- Hanshin Industrial Region
The nihongo|Hanshin Industrial Region|阪神工業地帯|Hanshin Kōgyō Chitai is one of the largest
industrial region s inJapan . Its name comes from thekanji used to write the names of Osaka (大阪) and Kobe (神戸), the two largest cities in themegalopolis .TheGDP in this area (Osaka and Kobe) is $341 billion, one of the world's most productive region. [ [http://www.pwc.com/uk/eng/ins-sol/publ/ukoutlook/pwc_ukeo-section3-march07.pdf Which are the largest city economies in the world and how might this change by 2020?] ]Outline
Numbers
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Osaka prefecture
**Number of establishments : 24,822
**Number of employees : 530,407
**Value of manufactured goods shipments : 15,961 billion yen
**Value added : 6,459 billion yen
*Hyōgo Prefecture
**Number of establishments : 11,300
**Number of employees : 359,850
**Value of manufactured goods shipments : 12,945 billion yen
**Value added : 4,808 billion yen(4-digit industrial subclassification. From Report by Respective Industry of the 2005 Census)
Main cities and industry
Osaka -
Medical ,Chemical ,Metal Facilities
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Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
*Daiichi Sankyo Co.
*Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
* Sumitomo Chemical
*Sumitomo Electric Industries
* SharpLaboratories,Research institutes
*Rohto Pharmaceutical Co.
* Shionogi Pharmaceutical Co.
*Mitsubishi Pharma
* Sumitomo Pharmaceutical Co.
* Sumitomo Chemical
=Sakai - Chemical, Metal =Facilities
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Exxon Mobil
*Showa Denko
*Ube Industries
*Nippon Oil
*Esso
*Bayer (Polyurethane )
*Nippon Steel
* [http://www.mitsui-chem.co.jp/e/index.htm Mitsui Chemicals]
* [http://www.mmc.co.jp/english/index.html Mitsubishi Materials]
*Osaka Gas
*Daikin Industries :- Air conditioning and Chemicals.Especially,As a fluorine chemical industry, Daikin has major market share withDuPont .Laboratories, Research Institutes
*Showa Denko
* [http://www.sakai-chem.co.jp/english/profile/index.html Sakai Chemical Industry] (Titanium Dioxide, Stabilizers & Metallic Soaps)
* [http://www.kyowa.co.jp/eng/index.htm Kyowa (medical)]Facilities and Research Institutes
*Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic):- It is also the headquarter.
*Sanyo :- It is also the headquarter.
*Funai :- It is also the headquarter.Other cities in Osaka prefecture
Facilities
*Kinki Sharyo : Higashiosaka (manufacturer of railroad vehicles)
* [http://www.sunstar.com/e1.0_about/e1.3_about_company.html Sunstar] : Takatsuki (Manufacture and sales of oral care products):- It is also the headquarter.
*Daihatsu : Ikeda (Cars):- It is also the headquarter.
*Nitto Denko :- A chemical company in Osaka.Especially,Reverse osmosis (Reverse Osmosis Membrane) is major of the world withDow Chemical Company .Laboratories, Research Institutes
* [http://www.shokubai.co.jp/eng/company/index.html Nippon Shokubai] : Suita (manufacture of catalyst)
* JT (Japan Tobacco ) : Takatsuki (Medical laboratory)
* [http://www.obi.or.jp/index2.html Osaka Bioscience Institute] : Suita (The establishment of a national science research institute byMinistry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology )Amagasaki - Chemical, Metal, Electronics
Facilities
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Sumitomo Metal Industries
* Mitsui Chemicals
*Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic):- Plasma display
*Asahi Glass Co.
* Sekisui Chemical Co.
*Mitsubishi Electric :- Railroad traffic control system,Electric Power control system,Air traffic control system,Doppler radar ,Communications satellite ,Global Positioning System .
* [http://www.sumitomo-ti.co.jp/index_e.html OSAKA Titanium technologies] :- Product of Titanium material (About 20 percent share of the world market [ [http://www.japanmetal.com/special/special_33.html Japanmetalnews] ] )Laboratories, Research Institutes
*Bayer :-Urethane ,Polyurethane Raw Materials
*Mitsubishi Electric :- The largest Laboratory of Mitsubishi Electric.:- Electric device and primary subjects of electric.Kobe - Medical, Electronics, Heavy Industries,
Facilities
*Mitsubishi Heavy Industries :-Shipbuilding , Marine structures:- Mainly,high value products such asContainer ship ,Submarine , Research Vessels andVehicle s,Nuclear reactor ,Satellite .
*Kawasaki Heavy Industries :- Shipbuilding, Marine structures,Trains
*Kobe Steel
*Mitsubishi Electric
*Matsushita Electric Industrial (Panasonic)
* Komatsu (Manufactures construction, mining, and military equipment)Laboratories, Research Institutes
*Bayer [http://byl.bayer.co.jp/scripts/pages/jp/corporate_profile/map/index.php# Kobe Research Center]
*Eli Lilly and Company
*Boehringer-Ingelheim
*Procter & Gamble :- It is also an East-Asia and Japan headquarter.
*Kobe Steel
*Mitsubishi Electric
*RIKEN (A public corporation funded by the government.Natural sciences research institute.):- Center for DevelopmentalBiology .:- Next-GenerationSupercomputer Center (From 2010). [ [http://www.riken.go.jp/r-world/info/release/press/2007/070328/index.html Press Release] ]Other cities in Hyōgo Prefecture
Facilities
*Asahi Glass Co. : Takasago
*Caterpillar, Inc. : Akashi
*Fujitsu : Akashi
* [http://www.shokubai.co.jp/eng/products/index.html Nippon Shokubai] :- A chemical company in Osaka and Hyogo.:-Catalysis ,Acrylic acid (World share 15%) and SuperAbsorbent Polymer (World share 25%).
*Kawasaki Heavy Industries : Akashi:- Motorcycle
*Kobe Steel : Kakogawa,Takasago
*Nippon Steel : Himeji
*Mitsubishi Heavy Industries : Takasago
*Mitsubishi Electric : Akashi
*Procter & Gamble : AkashiLaboratories, Research Institutes
*Kawasaki Heavy Industries : Akashi
*Kobe Steel : Kakogawa
* Sumitomo Chemical : Takarazuka
* [http://www.shokubai.co.jp/eng/r_and_d/index.html Nippon Shokubai] : Himejiee also
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Kansai Science City
*Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto References
* [http://www.meti.go.jp/english/statistics/data/h2sktope.html Preliminary Report on Census of Manufactures 2005 from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Japan]
* [http://global.mitsubishielectric.com/locations/index.html Mitsubishi Electric Locations]
* [http://global.mitsubishielectric.com/bu/index.html Mitsubishi Electric Products]
* [http://www.mhi.co.jp/indexe.html Mitsubishi Heavy Industries]
* [http://www.sumitomo-ti.co.jp/index_e.html Osaka (Sumitomo) Titanium technologies Co.,Ltd]
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