Shigeo Sekiya

CO-OP Chemical Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of fertilizers and chemical products. It operates through the following segments: Fertilizer, Chemical Products, and Others. The Fertilizer segment includes advanced, normal, and organic chemical fertilizers and lime nitrogen. The Chemical segment deals with phosphoric acid, calcium phosphate, industrial phosphate and sulfuric acid. The Others segment consists of plant design and construction, synthetic smectite, real estate leasing and transportation businesses. The company was founded on November 8, 1938 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JA Zennoh engages in the transportation, processing, storage and sale of agricultural and livestock products. It also provides household goods, livestock market installation and others. The company was founded on March 30, 1972 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.