"Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shimbun" (Daily Construction Industry Newspaper), April 28, 2026
Chuo City Director Director Director (Head office: Shiojiri-shi, Nagano; President: Goro Tomoyasu), Tree to Green (Head office: Shibuyaku-ku, Tokyo; President: Yusuke Nagano), and Salt Terminal (Head office: Shiojiri, Nagano; President: Goro Tomoyasu) are jointly developing a project to manufacture plywood and process interior wood as a core business of the "Kiso Forest Grand Cycle Initiative". (Head office: Ashibetsu City, Hokkaido; Representative: Takahiro Takizawa; Director) have joined the project, tentatively named "Shingohan (tentative name)," which is jointly developed by four companies: Kokuyo Corporation (Head office: Osaka City; President: Hidekuni Kuroda) and Takizawa Veneer Co. In the article, the outline of the "Shingohan (tentative name)" project and the plans for the first and second plants, which are scheduled to be fully operational in the fall of 2026, are introduced.