Description

Chori Co., Ltd. operates internationally, including in China, through its diversified businesses in textiles, chemicals, and machinery. Within its textiles division, the company offers an extensive range of products, encompassing raw materials such as polyester and nylon yarns, raw thread, and raw cotton for both natural and synthetic fabrics, alongside specialized finished textile goods. This includes technical fabrics like waterproof materials for sportswear, fabrics for automotive seating, and nonwoven materials crucial for construction, civil engineering, and hygienic products, in addition to nonwoven sheets. Chori's textile offerings further extend to lightweight and thin fabrics, black materials, and traditional garments, as well as foundational materials and ready-made products tailored for various apparel categories, including innerwear, sportswear, golf wear, uniforms, business attire, and general men's and women's fashion. The portfolio also features backing and interlining cloths. The chemical segment is equally comprehensive, providing urethane materials widely used for shock absorption, insulation, adhesives, coating substances, films, cosmetic raw materials, biodegradable plastics, and applications in water treatment. Additionally, Chori supplies inorganic and metallic chemical materials, agricultural and fertilizer inputs, raw materials for flat panel display glass substrates, and components for lithium-ion batteries. Industrial chemicals, such as phosphoric acid, phosphates, plastic raw materials, and metallic surface treatment agents, are also part of their offerings. The company imports and distributes a range of pharmaceutical and agrochemical ingredients and their intermediates, functional organic intermediates, and various food chemicals like proteins and sweeteners. Complementing this, they offer research and manufacturing outsourcing services. In its machinery business, Chori facilitates the sale of transportation equipment, including a variety of four-wheel vehicles, motorcycles, and trucks. The company also engages in the international export of agricultural, construction, and industrial machinery. Founded in Osaka, Japan, in 1861, Chori Co., Ltd. is currently a subsidiary of Toray Industries, Inc.