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Table of Contents Introduction 03 Vision - Corporate Philosophy - Company Slogans 04 Our Business 06 Product Range 08 Client Remarks 14 Quality 15 Oeko-Tex Standard 100 16 Corporate Profile 17 2
Introduction ECOTEX Co. Ltd., was founded as a connecting business bridge between Central Asia and Japan in 2006 and was incorporated as a textile trading company in 2012; its head office is in Yokohama, Japan. 3
Vision - Corporate Philosophy - Company Slogans VISION CORPORATE PHILOSOPHY COMPANY SLOGANS Vision Our main principals are to have an accurate grasp of customer needs, earn customer trust, and establish customer satisfaction through fair trade and a mutually beneficial relationship. The aim and objective of ECOTEX is to supply high quality products with high-standard services at competitive prices. Corporate Philosophy Our fundamental corporate policy is to work towards the long-term preservation and enhancement of mutually beneficial and effective relationships with our stakeholders. 4
Company Slogans Trust partnership for your business Choosing the right partner is choosing the right future Partner is Temporary, Companion is Permanent. ECOTEX is your business Companion. 5
Our Business Textile Business ECOTEX Metal Business Metal Business The Central Asian region is rich in mineral and metal resources such as copper, lead, zinc, aluminum, marble, and graphite, among others. It is one of the biggest copper mining regions in the world, and is ranked among the leading copper exporters in the world. We have a strong relationship with local mining and metallurgy factories which gives us the opportunity to offer copper, aluminum, zinc, and other resources at the lowest prices. 6
Major products: Copper cathode (Electrolytic Grade A., Cu-purity: 99, 97%) Copper rod (Cu-purity: 99, 96%, diameter 8,0+3) Zinc Aluminum Textile Business We exploit a competitive manufacturing system in Asia and provide textile materials such as raw cotton, cotton yarn, natural fibers, and fabrics such as towels, knit, and textile interior products. We have a strong relationship with local mills in the textile field and with large cotton trading networks in the Central Asian market. This gives us the opportunity to control the quality of purchased cotton we use in manufacturing products exclusively for our company. 7
Product Range Textile Product Range We supply high-quality long staple cotton, cultivated in Central Asia, and cotton yarn, which is produced with low twist technology (fine twist yarn). 1. Raw Cotton, Cotton Linter Our company supplies high quality raw cotton and cotton linter. All grades and all types: Extra-long staple cotton-els (39mm~43mm/28.6~38.1mm) 8
Long staple cotton (22.2~27.8mm) Cotton linter Type A, Type B 2. Cotton Yarn Our company supplies 100% cotton compact, carded, and combed ring spun yarn for knitting and weaving purposes. We are ready to prepare an individual order to fit your specific requirements. Carded Yarn (CD) Ne10 ~ Ne 60 (single/double) Combed Yarn (CM) Ne20 ~ Ne 200 (single/double/multi-plied) Open End (OE) Ne 12/1~24/1 Dyed Yarn (Mélange) 100% cotton dyed yarn No wax, low twist yarn The technology allows producing three-ply yarn 9
3. Natural Fiber Silk The origin of sericulture in Central Asia has a long history which goes back to 3-4 AD, when The Great Silk Road had a vast influence on the region. We supply Central Asian raw silk and silk fabric. Major Products Raw silk Silk fabric Linen We supply good quality linen yarn made from selected flax fiber. We can provide it bleached, natural, or dyed. 10
Major Products: Spun yarn Blended yarn (Cotton/Linen/Acryl/Polyester) Various linen fabric Wool Because of the cruel winters in the Northeast of Central Asia and Russia, the wool textile industry has developed through the ages. We supply a wide variety of blended wool yarn to meet the needs of each of our customers. Major products: Woolen yarn (combed/for knit) Blended yarn (wool/acryl). Blend percentage is 50 50, 30 70 70 30 or custom made for each client Felt (a non-woven cloth that is produced by matting, condensing, and pressing woolen fibers) 4. Fabric We supply a large range of cotton and blended fabric garments. 100% cotton fabric in grey (carded and combed) 11
Ribana (carded and combed) Jersey structure - Supreme (carded and combed) Lacoste - peak (carded and combed) Interlock (carded and combed) Footer with nap and without nap Velour Twill Sateen Upon customer s request, woven and knitted terry fabrics can be passed through a shearing machine to be turned into soft, smooth velour. Technology allows setting the desired height of the pile. 5. Towels Terry Fabric Knit 12
We supply various kinds of towels, knitwear, cloth (e.g., T-shirts, bath robes), & interior products such as carpets, which are made in the Central Asian mills. In the sewing factories, designers are composing color combinations and creating embroidery designs for producing ready-made products and decorations. All finished products pass through careful quality controlled inspection and are certified by OEKOTEX Standard 100, making it completely safe for human health. We ensure all products are appropriately packed into waterproof packaging, in order to ensure that goods arrive in a worthy state and can be used for a long time. We can customize all of our products to fit any requirement. Major products: Towels (terry, velour) T-shirts Bath robes/kids bath robes Interior products (carpets) 13
Client Remarks Random Client Remark Central Asian cotton, in comparison with other countries cotton fiber, is long staple and yarn made from this cotton is glossy and shiny. This allows us to use this yarn for producing highest quality textile products. -- Daiwa Senko Co., Ltd. 14
Quality All our products are manufactured under strict quality control guidelines. Management quality system ISO 9001 was established in all mills. These mills are equipped with the latest manufacturing technologies, such as: Rieter (Switzerland), Trützschler (Germany), Murata (Japan), etc. The laboratories are equipped with the new generation technology of USTER (Switzerland).Quality control runs in all areas of the production process, from entering of raw material, during production, and up to the finishing steps. The cotton yarn, which we supply to Japan, is tested and successfully certified at the Ehime Institute of Industrial Technology, allowing the use of the yarn for the Imabari Towel brand. Our suppliers are certified by USTER and recognized as USTERIZED stable product quality. This ensures a consistent high level of production, as well as being certified according to Switzerland s OEKO-TEX Standard 100 (OEKO-TEX Standard 100). 15
Oeko-Tex Standard 100 The Switzerland OEKO-TEX Standard has been recognized as the most stringent textile safety and quality assurance testing in the world. Confidence in Textiles that has been the motto of the independent testing for harmful substances according to OEKO- TEX Standard 100 for textile products of all types which pose no risk whatsoever to health since 1992. The requirement for certification of textile products according to OEKO-TEX Standard 100 is such that all components, laboratory tests, and product classes have to comply with the required criteria without exception. 16
Corporate Profile Name Address ECOTEX Co., Ltd Yayoi-cho 2-15-1-704, Naka-ku Yokohama city Japan 231-0058 MAP Foundation August 2006 Establishment August 2012 Accounting period Main business Product range Business partners Correspondent bank Associated companies June 30 - July 1 of each year the following year. Textile business: Raw cotton, yarn, spun yarn, natural fibers, raw materials, textile-trading company. Manufacture and sale of cotton yarn for clothing and for towels. Variety of towel products, various kinds of knitwear, carpets Metal business: Sale of cooper, aluminum, zinc. Raw cotton, cotton linter, cotton yarn, spun yarn, natural fibers (flax, silk, wool, and other), metal products (copper, zinc, aluminum) Daiwa Senko Co., Ltd., other apparel, textile manufacturers trading companies. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ www.daiwasenko.jp 17
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