Hon Chuan and Nihon Yamamura Glass agree Japan sales joint venture
Taiwan Hon Chuan Group and Nihon Yamamura Glass have agreed to set up a joint venture sales company in Japan, extending a cooperation begun in 2023. The venture will market Hon Chuan's packaging products in Japan and support Japanese beverage makers expanding overseas; financial terms and the venture's structure are still to be announced.
Why this mattersA joint sales channel pairs Hon Chuan's 52-site packaging and contract-filling network with Nihon Yamamura's Japanese beverage customers as they expand overseas.
- Agreement reached 11 November 2026 between Hung-Yu Tsao (President, Taiwan Hon Chuan) and Noboru Yamamura (President and CEO, Nihon Yamamura Glass)
- Follows a cooperation memorandum signed 6 October 2023 and announced 12 October 2023
- Nihon Yamamura Glass reported consolidated revenue of USD 453.5m (JPY 72.19bn) for the year to March 2026 and employs 1,884 staff
- Nihon Yamamura Glass produces about 5 billion plastic PET bottle closures a year and has 10 business sites and 12 group companies
- Taiwan Hon Chuan operates 52 production sites across Taiwan, China, Southeast Asia and Africa for food and beverage packaging and contract filling
- Further details of the joint venture are to be announced once finalised
Sources
honchuan.com