Paper material trader Chikami the "connective tissue" for cross-industry collaboration

Since its foundation in 1946, Chikami Miltec has continued to be an integrated provider of functional raw materials, supporting key industries such as paper and non-woven fabric manufacturing, machinery and construction and civil engineering

With a huge selection of products ranging from raw materials and functional products to industrial materials needed for civil engineering, Chikami Miltec has been an established industry player for more than three quarters of a century.

Due to Japan's well-documented demographic issues, the company has set its sights on global expansion. "In Japan, production and consumption are shrinking due to population decline, but if you look at the whole world, the population is increasing," says president Kunio Chikami. "Therefore, we must take a global view when it comes to the pursuit of further business growth. We are trying to look at the market from a bird's eye perspective rather than a narrow-sighted one."