Asahi Yukizai

ASAHI YUKIZAI CORPORATION was established at Nobeoka in Miyazaki Prefecture, not very far from Takachiho, known as the place of the descent of Deity Amaterasus grandson, in March 1945 before the end of World War II as a manufacturer of aircraft components. The components were made from wood, instead of metals which were then in short supply. Since then, we have maintained our founding philosophy of replacing metal materials with organic (i.e., plastic and wooden) materials and have significantly developed our Valve & Piping Systems Business, a segment dealing in valves, joints, pipes and others, creating the worlds first plastic valves based on rustproofness, chemical resistance, lightweight and other characteristics of plastics. In addition, we have been operating the Resin Business, which deals chiefly with phenol resins, resin coasted sand (RCS) and foaming materials. The RCS refers to sand impregnated with phenol resins and used for casting purposes. We are proud to have contr...