Fuji Vehicle Co

Name

Fuji Vehicle Co

Legal name

Fuji Car Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Website

https://fujicar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Recycling Equipment

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing (3361), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment (3790)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty Utility & Maintenance Vehicle Manufacturing (Street Sweepers/Vacuum Trucks) (IMACAFAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Municipal & Public Works Specialty Vehicles (Street Sweepers, Sewer Jetters) (IMAHAIAI)

Keywords

• Recycling plant equipment
• Scrap processing machinery
• Waste treatment equipment
• LPG tank vehicles
• Specialized industrial vehicles

Headquarters

HQ city

Otsu

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Environmental Equipment and Plant Sales: Sales of recycling plants, waste treatment equipment, scrap processing machines, and related systems. Includes custom engineering and EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) services for large-scale recycling facilities. Revenue is generated through equipment sales, installation, and ongoing maintenance contracts.
2. Special Vehicle Manufacturing: Manufacturing and sales of specialized vehicles including LPG tank lorries, refuse collection vehicles, mobile car press vehicles, and chemical machinery vehicles. Vehicles are sold to industrial clients, waste management companies, and energy providers.
3. Service and Maintenance: Aftermarket services including inspection, diagnosis, maintenance guidance, emergency troubleshooting, overhaul, parts supply, and modification/renovation services. The company provides lifecycle maintenance support for all products delivered.
4. 充てん作業者講習 (Filling Operator Training): Training services for LPG filling operators, conducted at the Shiga Factory Training Center. The company offers both initial certification courses and recertification programs, being the only provider in the industry to offer both at the same facility.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Fuji Vehicle Co manufactures and sells industrial equipment for the recycling and resource circulation industry through two business divisions. The Environmental Business Division produces recycling plants, scrap processing machinery (shredders, shears, crushers), and waste treatment equipment. The Vehicle Business Division produces LPG tank lorries, refuse collection vehicles, mobile car press vehicles, and other specialized vehicles. All products are custom-engineered to client specifications, manufactured at the integrated Shiga Plant, and supported with full lifecycle maintenance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Recycling Plants (リサイクルプラント) Integrated recycling plant systems combining Fuji Vehicle Co's proprietary equipment with international partner products (Stadler ballistic separators, JÖST air separation equipment, Hitachi Zosen electrostatic sorters) to deliver crushing, shredding, sorting, and material recovery solutions for metal recycling, waste processing, and intermediate processing facilities.
• Scrap Processing Equipment and Machinery (スクラップ処理設備・機械) Equipment for processing ferrous and nonferrous scrap metal, including shredders (500HP to 4,500HP), shears (press shears, mount shears, scrap shears), uniaxial crushers, and scrap presses. Customers include steel manufacturers and metal recyclers.
• Waste Treatment Equipment and Machinery (廃棄物処理設備・機械) Equipment for municipal and industrial waste treatment including transfer facilities, garbage processing equipment, and material recovery systems serving waste management companies and intermediate processing facilities.
• Chemical Machinery Vehicles and Equipment (化工機車輌・設備) High-pressure containers, LPG tank lorries, and bulk transport vehicles for LPG and industrial gas distribution, including the Fuji Hose One LPG bulk truck with direct filling capability to consumer storage tanks and canisters.
• Special Vehicles (特装車輌) Specialized vehicles for waste collection, recycling, and industrial applications including refuse collection vehicles with rotary press mechanisms, chipping rotary vehicles (CUTICK, APILASTAR) for forestry and pruning applications, and mobile scrap car press vehicles.
• Other Environmental Equipment (その他環境機器) Miscellaneous environmental equipment including Rotary Drum transfer systems for waste transfer facilities handling up to 10 tons per day, and the Kansai Meijin Jr. processing unit that safely processes combustible LPG canisters and aerosol cans using nitrogen gas to prevent explosions.
• Fuji Multi-Cutter (フジマルチカッター) Japan's first uniaxial crusher and a pioneering product in the recycling industry with extensive installation history at gasification melting facilities, paper companies, intermediate processing facilities, and RPF facilities.
• Garakuda Vehicle Disposal Press (ガラクダ) Vehicle disposal press equipment for end-of-life vehicle processing companies requiring mobile compaction of scrapped automobiles for transport.
• Fuji RPF Station RPF (Refuse Paper and Plastic Fuel) manufacturing equipment for producing solid fuel from waste paper and plastics at intermediate processing facilities.
• Tipping Rotary Press CUTICK (チッピングロータリー CUTICK) Tipping rotary press vehicle for processing tree pruning timbers and bamboo. The vehicle chips bamboo on-site for efficient transport, with patent-pending technology for combined processing capability.
• Large-Scale Shredding Systems (シュレッダー) Large-scale shredding machines with power ratings from 500HP to 4,500HP developed through technical partnership with Newell Recycling Equipment. Features explosion countermeasures, nonferrous metal recovery lines, and ASR sorting lines.
• Service and Maintenance (サービス・メンテナンス) Aftermarket services including inspection, diagnosis, maintenance guidance, emergency troubleshooting, overhaul, parts supply, and modification/renovation services. Provides lifecycle maintenance support for all delivered products, including LPG filling operator training (initial certification and recertification) at the Shiga Factory Training Center.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mobile press vehicle reduces transportation costs by more than 30%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered strategic and core.

• Saitama UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Joint research agreement concluded in April 2025 as 100th anniversary commemorative project. Two research themes: (1) Technology to suppress welding defects in pressure vessels, (2) Technology to detect and predict abnormal sounds in environmental recycling equipment through sound analysis. Currently 10 employees participating.
• Meiji UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Joint research partnership in sound analysis technology for detecting and predicting anomalies in recycling equipment. Partnership complements Saitama University collaboration on recycling technology development.
• Shiga UniversitystrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2025Partnership for data science utilization to reconstruct information assets and develop human resources. Focuses on digital transformation and data-driven approaches to company operations.
• JÖST (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2018Sales partnership agreement with German company JÖST signed in March 2018. JÖST provides air separation equipment (Air Vibes, K-Sifters) that Fuji Vehicle Co integrates into recycling plant systems.
• Stadler (Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 March 2015Sales partnership agreement with German company Stadler signed in March 2015. Stadler provides ballistic separator equipment that Fuji Vehicle Co incorporates into recycling plant solutions for Japanese customers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lindner-Recyclingtech: German shredder and recycling machinery manufacturer serving similar metal scrap processing and waste recycling customers as Fuji Vehicle Co. Directly competes in shredding equipment for the recycling industry.
• Komptech GmbH: Austrian manufacturer of waste processing machinery including shredders, screening equipment, and composting technology. Comparable to Fuji Vehicle Co's waste treatment equipment and shredder lines serving municipal and industrial recycling customers.
• Erdwich Zerkleinerungs-Systeme: German manufacturer of shredders and crushing machinery. Overlapping product offerings with Fuji Vehicle Co's shredder and crusher equipment serving scrap metal recyclers and waste management operators.
• Stadler Anlagenbau: German manufacturer of recycling plant sorting systems (ballistic separators) that is Fuji Vehicle Co's sales partner since 2015. Both firms design and integrate material recovery facilities for scrap and waste recycling customers.
• Untha Shredding Technology: Austrian manufacturer of industrial shredders for waste and recycling applications. Directly comparable product portfolio to Fuji Vehicle Co's shredder line and uniaxial crusher (Fuji Multi-Cutter) for scrap processing customers.
• Forrec Srl: Italian manufacturer of shredders and recycling machinery for scrap metal, ELV, and waste recycling. Directly comparable to Fuji Vehicle Co's shredder line and mobile scrap processing equipment portfolio.
• Newell Recycling Equipment: US-based manufacturer of shredding equipment that is Fuji Vehicle Co's technology partner for large-scale shredders (500-4,500HP). Directly comparable as a shredding equipment specialist serving metal recycling markets.
• JÖST: German manufacturer of air separation equipment (Air Vibes, K-Sifters) that is Fuji Vehicle Co's sales partner since 2018. Comparable as a recycling equipment specialist integrated into material recovery facility solutions.

Broad incumbents

• Metso Corporation: Finnish industrial machinery company with major presence in recycling and mineral processing equipment. Provides competing shredding, sorting, and material recovery solutions to large-scale scrap and waste recycling operators globally.
• Hitachi Zosen Corporation: Large Japanese industrial machinery company that supplied electrostatic sorting technology to Fuji Vehicle Co in 2013. Operates broadly in waste processing plants, environmental equipment, and infrastructure — overlapping with Fuji Vehicle Co's recycling plant EPC business.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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