cars; and healthcare products incorporating its proprietary YAMASHIN NANO FILTER nanofiber technology, including medical-grade masks. The company holds a leading market share in construction machinery filters in Japan and supplies major OEMs including Caterpillar, Komatsu and Kubota, leveraging in-house nanofiber development for superior filtration performance across industrial, commercial and healthcare sectors. Founded in 1956 and headquartered at 16th Floor, Nisseki-Yokohama Bldg., 1-1-8 Sakuragi-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, Yamashin-Filter operates globally through subsidiaries including YAMASHIN CEBU FILTER MANUFACTURING CORP. in the Philippines, YAMASHIN AMERICA INC. in the US, YAMASHIN EUROPE BRUSSELS BV in Belgium, YAMASHIN THAI Ltd. in Thailand, YAMASHIN VIETNAM CO., LTD. in Vietnam and wholly-owned AQC Corporation in Japan. Recent developments include announcement of a medium-term management plan in November 2024 targeting growth through construction machinery filters and nano filter expansion to FY2028; receipt of Caterpillar's Supplier Excellence Award 2024 in October 2024; selection as a constituent of FTSE Blossom Japan Index and FTSE Blossom Japan Sector Relative Index in July 2025; approval of GHG emissions reduction targets by SBTi in April 2025; first-time certification as an A List Company of CDP Climate Change in February 2025; and notice concerning review of business restructuring in China in April 2025.