Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd.

Company Overview

Corporate information

Company name
KYOWA LEATHER CLOTH CO., LTD.
Date established
August 1, 1935
Capital
1.81 billion yen
Representative
Mikio Hanai, President
Headquarters address
1876 Higashi-machi, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture 430-8510
Consolidated employees
1,395 (as of end of March 2024)
Consolidated sales
52.0 billion yen (fiscal period ended March 2024)
Listed exchange
Tokyo Stock Exchange, Standard Market
Fiscal term ends
April,1 to March,31
Areas of business
Manufacturing, processing, and sales of various synthetic resin products

Company History

The 20th Century

Aug. 1935
Established Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd. through the merger of four companies: Fuji Kakufu, Asahi Leather, Dai-Nippon Leather, and Nihon Gikaku. Established Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd. through the merger of four companies: Fuji Kakufu, Asahi Leather, Dai-Nippon Leather, and Nihon Gikaku.
June 1942
Tokushima Factory established in Satoura-son, Itano-gun, Tokushima Prefecture (currently Naruto City).
Jan. 1949
Began manufacture of poly vinyl chloride leather.
Nov. 1950
Established Nankai Gomu (previously Nankai Technart Co., Ltd.); transferred ownership of part of the Tokushima Factory.
Sept. 1961
Listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Jan. 1962
Became the first company in Japan to gain permission to use the JIS mark on poly vinyl chloride leather.
Sept. 1963
Began manufacture of polyurethane synthetic leather.
Nov. 1963
Began manufacture of wallpaper.
Dec. 1968
Established Tenryu Factory #1 in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
May 1974
Established Tenryu Factory #2 in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
July 1974
Established Kobe Kyosho Co., Ltd. (previously Kyowle Co., Ltd.).
Sept. 1978
Relocated headquarters from Sumida Ward, Tokyo to Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture.
May 1981
Established Shinshiro Factory in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture.
Dec. 1984
Started manufacturing TPO products
May 1985
Established Fukude Factory in Fukude-cho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture (now Iwata City).
July 1989
Established Asaba Factory in Asaba-cho, Iwata-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture (now Fukuroi City).
May 1991
Built the Technical center.
Sept. 1993
Built the Headquarters Office.
Mar. 1997
Increased capital to 1.81 billion yen through public stock offerings.

The 21st Century

June 2000
Entire company acquired ISO14001 environmental certification.
Apr. 2001
Acquired all shares of Nihon Gravure Co., Ltd.
Oct. 2001
Acquired ISO9001 product quality control certification.
Dec. 2001
Established Kyowa Support & Service Co., Ltd.
July 2003
Established Nanya Kyowa Plastics (Nantong) Co., Ltd., an equity-method affiliated company.
Apr. 2004
Established Kyowa-GSK Plastics (Langfang) Co., Ltd., an equity-method affiliated company.
Jan. 2008
Built the QA center.
Nov. 2010
Won an award in the "Monozukuri" environmental parts division (sponsored by Nikkan-Kogyo Shimbun) for Kyowa Leather Cloth's water-based urethane synthetic leather.
Oct. 2011
Changed Kyowa-GSK Plastics (Langfang) Co., Ltd. to a consolidated subsidiary.
Mar. 2014
Began commercial sales of decorative automobile interior films in the China market.
May 2014
Won an award from the governor of Shizuoka Prefecture for meritorious deed in the proper disposal of industrial waste.
Apr. 2015
Brought a decorative roof film product to market in collaboration with an automotive manufacturer.
July 2018
Nankai Technart Co., Ltd. merged with Nihon Gravure Co., Ltd. and Kyowle Co., Ltd. and are now doing business as Kyowa Life Techno Co., Ltd.
Apr. 2020
Established the Safety Personnel Training Facility at Tenryu Factory #1.
Mar. 2021
Introduced solar power generation at the Asaba Factory.
June 2021
Opened the "Sobagni" ethical leather EC website.
Oct. 2021
Established KYOWA NORTH AMERICA, INC.