Hayashi Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. (31 Kisshoin Ishihara Donoushiro Nishi-machi, Minami-ku, Kyoto, Japan) has begun the promotion of special printing auxiliaries worldwide. Promotional activities have begun for a selection of compatible textile finishing auxiliaries for use in the overseas production of car upholstery and soft-furnishing prints, to accommodate the demand of Japanese firms shifting their production sites to locations abroad.

M. Hayashi

The amount of printing carried out has been increasing recently in China. Naturally, Japanese printing methods and differentiation techniques will be called for. With difference in know-how, different results will be produced even if the same printing method is used.

On this, M. Hayashi, board member of Hayashi Chemical Industry, says, 'More and more Japanese firms are setting up printing plants in China. Requests for the same finishing agents as used in Japan are increasing. In response to such calls, we intend to introduce new printing and finishing technologies with accompanying auxiliaries on this website.'

H. Sakaoka

H. Sakaoka, technical consultant and manager of technical dept., reveals the firm's enthusiasm for the global promotion, saying, 'We can also provide a number of finishing agents that would be popular with local printing plants in China. We will be presenting a number of items best fit for the age of globalization on this page, and would like to promote easy access to information.'

Interview by: Senshoku Keizai Shimbun