Corporate
Profile

[Company strength]
We take pride in the fact that our small company holds its own proprietary technology. Our employees, though few in number, all take responsibility for performing their individual functions. This not only enables them to better meet their customers’ needs, but also fosters their own growth and value enhancement along with that of our customers.


[Business description]
Yield Co., Ltd. manufactures and markets the Aquabeam compound photocatalytic water purification device, for which the company holds a Japanese patent. This system pioneered the combination of ultraviolet rays and ultrasound in water purification. It uses the titanium based photocatalytic compound Titanystar, another of the company’s core technologies, patented in both Japan and the United States. Titanystar is a highly active and durable film that eliminates the peeling, performance and other issues that plague conventional photocatalytic coatings. It offers outstanding deodorizing and antibacterial performance, and boasts a long track record in the field of water purification, which coating type photocatalysts are unable to match.


[Industry]
Manufacture and sale of industrial chemical products

[Strength of products/technologies]
Patented in the U.S. and Japan, Titanystar is unique in having been selected for use in a range of public sector of space applications. Its responsiveness to visible light made it the photocatalyst chosen to provide deodorization on the International Space Station module, Kibo. In major surgical procedures at University Hospital, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Titanystar is placed directly on skin incisions, where its photocatalytic functions provide antibacterial protection. Our Aquabeam water purifier also boasts a successful track record as a high performance purification device, fusing photocatalysis and ultrasound technologies.


[Representative's message]
Our proprietary titanium oxide photocatalysis technology has acquired patents in Japan and the United States. Based on a successful domestic track record in photocatalytic water purification, we intend to focus our attention on developing overseas sales channels. Our products and technologies are ideal for many purification applications—offering outstanding efficacy against bacteria, viruses,plankton and other substances—and we have initiated further rollouts focusing on this field.



[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
Our representative director Takahisa Ito is responsible in regard to development of sales channels and overseas rollouts. Overall exporting operations and overseas sales are left up to customers, and overseas export procedures are delegated to the selling companies.


[Market share/Ranking]
The company holds significant share in the field of water purification, with a focus on photocatalytic functions.



[Awards and media coverage]
Kyoto Prefecture Creative Action Promotion Act certification, Kyoto Prefecture Award for Inventors with Distinguished Service, Space Development Venture Award (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency). Press coverage in Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, Kyoto Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun and others.



[Joint research and development]
The company has a history of joint research and development with major corporations, universities and public institutions.



[Factory (domestic)]
Kyoto Plant (Kyoto)

[Other sites]
Kyoto Plant (research & development, manufacturing)

[Transaction form]
Our primary focus is product and material sales, but we will respond flexibly to requests for OEM agreements, licensing agreements or joint development and contract processing.

[Transaction terms]
We will be pleased to discuss business terms and conditions based on meetings with interested parties.

[Main Clients / Business History (domestic)]
The company has a strong sales track record of providing the photocatalyst Titanystar and the water purifying device Aquabeam to major corporations in electrical, household appliance, general trading and other spheres of business.

[Main Clients / Business History (overseas)]
The company also has a track record in the sales of the photocatalyst Titanystar to comprehensive water treatment providers and equipment manufacturers.

[Exhibition History/Information]
"Domestic: International Photocatalyst Exhibition, Element Technology Exhibition, CEATEC and others
International: EFTEC 2013 (JETRO booth), WATEC Israel 2013"