Inabata & Co., Ltd. is a specialized trading company and part of the Sumitomo Chemical group. The company's main lines of business include electronic components, housing equipment, chemicals, and plastics. Inabata & Co., based in Osaka, is one of the city's major trading companies, along with Itochu Corporation, Sumikin Bussan Corporation, Nagase & Co., Ltd., Hanwa Co., Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, and Sankyo Seiko Co.Ltd. Wikipedia