What IKOMA does

IKOMA is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic food packaging containers, founded in November 1964 and headquartered in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture. The company produces multi-layer barrier cups, high-transparency PET cups, surface-printed cups, label-applied cups, and multi-layer extruded sheeting (up to 5 material types and 7 layers) primarily for chilled beverages, ice cream, frozen foods, and dairy products sold through Japanese supermarkets and convenience stores. Core manufacturing capability rests on extrusion molding, injection molding, and sheet extrusion technologies, with proprietary multi-layer barrier construction that extends the shelf life of enclosed food and beverages by limiting gas and moisture transmission. All production is conducted under FSSC 22000 food safety, ISO 9001 quality, and ISO 14001 environmental management certifications across three domestic sites: Tokai Factory (Shizuoka), Tsukuba Factory (Ibaraki), and the wholly-owned subsidiary IKE PLAST (Fukui).

The company sells directly to food and beverage manufacturers and retail chains, with sales staff responsible for product planning, demand forecasting, and production scheduling coordination — a sales-led, B2B relationship model with no intermediary distribution. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of physical packaging products; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a per-account basis. For the fiscal year ending May 2025, IKOMA reported net sales of ¥22.6 billion (~$150M USD) and employed 377 staff. The company is privately held under founding-family leadership (President Tetsuya Ikoma) and is pursuing environmental differentiation through recycled plastics, bio-based plastics under ISCC PLUS certification, and barrier technology aimed at reducing food waste. The company's strategic posture combines defensive regulatory compliance (full FSSC 22000 coverage) with offensive sustainability positioning via CLOMA, R Plus Japan, and Kanagawa SDGs Partner affiliations.

Name

IKOMA

Legal name

株式会社 生駒化学工業

Website

https://ikomakk.co.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

IKOMA is a Japanese plastic food packaging manufacturer producing multi-layer barrier cups, PET containers, printed cups, and extruded sheeting for chilled beverages, ice cream, frozen foods, and dairy products, sold directly to food manufacturers and retail chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastic Food Packaging

akta.pro primary industry

Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells) (IMALAAAD)

Keywords

• Plastic food containers
• Extrusion molding packaging
• Multi-layer barrier cups
• PET food packaging
• Chilled beverage containers

Headquarters

HQ city

Yokohama-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Plastic food container manufacturing and sales: Manufacture and direct sale of plastic food containers including multi-layer functional cups, PET cups, printed cups, label cups, and extruded sheets. Revenue is generated through the sale of physical packaging products to food and beverage companies, retailers, and consumer goods manufacturers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IKOMA manufactures and sells plastic food-packaging containers and sheet materials, including multi-layer functional cups with gas-barrier layers for shelf-life extension, high-transparency PET cups, multi-color printed cups, label cups, and extruded sheets for gravure printing and thermoforming. The company supplies these containers directly to food and beverage manufacturers and retail chains (supermarkets and convenience stores) for chilled beverages, ice cream, frozen foods, and dairy products. Production is carried out under FSSC 22000 cleanroom conditions across three domestic production sites in Yokohama, Kikugawa, and Tsukuba, plus two subsidiary factories in Fukui.

Product overview

IKOMA is a food container manufacturing company producing plastic containers for chilled beverages, ice cream, and frozen foods sold at supermarkets and convenience stores. The product portfolio consists of five core offerings built around extrusion molding technology: multi-layer functional cups (extended shelf life via barrier layers), PET cups (high transparency with impact resistance), printed cups (multi-color direct printing on curved/square surfaces), labeled cups (tack-label application), and extruded sheeting (gravure and thermoforming sheets up to 7-layer structures). All products are developed from prototyping through mass production, with quality control managed across three domestic production sites. The company also pursues environmental sustainability through recycled plastics, bioplastics, and barrier technology for food waste reduction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi-layer Functional Cups (多層機能性カップ) [Extrusion Molding] Cups manufactured via extrusion molding with multiple layers, including gas-barrier layers, designed to extend the shelf life of enclosed food and beverages. Used by food and beverage manufacturers and retail chains.
• PET Cups (PETカップ) [Extrusion Molding] High-transparency containers made from PET resin via extrusion molding, with enhanced impact resistance. Used by food and beverage manufacturers and retail chains.
• Printed Cups (印刷カップ) [Curved and Rectangular Surface Printing] Cups featuring multi-color, diverse designs printed directly onto curved or rectangular surfaces. Used by food and beverage manufacturers and retail chains for branded packaging.
• Label Cups (ラベルカップ) [Labeling] Cups with single-piece tack labels applied, supporting a wide variety of design configurations through labeling technology. Used by food and beverage manufacturers and retail chains for branded packaging.
• Extruded Sheeting (押出シーティング) Gravure printing sheets and thermoforming sheets with up to 5 material types and 7 layers, enabling complex multi-layer packaging structures for downstream food packaging converters.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Japan Plastic Food Container Industry Association (日本プラスチック食品容器工業会)coreOthersIKOMA is a member of this general incorporated association, which represents the Japanese plastic food container industry. The association addresses industry-wide issues including safety standards, environmental regulations, and sustainable packaging practices.
• CLOMA (Clean Ocean Material Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCLOMA is a multi-stakeholder alliance working to solve marine plastic pollution by promoting material innovation and circular economy solutions. IKOMA participates to advance its environmental commitments in plastic sustainability.
• R Plus Japan (株式会社アールプラスジャパン)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerR Plus Japan is an environmental solutions partner supporting companies in their sustainability initiatives. IKOMA collaborates with R Plus Japan as part of its environmental alliance activities.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves15 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Toppan Inc. Toppan is a major Japanese printing and packaging conglomerate with a substantial Plastics Division producing food containers, films, and barrier packaging. While Toppan operates across many segments (electronics, communications, printing), its food-packaging portfolio directly overlaps with IKOMA's plastic cup and barrier container business serving the same Japanese retailers and CPG customers.
• Dai Nippon Printing (DNP): Dai Nippon Printing is one of the world's largest printing conglomerates with a Lifestyle Materials segment producing decorative films, packaging materials, and interior décor. Its food-related packaging capabilities (barrier films, decorative labels) compete with IKOMA's printed/labeled cup and barrier container lines for the same Japanese retail customers.
• Rengo Co., Ltd. Rengo is a major Japanese packaging company primarily known for corrugated cardboard but also producing flexible films, plastic containers, and heavy-duty packaging. It supplies a broad set of Japanese retailers and CPG manufacturers with packaging solutions, overlapping with IKOMA's plastic food container business at major retail customers.
• Toyo Seikan Group Holdings: Toyo Seikan is one of Japan's largest packaging manufacturers, with extensive plastic container and cup production serving food, beverage, and personal care markets. Like IKOMA, it supplies Japanese CPG manufacturers and retailers with rigid plastic food packaging, but at significantly larger scale and with broader material coverage including metal cans.

Direct peers

• Showa Pax Co., Ltd. Showa Pax is a Japanese manufacturer of plastic films and packaging products serving food, pharmaceutical, and industrial markets. Its plastic packaging and laminated film products serve the same Japanese food/beverage customers as IKOMA, making it a directly comparable specialty packaging peer.
• Fujimori Industry Co., Ltd. Fujimori Industry is a Tokyo-listed specialty manufacturer of flexible and rigid plastic packaging for food, medical, and industrial applications. Its food-packaging portfolio, including barrier containers and decorative plastic packaging, makes it one of the closest direct competitors to IKOMA in the Japanese plastic food container market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about IKOMA