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KK Investment Limited

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KK Investment Limited

About KK Investment

Our company is headquartered in Kitakyushu City and owns the following two subsidiaries in China:

①Aquars (Shanghai) Inc.

Established in 2005. Operates a water purifier rental business. It has a large customer base, primarily in Shanghai, including renowned restaurants and private households, with over a decade of operational experience.

② SHSOIL (Shanghai Soil Environmental Technology Inc.)
(hereinafter referred to as Shanghai Soil)

Established in 2013. Engages in soil remediation. Its primary operations involve the manufacture and sale of high-performance materials. It conducts business through MOUs with leading Chinese industry organizations. Furthermore, Professor Emeritus Hiroshi Ito of the University of Kitakyushu serves as an advisor to the company. Focusing primarily on projects commissioned by Chinese general contractors and research institutions, it has accumulated a track record of approximately 70 completed projects to date.

Based on this track record, the company possesses deep expertise in water treatment and soil remediation, being particularly renowned within China for its work in the field of stabilization treatment for heavy metal-contaminated soils. Within this context, Representative Director Yoshida has been appointed as a soil remediation specialist in China and is broadly active, including delivering lectures at corporate seminars such as JETRO events.

What products is your company aiming to expand overseas?

We are considering expanding Shanghai Soil's soil remediation business overseas. As we currently operate solely within China, this may take the form of exports from China, but we would certainly wish to expand into other countries should demand arise.

Our company anticipated that China's environmental regulations would follow a progression with societal development: air → water → soil. We had been awaiting an opportunity to enter the market. It was during a personal trip to Shanghai in 1998 that we were approached about a soil remediation project, which became the catalyst for our decision to enter the market.

Subsequently, we have secured patents in China for our soil remediation and solid waste treatment technologies. With the support of Kitakyushu City, we have successfully enhanced our credibility within the local market.

What kind of international cooperation and overseas business expansion has your company undertaken to date?

We believe that the environmental initiatives undertaken by our company also contribute to society. Guided by this conviction, our company has expanded its operations with support from various entities including Kitakyushu City, JICA, and JETRO.

Recent developments include the adoption of our construction soil recycling technology in the ‘China Energy Conservation Shanghai Headquarters Construction Project’, a major development in Shanghai, China, during the 2023 fiscal year. The developer, CECEP（ China Energy Conservation and Environmental Protection Group Co., Ltd.,） is the only state-owned enterprise at the national level in China to bear ‘Environmental Business’ in its name. This adoption represents a significant achievement for the company, providing momentum for its future expansion in China. The support provided by Kitakyushu City played a major role in gaining trust locally for this achievement.

While building upon such achievements, our company has also accessed and engaged in negotiations with relevant Chinese government departments and research institutions. As a result, we have now established partnerships with relevant organizations, including the SRICI（Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry）, enabling us to undertake projects in various locations.

What are your company's future prospects?

Building upon our established track record, we intend to continue actively expanding our business operations, primarily in China and wherever demand exists. We also have overseas expansion in Kitakyushu City boasts a proud history of overcoming pollution and significantly improving water quality. Embracing this local spirit, we aim to contribute to enhancing the quality of life for people in the regions where we operate by expanding our business internationally.

KK Investment Limited

Corporate Website:http://www.kk-investment.jp/en/
Head Office Address: 1-3-1-203 Dōjimaru, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, 808-0076
TEL:+81-50-3696-4565
Enquiries Page:http://www.kk-investment.jp/en/about/
Kitakyushu City Press Release: ‘Local Company's “Construction Soil Recycling Technology” Adopted for Major Development Project in China!’:https://www.city.kitakyushu.lg.jp/files/001049849.pdf