Himeji: An Industrial Hub — New Business Value Created Through Collaboration

Kansai's leading industrial city with diverse industries

The amount of manufactured goods shipments in the Harima Rinkai area, including Himeji City, is about 5 trillion yen per year. This is larger than the 23 wards of Tokyo and the city of Osaka, indicating that the area is a huge manufacturing base. Himeji, in particular, is one of the leading industrial cities in the Kansai region, where material-type industries such as steel and chemicals are gathered, as well as a number of companies producing products with a top global share. Due to the industrial base that has been cultivated for many years, we have high technical and productive capabilities and excellent human resources throughout the region.

Such industrial integration is not merely a large number of companies, but also creates a relationship that is complementary to each other. The coexistence of companies in diverse fields has formed a soil for new business opportunities and technological innovations.

In response to this background, "Acrie Himeji" was born in the city as an exchange base to create new encounters, discoveries and values between companies and industries. As a large convention center where events and international conferences can be held, it plays a major role as a foundation supporting the development of businesses and industries in the area.

Strengths through business-to-business networks and interbusiness partnerships

A major feature of Himeji City is the proximity of businesses to each other, and the ease of cooperation. There are environments where the benefits of logistics can be enjoyed by the gathering of related companies in each area, such as the Linhai area where chemical industry and steel-related enterprises are integrated, and inland areas where enterprises such as electrical and general machinery are located.

In addition, a network has been formed that does not matter what kind of business is, and there is an environment in which technological cooperation, joint development, and trading opportunities are likely to be created. It is particularly important that it is easy to find partner companies and build supply chains within the region. There are many cases where functions such as parts supply, processing, and logistics can be completed within the region, leading to the speed of starting up a business and cost reduction. Furthermore, one of the attractions of Himeji City is that systems and systems are in place to support and promote corporate location. The facilitation and expedited administrative procedures and the provision of various preferential systems will support the advancement and expansion of businesses.

Sustained growth supported by industrial infrastructure

The infrastructure environment is very important for the manufacturing base. In that regard, in addition to the maintenance of industrial land, the Harima Linhai area, including Himeji City, also has a substantial supply system of electricity and energy.
Imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) are among the top in the country, and the supply of hydrogen and the like is also increasing year by year, making it possible to respond to large-scale production activities. Taking advantage of the interests facing the port, it can also efficiently procurement of raw materials and import and export of products. In addition, we are willing to improve infrastructure in the future, such as considering new road maintenance with a view to reducing congestion and facilitating logistics.
This infrastructure is not only an expansion of existing businesses, but also a foundation that supports challenges to new areas. In recent years, efforts have also been made to increase industrial sophistication and added value, and we aim for sustained growth across the region.

In the current business environment where cooperation with other regions is important, Himeji City has a very attractive environment where infrastructure and network will be established. As a new base, the significance of choosing this place will increase further in the future.