On September 1, 2026, UMI Growth Capital Co., Ltd. acquired all outstanding shares of Ishida Mold Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Going forward, UMI Growth Capital will work with Ishida Mold Manufacturing’s management team and employees on initiatives including strengthening its management foundation and creating new business opportunities, and will support the company’s further development and delivery of better products and services.
About Ishida Mold Manufacturing
Based in Fujioka, Gunma Prefecture, Ishida Mold Manufacturing manufactures molds for plastic products and provides injection and extrusion molding services.
Drawing on the mold-making and molding technologies it has developed over many years, the company supports manufacturing in fields that require high quality, particularly medical devices and automotive components. In the medical device field, Ishida Mold Manufacturing provides products that leverage its precision machining and molding technologies.
Company Information
Company name: Ishida Mold Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
Locations:
Ayukawa Plant: 152-3 Ayukawa, Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
Hondo Plant: 98-3 Hondo, Fujioka, Gunma, Japan
Business activities: Manufacture and sale of injection molds and other precision molds, and injection molding
Certifications: ISO 9001, JSAQ 2453, and Gunma Standard Environmental GS Certification
Background to the Acquisition
Ishida Mold Manufacturing has developed advanced technical capabilities over many years and built strong relationships of trust with its customers. At the same time, the company had no successor to its founder, and passing its business and technologies on to the next generation had become a challenge.
Against this backdrop, UMI Growth Capital was selected as a partner that would support the company’s business succession and growth from a long-term perspective while valuing its technologies, employees, and relationships with its customers.
UMI Growth Capital will leverage the expertise and network that its parent company, Universal Materials Incubator Co., Ltd. (UMI), has developed in the materials and chemicals fields to support a smooth business succession and the sustainable enhancement of Ishida Mold Manufacturing’s corporate value.
Supporting Future Growth
Building on the technical capabilities and customer trust that Ishida Mold Manufacturing has developed, UMI Growth Capital will work to further strengthen the company’s existing businesses.
In particular, in fields that require high quality, the company will seek to deepen business with existing customers and develop new customers, particularly in the medical device field.
UMI Growth Capital will support Ishida Mold Manufacturing’s sustainable development as a locally rooted manufacturing company while respecting the technologies, employees, and corporate culture the company has cultivated.