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Formerly a trading department at hotel-use toothbrush producer Sanyo Burashi Inc., Sanyo Bussan was spun off in 1992 as an independent corporation. We handled all types of amenity products in general—a rarity at the time—and we even manufactured these products on our own from the very start.
At Sanyo Bussan, our company philosophy is "providing products tailored to the changes of the times," and based on this approach we have focused since day one on developing a wide range of novel products that the industry had never seen before. Many of these have become commonplace in the hotel industry today, such as hairbrushes as alternatives to the flat combs which were once the only option available. Furthermore, we have created unified packaging designs for amenity good sets to replace the former approach of disparate packaging for individual amenity item types.
In response to the problem of marine plastic waste seen in recent years, we plan to continue reducing plastic usage, utilize recyclable containers, and even eliminate plastic containers altogether and replace them with containers made entirely from plant-derived ingredients, all of which will further strengthen sales performance.
Efforts for SDGs
Contributing Toward
the Achievement of Three SDGs
RESPONSIBLE
CONSUMPTION
AND PRODUCTION
CLIMATE
ACTION
LIFE
BELOW WATER
Actively Pursuing Reductions
in Plastic Usage
Hotel amenity products have long used plastic as a primary material. To change this, we have served as an industry pioneer by striving to eliminate plastic usage in our products. Based on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which were designed to change our world, we have been developing entirely new, environmentally friendly hotel amenity products never before seen in the industry.
Shower cap made using 55% corn starch
The Industry's First Bioplastic Products Made Using Old and Broken Rice
Sanyo Bussan has succeeded in developing a series of biomass-resource products that use old rice and broken rice, which are not considered suitable for commercial food product use, to reduce plastic usage amounts by approximately 50 percent. These are the hotel industry's first biomass-based amenity products, and because the CO2 volumes emitted during their post-use disposal via incineration are not large enough to affect overall atmospheric CO2 levels, the products have received biomass certification. In addition to these, we have developed and produced craft-use ballpoint pens made using paper and straw, eco-friendly shower caps made partially from corn constituents, and a wide range of other products made from recycled materials as well as products certified with the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label.
Biomass Mark
The Biomass Mark is displayed on environmentally friendly products that are made using plant-derived (biomass) resources and comply with quality-related criteria as well as all relevant laws, standards and regulations
FSC Label
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) label is used to certify products that support responsible forest management and contribute to the further dissemination of sustainable procurement.
COMPANY
Company name
Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.
President
Eiji Takeuchi
Address
206-19, Minato-machi, Iyo-shi, Ehime, JAPAN 799-3115
Phone Number
+81-89-997-3434
Establishment
October 1, 1992
Business Operations
Manufacturing and sale of hotel-use provisions and consumable goods, business-use cosmetic products, various types of bags, towels, and other products
Group Companies
Overseas Offices
Shanghai office
vietnam office(SANYO TRADING VIENAM., Co. Ltd)
myanmar office(SANYO TRADING JAPAN Co.,Ltd / SANYO BUSSAN CO.,Ltd MYANMAR BRANCH)
GROUP
Aiming to Be a Widespread Global Presence
Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.
206-19, Minato-machi,
Iyo-shi, Ehime, JAPAN 799-3115
TEL: +81-89-997-3434
FAX: +81-89-908-4430
http://www.sanyo-bussan.jp
Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.Masaki factory
176-1 Kitakuroda Masaki-cho
Iyo-gun Ehime 791-3102 Japan
TEL: +81-89-961-6668
FAX: +81-89-961-6568
http://www.sanyo-bussan.jp
SANYO BURASHI INC.
169 Miaki Iyo
Ehime 799-3124 Japan
TEL: +81-89-982-1636
FAX: +81-89-983-4906
https://www.sanyou-burashi.co.jp
Sanyo Amenity Inc.
14-6 Tsujimachi Matsuyama
Ehime 790-0063 Japan
TEL: +81-89-926-9660
FAX: +81-89-926-9639
https://www.sanyoamenity.co.jp
Overseas Group Companies
GROUP GM
An international corporate group based out of France that sells hotel amenity products around the world through a sales network encompassing 72 countries
Overseas Offices
Shanghai office
vietnam office(SANYO TRADING VIENAM., Co. Ltd)
myanmar office(SANYO TRADING JAPAN Co.,Ltd / SANYO BUSSAN CO.,Ltd MYANMAR BRANCH)
HISTORY
October 1992
Sanyo Bussan YK founded
Began developing and selling hairbrush-type hotel amenity products
May 1993
Main office relocated to 4-chome, Yogo-minami, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
2003
Began sales of Soft Slippers hotel amenity products
January 2005
Main office relocated to 3-chome, Yogo-minami, Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture
2007
Entered collaborative venture to manufacture and sell Schick shaving razors
2008
Reorganized as Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd., increased capital to ¥10 million
Signed the only Japanese distributor contract with a French general merchandising company
June 2008
Signed contract with Groupe GM
December 2008
Licensed as both a cosmetic products manufacturer and a cosmetics products manufacturer–seller
June 2010
Main office and distribution center combined at new location in Masaki-cho, Iyo-gun, Ehime Prefecture
2014
Began sales of Musasabi-kun Set kids' products, which became popular among adults as well
January 2015
Established Shanghai office
2018
Began sales of HAJIMARI Series
January 2019
Established a local subsidiary in Vietnam
As a corporation, Sanyo Bussan pledged support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG number 12 ("Responsible Consumption and Production")
July 2020
Established a branch office as a local subsidiary in Myanmar
Commercialized and began sales of Rice-grain Toothbrush and Rice-grain Hairbrush biomass-series products made with plant-derived (biomass) resources; these became the first hotel amenity products in the industry to receive the Biomass Mark
March 2023
The head office has been relocated to Minato-machi, Iyo-shi
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Sanyo Bussan Co., Ltd.
206-19, Minato-machi, Iyo-shi, Ehime, JAPAN 799-3115
