For Companies Troubled by Material Price Hikes and Supply Instability: New Service "Shizai World" Launched for Direct Procurement from Chinese Factories

Made by Japan Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Toshihumi Hara; hereinafter "the Company") has launched "Shizai World" (https://shizaiworld.com/), a direct material procurement service utilizing its network of Chinese factories. Against the backdrop of soaring raw material prices, logistics disruptions, and the depreciation of the yen, Japanese companies continue to face difficulties in stably procuring necessary materials. Leveraging its factory network built over more than 20 years of manufacturing in China since its establishment in 2003, the Company aims to achieve both reduced procurement costs and stable supply through direct procurement without involving trading companies.

Background of Service Launch

Currently, the environment surrounding material procurement for Japanese companies is becoming increasingly severe. The supply instability and price fluctuations of petrochemical raw materials such as naphtha are affecting a wide range of products, including plastics, films, and packaging materials. This situation is compounded by rising energy costs due to instability in the Middle East, soaring container freight rates, rising labor costs in China, stricter environmental regulations, a decrease in the number of factories, and the ongoing depreciation of the yen.

These are not temporary factors but are becoming structural issues. Even for commonly used materials like garbage bags, packaging materials, and gloves, companies report issues such as "our usual supplier has no stock," "price increases from trading companies continue without clear justification," and "we don't know where to consult for new suppliers."

Through the operation of "Hansoku World" (https://www.hansokuworld.com/), an original goods and novelty production service, the Company has accumulated over 1,000 manufacturing achievements with a wide range of materials including plastic, fabric, resin, and metal. "Shizai World" was launched to utilize this strong network with Chinese factories, built through that process, to solve material procurement challenges.

Overview of Shizai World Service

Shizai World is a service that utilizes the factory network the Company has built in China over more than 20 years to directly procure and deliver materials required by companies from Chinese factories.

In many material procurements, a multi-layered structure is common, where orders go from Japanese trading companies to Chinese trading companies and then to factories, with margins generated at each stage. Shizai World eliminates these intermediate costs by the Company directly dealing with Chinese factories. Furthermore, by optimizing total costs, including raw material costs, labor costs, customs clearance, packaging, and logistics, it achieves a reduction in procurement costs.

Estimates are free and can be provided as early as the next business day. It is also possible to check quality, price, and delivery time starting with a portion of products or small lots, allowing companies to try the service without changing existing suppliers. The Company has already handled material procurement and manufacturing for many companies through Hansoku World, and that expertise is being applied to Shizai World.

Three Reasons to Choose Us

1. Procurement Capability ── Finding and Delivering Necessary Materials

While there are numerous manufacturing factories in China, the Company has carefully selected reliable factories based on quality, price, and delivery time from over 20 years of business relationships to build its network. With its own offices and inspection centers in two areas, Zhejiang Province (Yiwu, Wenzhou) and Guangdong Province (Shenzhen, Dongguan), it can handle both large-lot procurement and projects requiring high quality. It also holds inventory in Japan to respond to urgent procurement needs.

2. Price ── Eliminating Multi-Layered Trading Company Margins

The Company has over 20 years of direct transaction relationships with Chinese factories, eliminating multi-layered margins through trading companies. In addition to eliminating intermediate costs, optimizing total costs, including raw material costs, customs clearance, and logistics, leads to reduced procurement costs. In some cases, cost reductions of up to 10-50% are possible.

3. Quality Control ── Japanese Standard Quality Checks on-site in China

Full inspections are conducted at the Company's own inspection centers in Zhejiang and Guangdong provinces. Furthermore, staff are permanently stationed at factories to check quality from the manufacturing stage. The Company addresses concerns about "Made in China quality" with its 20 years of quality control system. It also has a track record of transactions with numerous companies, including major corporations, minimizing quality problems.

Supported Categories

Shizai World supports the procurement of a wide range of materials, focusing on the following categories:

Food Packaging/Film: Food-grade PE film, vacuum pouches, stand-up pouches, plastic bento containers, takeout containers, etc.

Bags/Film/Packaging Materials: Commercial garbage bags, plastic bags, delivery bags, zipper bags, protective sheets, etc.

Packaging/Logistics Materials: Cushioning materials (air caps), stretch film, plastic pallets, container boxes, etc.

Sanitation/Consumables: Disposable gloves, pet sheets, wet wipes, disposable diapers, etc.

Daily Goods/Containers: Food storage containers, spray bottles, buckets, storage boxes, etc.

Pet Supplies: