100 companies selected as "Global Niche Top Companies" Supporting overseas expansion July 4: 4:41
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has selected over 100 domestic companies, which have a high share of the world market in the so-called niche area, as "global niche top companies", and will give priority support to overseas expansion. It was.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has selected companies that have a large share of the world in niche fields and have technologies for parts and materials that are important in the supply chain as "Global Niche Top 100 Selection."
Of these, Leon Auto Machine, a food manufacturing machine maker in Utsunomiya City, Tochigi Prefecture, put the "automatic wrapping machine" that wraps the bean paste in the skin into an automatic shape and put it into practical use for the first time in the world.
It can be used for traditional Chinese confectionery "Tsukimochi" and Russian dishes such as piroshki, and it is sold to 125 countries around the world.
Nikkiso, a precision equipment manufacturer in Tokyo, is making parts called "cascades" that regulate the flow of air when reversely injecting an aircraft engine.
It is the world's first product to be successfully commercialized using carbon fiber that is light and strong but difficult to process, and has been adopted by both Boeing and Airbus.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will focus on supporting overseas expansion and R&D of these companies.