Japanese Ambassador visits Unicharm
2019/3/17
On the 21st of February, Japanese Ambassador Tsukasa Uemura visited Unicharm Gulf Hygienic Industries Ltd. (UGHI) located in Riyadh’s Second Industrial City. UGHI produces BabyJoy diapers, Sofy feminine napkins and Lifree adult diapers and also produces a full range of household tissue products. The visit included a tour of the manufacturing and R&D facilities and also a tour of UGHI’s Saudi women factory. Ambassador Uemura had a meeting with Chief Executive Office, Mr. Mahdy Katbe and his team and received a presentation about UGHI’s activities and achievements over the past 25 years of presence in the Saudi and other Middle East & North African markets (MENA).
UGHI is a joint venture company between Saudi and Japan, established in 1992 and is rooted in this region. UGHI introduced and continues to invest in cutting edge Japanese know-how covering all aspects of production and product development and has emerged as a leading player in the Saudi and MENA region markets for hygienic products. UGHI products contribute to the wellbeing of consumers across the region and the company lives up to the slogan of providing “Gentle care for Life” with many of its products being household names for numerous families across Saudi Arabia and to a large base of customers in the other MENA region countries.
UGHI is fully committed to Saudi Arabia’s Saudization for both men and women and is home to over 200 Saudi women who actively contribute towards UGHI’s production and marketing resources; equally UGHI contributes towards increasing Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports, a key Vision 2030 pillar.
UGHI is a joint venture company between Saudi and Japan, established in 1992 and is rooted in this region. UGHI introduced and continues to invest in cutting edge Japanese know-how covering all aspects of production and product development and has emerged as a leading player in the Saudi and MENA region markets for hygienic products. UGHI products contribute to the wellbeing of consumers across the region and the company lives up to the slogan of providing “Gentle care for Life” with many of its products being household names for numerous families across Saudi Arabia and to a large base of customers in the other MENA region countries.
UGHI is fully committed to Saudi Arabia’s Saudization for both men and women and is home to over 200 Saudi women who actively contribute towards UGHI’s production and marketing resources; equally UGHI contributes towards increasing Saudi Arabia’s non-oil exports, a key Vision 2030 pillar.