About Us

Message from the President

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The RIKEN TECHNOS GROUP will continue to provide new value and satisfaction to people, companies, and society as a challenger that stays ahead of customers' expectations.

Firstly, I would like to express my appreciation for all the support we have received from everyone up until this point. My name is Kazuaki Tokiwa and I have been appointed the Representative Director and President of Riken Technos as of April 1st, 2016. I would like to take this opportunity to share some words with everyone.

We were established in 1951 under the name RIKEN VINYL INDUSTRY CO., LTD. with the processing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resin as our core business. As a private company that stemmed from RIKEN, we started as a venture capital with limited funding and based solely on our strength in terms of people and technology.

Using our comprehensive technologies related to synthetic resin processing developed since our establishment, we have taken on and accomplished the challenge of developing, manufacturing, and selling PVC compounds and films, Japan's first wraps for food packaging, and thermoplastic elastomer compounds. Today, these products serve as pillars for our business as materials and products that reduce environmental load, such as contributing toward effective use of resources and energy conservation.

In 2001, we changed our company name to RIKEN TECHNOS CORPORATION. Currently, we are growing into a global company engaging in business within Japan and overseas centered on four market segments: Transportation, Daily Life & Healthcare, Electronics, and Building & Construction.

We have grown from a venture capital into a global company, but our number one strength remains as people and technology. We take on challenges without being bounded by precedents, and our mission to improve the quality of life and create a safe, affluent society has not changed. We want to be a company that is not satisfied with simply exceeding the customers' expectations that can already be seen, but always anticipates the future to stay ahead of the latent customer and market needs which have yet to manifest.

Commemorating our 60th anniversary in 2011, we established the RIKEN TECHNOS WAY as our new corporate philosophy to formalize the challenging spirit, determination toward new product development, and creativity from the days of our establishment. As CEO, my role is to firmly establish the corporate culture stated in the RIKEN TECHNOS WAY—such as “Stay ahead of customers' expectations”—across the entire Group.

In April 2022, we embarked on the three-year medium-term business plan “Challenge Now for Change New 2024.” In addition, to work seriously on the sustainable growth of our business and the solving of social issues, we established a Sustainability Committee and developed a structure for promoting sustainability.

We will engrave the RIKEN TECHNOS WAY in our hearts and bravely take on challenges to realize our longterm vision of “aiming to become the leading provider of comfort for all living spaces.”

I hope you will continue to give us your support in the future.

Kazuaki Tokiwa
President & CEO
Representative Director