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Quick Response,Superb Service and Best Solution to Your Satisfaction!

Mechanical parts (linear bearings)

Industrial Products(Machine Elements / Tools)

Linear Motion Bearings, Radial Bearings,
Other Machine Parts,
Lifting Equipments, Shovels, Hand Tools etc.

Mechanical parts (linear bearings)

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Japan quality goods(Myfav japan shop)

Lifestyle Products for EC(Myfav Japan Shop)

Shop Japanese tableware, cooking utensils
and traditional crafts in our online store!

Japan quality goods(Myfav japan shop)

Online Store

こうのとり育む大地米(MUSUBI)

こうのとり育む大地米(MUSUBI)

「心と身体にやさしいもの」をテーマに、兵庫県を中心とする
各地のこだわりの商品をお届けしてまいります。

こうのとり育む大地米(MUSUBI)

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Sake

Sake

Promoting a project to export sake to the rest of the world.

Sake

Our concept

Phoenix International Corporation is a mid-size trading company established in Kobe in 1972.

For over 30 years, we have been successful in business in over 40 countries,mainly in Europe and North America. While we have been steadily supplying various bearing products to our customers in Europe and North America , our industrial machines and tools have been mostly shipped to Europe, Central and South America,and the Middle East.

Phoenix International Corporation has been able to grow continuously because of our “willing to face challenges” attitude, our “passion for business”, our “leverage to reach the goals we set”, and our “steady and precise management plan”.

Our employees always work to be fair and honest in their attitudes.Based on our founder’s motto of “Quick Response, Superb Service and Best Solution to Your Satisfaction !” ,we always strive to gain your trust and try our best to expand our business.

Our concept

Overview

PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION

June 1, 1972

June 1, 1974

10 million yen

1-30, Hamabe-Dori 2-Chome, Chuo-Ku, Kobe-City, Hyogo 651-0083 (Sannomiya Kokusai Building 8F)

+81-78-252-0071/2

+81-78-231-2128

support@phoenix-intl.com

https://www.phoenix-intl.com/

Yumiko Matsumoto

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Import / Export / Sales

Bearings, Cargo Transport Equipment,Tools, Shovels, Gardening Tools and Agricultural Equipment etc.

Europe, North/Central/South America,the Middle East and South East Asia etc.

The Kobe Chamber of Commerce and Industry,Kobe Foreign Trade Association and JETRO

Sumitomo Mitsui, MUFG, Resona, Minato and Shoko Chukin

History

Phoenix was founded and began operation at 1-26, Isogami-Dori 5-Chome, Fukiai-Ku, Kobe-City.The company began as an export company to market various bearing products and gardening tools to Europe and North America and as an export business agent for various manufacturers.

After further development, the company name was changed to Phoenix International Corporation.A founder Minoru Kataoka was appointed to be CEO.

.As a result of participating in various trade shows, Phoenix obtained new customers in Northern Europe, Central Europe, and the U.S. for gardening tools and agricultural equipment. The company established its business base by exporting products to the following home improvement stores in these regions. GARDENA (Germany), CASTORAMA (France), FISKERS (Sweden), WHITE ROSE (Canada), HOME DEPOT (USA) etc. Bearings, gardening tools/agricultural equipment, cargo transport equipment (hoists)/tools became the company’s three main business areas.

Participated in the 1st Asia International Hardware Expo (Singapore)

Participated in the MEM’82 (Bahrain)

Participated in the GARTENFACHMESSE (Koln, Germany)

Moved to the “Sannomiya Kokusai Building” because of a need to meet anticipated growth of the company

Grew share in bearings, shovels (mainly final sales to HOME DEPOT, USA), cargo transport equipment (hoists), and tool products by running a flexible business that accommodated currency exchange and changes in up-to-date trends of business.

Grew share in bearings, shovels (mainly final sales to HOME DEPOT, USA), cargo transport equipment (hoists), and tool products by running a flexible business that accommodated currency exchange and changes in up-to-date trends of business.

Founder Minoru Kataoka passed away. Based on his will, his wife Fumiko Kataoka was appointed to be CEO. In a more competitive international business environment, established a steady revenue structure based on its export business to excellent customers mainly in Europe and North/South America and trading in various high quality / high performance Japanese products. Import business from North America begun in the 1990’s was further established as a steady business base.

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