Maeda Kosen Co., Ltd. engages in the manufacture and sale of construction and industrial materials. The company is headquartered in Sakai-Shi, Fukui-Ken and currently employs 1,445 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-08-06. The firm operates through two segments. The Social Infrastructure segment is involved in the manufacture and sale of embankment reinforcement materials, civil engineering sheets, river revetment materials, slope disaster prevention products, adhesive anchors, water pollution prevention membranes, plastic artificial wood, drainage materials, polymer cement mortar, vegetation products, thinning wood products, and nonwoven fabric products. The Industrial Infrastructure segment is mainly engaged in the manufacture and sale of light alloy forged wheels for automobiles, the manufacture, processing and sale of secondary narrow woven and knitted fabric products such as wiping cloths for flat display panels and precision instruments, name ribbons, various industrial fibers, and circular knitted products for clothing and various industrial materials.