Hosoya Pyro-Engineering Co., Ltd. researches, develops, manufactures, tests, evaluates, and sells pyrotechnic products for the leisure and space industries in Japan. The company offers smoke flares, signal flares, and various inflators products. It is also involved in burning and disposal of gunpowder; research and development and sales of chemical products; and research and development of liquid energy substances for space and defense. The company was formerly known as Hosoya Bussan Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Hosoya Pyro-Engineering Co., Ltd. in January 1954. Hosoya Pyro-Engineering Co., Ltd. was founded in 1906 and is headquartered in Akiruno, Japan.