Ahmedabad:
The deputy CM is on a visit to Japan ahead of VGGS. He held meetings with representatives of various companies, including Ultrafabrics, Kaneka, Nippon Steel, and Itochu Corporation. We discussed bringing Nippon Steel’s investment in precision steel manufacturing to Gujarat. He held one-to-one meetings with officials from the Kaneka Corporation and ITOCHU Corporation in Tokyo to discuss potential areas of collaboration and explore new avenues for industrial growth in Gujarat. Sanghavi also explored avenues for collaboration with Ultra Fabrics in Tokyo, focusing on new possibilities for investment and industrial growth in Gujarat under the Vibrant Gujarat initiative. The delegation held productive discussions with Ultrafabrics Holdings on investment opportunities in synthetic leather and related industries, and with Isao Otsu, President of Kaneka Corporation, on strengthening Gujarat’s partnerships in chemicals and life sciences.
Sanghavi, in a post on X on Tuesday, said, “Met Eiji Hashimoto, Chairman of Nippon Steel, and his team in Tokyo early this (Tuesday) morning, along with the Gujarat delegation.
“Tokyo hosted an extended roundtable bringing together representatives from over 35 textile companies to explore Gujaratâs thriving textile ecosystem, investment opportunities and the scope for deeper industry partnerships between Japan and Gujarat.
Meetings with Itochu Corporation explored collaboration in green energy and global trade, while discussions with Hireso focused on cloud computing and Global Capability Centres (GCCs), according to the release.