​OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD. (Headquarters: Tennoji-ku, Osaka City; President: Matsuguchi Tadashi), a member of the OSP Group, presented 100,000 promotional stickers for the "Mt. Ibuki Vegetation Restoration Project" at Maibara City Hall on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, and was presented with a letter of appreciation from Maibara City Mayor Koya Tsunoda.

Maibara City is home to Osaka Sealing Printing's Shiga Factory and OSP LABEL STOCK CO.,LTD. (Headquarters: Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture, President: Kentaro Kawakami), which manufactures and sells tack paper, and presented the stickers to contribute to the local community. In January 2024, the city signed an agreement to cooperate in the Mt. Ibuki Vegetation Restoration Project in support of Maibara City's efforts to combat global warming and promote sustainable nature conservation.

Left: Mayor Tsunoda of Maibara City Right: Shiokawa of OSP Holdings

■ Mt. Ibuki Vegetation Restoration Project

Mt. Ibuki, which straddles Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture and Gifu Prefecture, is the highest peak in Shiga Prefecture at 1,377 meters above sea level and has been selected as one of the 100 most famous mountains in Japan. The summit is a popular tourist spot in the prefecture as a treasure trove of diverse plants, with flowers designated as national natural monuments in full bloom and rare plants, including endemic species, growing there. However, in recent years, the environment has become more favorable for Japanese deer to live in due to global warming and reduced snowfall. On the other hand, the number of hunters has decreased, and the number of deer has increased dramatically. As a result, valuable plants have been eaten and trampled, leading to devastation, denuding the slopes, and creating a critical situation with soil erosion and slope collapse. In order to restore Mt. Ibuki to its former natural abundance, this project is working to strengthen the capture of Japanese deer, prevent slope collapses, restore vegetation, and conserve vegetation on the summit area.

[Recent Mt. Ibuki Vegetation Restoration Project Events]

On Saturday, May 10th, from 11am to 4pm, the "Ibukiyama Vegetation Restoration Project Event I am Earth" will be held at the Ibuki Medicinal Herb Village Cultural Center Lawn Square. There will be a mini concert and workshop on the stage, accessories made from deer antlers and local food products for sale, and nature conservation activities will be introduced at the venue. Osaka Sealing Printing will be sponsoring this event and supporting the activities of Maibara City.

■Osaka Sealing Printing Company Profile

• Company name: OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD.

• Address: 1-8 Obasecho-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

• Representative: Matsuguchi Tadashi

• 創業：1927年

• Business description: Manufacturing and sales of stickers, labels, film products, Carton Package, and sales of labeling systems

• URL: https://www.osp.co.jp/

■OSP Holdings Company Profile

• Company name: OSP HOLDINGS CO., LTD.

• Address: 6-8 Ajihara Honmachi Tennoji-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture

• Representative: Matsuguchi Tadashi

• Founded: 1969

• Business description: Business planning and management of the corporate group and related operations

• URL: https://www.osp-holdings.co.jp/

The OSP Group is a comprehensive packaging group with a total of 16 companies (9 domestic and 7 overseas), and has 18 production bases nationwide to fulfill its mission of social infrastructure, mainly food distribution. Since its founding in 1927, OSAKA SEALING PRINTING CO., LTD., one of the group companies, has expanded its business scope in response to changes in the times, such as customer needs and the social environment. Currently, the company provides products and services that enrich society and the lives of customers through the planning, design, and manufacturing of stickers and labels, film products, Carton Package, and promotional materials. In order to achieve high quality and stable supply, the group also operates in a wide range of areas, from material procurement, development and manufacturing of sticker and label printing base paper and printing peripherals, to designing and research and development of labeling systems.