Nonwoven Fabrics (Apparel Field)
Nonwoven Fabrics (Material Field)



Location 4F KuraboBuilding
4-31 2-chome, Kyutaro-machi, Chuo-ku, OsakaCity
541-0056 JAPAN
Tel: +81-6-6261-6721 (switchboard)
Fax: +81-6-6265-8070
URL: www.kurasen.co.jp


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Date of establishment: 27th December 1948
Capital JPY350 million
Representative President Katsumi Aoyama
Banking partners Mizuho Corporate Bank
Chugoku Bank
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
Business Nonwoven Fabrics
Looped Fabrics/Household Goods
Reinforced Net
Employees 297 (as of August 2012)
Corporate Organization Corporate Organization


Dec 1948 The company Sanyo Lace Co. Ltd. established at 650-1 KurashikiCity, OkayamaPrefecture. The company develops, manufactures and sells lace for export (for use as mosquito netting).
Aug 1954 Production of dish towels using Raschel machine. Start of sales of gKURABO fukinh cloth

Mar 1960

Company name changed to Kurashiki Textile Manufacturing Co. Ltd.

Nov 1960 Asahi-cho Plant established for the manufacture of nonwoven fabrics. Start of sales of nonwoven fabrics

Oct 1972

Implemented CRENETTE manufacturing technology from French company Chavaneau. Production and subcontracting business starts at the Mifune Plant.
Aug-Dec 1974 Completion of Shizuoka Plant; established for nonwoven fabric production.
Feb-Apr 1989
Completion of Kurashiki Plant; Raschel and CRENETTEproduction relocated to Kurashiki from Mifune. Closure of Mifune Plant.
Nov 1989 Kurashiki Plant established for nowoven fabric production

Jan-Mar 1995

Completion of Hayashima Plant; nonwoven fabric production relocated from Asahi-cho Plant. Closure of Asahi-cho Plant.

May 1995 Moved Head Office to Okayama.
Apr 1997 Moved Head Office to Osaka.
Nov 2000 Expansion of production facilities for nonwoven fabrics at Hayashima Plant.
Mar 2002 Started the operation of ISO14001 Environmental Management System at Shizuoka Plant.
May 2003 Started the operation of ISO9001 Quality Management System for Nonwoven Filter Product.
Nov 2004 Installed more one Nonwoven production facility in Hayashima Plant to increase the capacity.
May 2005 Started the operation of ISO9001.
Development of a nonwoven fabric (others for filter / hygiene materials / padding material / cotton pad / miscellaneous goods), production and sale.
Jun 2006 Moved Head Office to Kurabo building.
Oct 2006 Installed a new laminating machine at Hayashima Plant.
May 2007 Started the operation of ISO9001 Quality Management System for CRENETTE Products.
Dec 2007 Installed a new double Raschel machine at Kurashiki Plant.
Apr 2009 Started the operation of ISO14001 Environmental Management System at Hayashima Plant.
May 2009 Fuel switching from heavy fuel oil to LNG at Hayashima Plant.
Apr 2010 Started the operation of ISO14001 Environmental Management System at Kurashiki Plant.
May 2011 Fuel switching from heavy fuel oil to LNG at Kurashiki Plant.



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