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Osaka Yuka Kogyo Co., Ltd. is a company specializing in precision distillation, which separates and purifies target components from mixtures at high purity by leveraging small differences in boiling points of chemical substances. Through its processing technology, the company enhances the value of customer products by removing impurities from raw materials and improving purity.

Its primary customers are chemical manufacturers and final product manufacturers serving the pharmaceutical, agrochemical, electronic materials, cosmetics, automotive, and aerospace industries, with transactions spanning from research and development stages through full-scale manufacturing. The company's revenue consists of processing fees from contract distillation services, as well as service income from design and sales of distillation and filtration equipment, and installation and maintenance services.

The business is divided into two main segments: contract distillation services and plant business. In contract distillation services, the company refines raw materials using its own equipment and ensures quality stability through optimal distillation methods and data utilization. In the plant business, the company designs, sells, installs, and maintains distillation and filtration equipment, providing technical support and production optimization so customers can manufacture products in-house.

The company prioritizes improving sales and operating profit over the medium to long term, aiming for sustainable growth. Building on over 70 years of operational experience since its founding, the company has identified human resource development, growth in contract distillation services, expansion of plant business, and strengthening of management systems as key priorities from the fiscal year ending September 2026 onward. The company is working to enhance production capacity through new equipment installation and strengthen its revenue base. Through these initiatives, it aims to expand the number of business partners and contract projects, ensuring stable profit growth.

The company differentiates itself through advanced distillation technology and research and development capabilities, building competitive advantage in high-value-added contract processing, including projects that are difficult for competitors to handle. Key investment areas include human resources (specialized training, safety instruction, and workplace improvements) and equipment investment (installation and upgrading of distillation and filtration equipment), through which the company implements concrete measures to ensure quality stability and improve productivity. Additionally, the company differentiates itself by combining design, sales, installation, and maintenance services related to equipment, providing comprehensive technical support rather than processing alone.

As part of new market development, the company is focusing on raising awareness of its plant business and expanding orders. It aims to acquire customers through advertising in specialized publications, participation in trade shows, and enhanced company website content, while establishing post-delivery maintenance systems to generate ongoing revenue. Target markets span pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, electronic materials, cosmetics, automobiles, and aerospace and defense. The company is strengthening its capacity to serve customers from the research and development stage through manufacturing scale, thereby acquiring new customers and deepening relationships with existing ones.

Regarding technological innovation, the company prioritizes optimizing distillation conditions and stabilizing quality through data utilization, aiming to enhance product value. The company is leveraging technology and expertise accumulated in contract distillation across plant design and production system support, realizing end-to-end technical services that flexibly address individual customer needs. In parallel, the company is accelerating decision-making and strengthening management oversight functions, continuing efforts to enhance execution capability in technology investment and business development.