Maruhachi Kasei Launches Chunichi Dragons Licensed Glow Carabiner for All 83 Players

Nagoya-based plastic injection molder Maruhachi Kasei Co., Ltd. (CEO: Masanori Kaneda, est. 1974) will launch its 4th Chunichi Dragons officially licensed item on June 5, 2026 at 13:00 JST via Rakuten Market. Priced at 880 yen (tax included), the product is a phosphorescent S-shaped carabiner under the company's OUROBOROS 'Oboro' brand. The lineup covers all 83 registered entries: 67 active roster players, 14 development-contract players, plus the manager and mascot Doala. Each carabiner is printed with the CD logo, player name, and jersey number on the front, with a Doala silhouette accent on the back. The high-brightness phosphorescent polycarbonate resin glows Dragons blue in darkness while appearing white in daylight, evoking the team's color scheme. Intended use cases include stadium watching, bag accessories, outdoor activities, and disaster preparedness. Maruhachi Kasei manufactures all units in-house at its own factory in Nagoya, leveraging injection-molding expertise built over decades of automotive and industrial parts production. The company positions this product as part of its strategic shift 'from subcontractor to creator manufacturer,' offering small-lot, multi-variety production that larger suppliers cannot match. Raw-material cost pressures from rising polycarbonate and energy prices were cited as the backdrop for this fan-goods pivot.