Why Yamazen is accelerating its machine tool business in Southeast Asia

April 29, 2026

Yamazen, a Japanese trading company specializing in industrial equipment, is accelerating its business in Southeast Asia. On March 25, the company reached a final agreement to make Somagede Indonesia, an Indonesian trading company specializing in cutting tools, a wholly owned subsidiary. On February 19, Yamazen made CK Mac Global, a Malaysian machinery trading company, a subsidiary to strengthen local machine tool sales.

Since April 2025, Yamazen has been implementing a three-year medium-term management plan, with “accelerating global expansion” as a key priority. Looking ahead to growth in its overseas industrial equipment business, the company has made local distributors in Southeast Asia its subsidiaries one after another.