HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY

HISTORY

Company History

100 year history of Sanyo Senko
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Around the time the company was founded

January 1925

Established company

Our company was established as a cotton textile printing factory based on a lot of patents of the late Suetaro Matsumoto, the first president, including the True Indigo Bassen Dyeing Method.

    1939
  • June 1939

    Established Naigai Bussan Co., Ltd.

    Naigai Bussan Co., Ltd. was established and began selling electronic materials, electric wires, and industrial chemicals.

    1946
  • November 1946

    Established Shoei Co., Ltd.

    Shoei Co., Ltd. was established and began non-life insurance and real estate businesses.

    1948
  • February 1948

    Entered the woven division

    Established Chugoku Boshoku Co., Ltd. and entered the weaving sector (1-51 Midori-machi, Fukuyama-shi).
    Opened the Osaka Sales Office (Shinanobashi Building, 2-31 Utsubo Minamidori, Nishi-ku, Osaka-shi)

  • August: Opened Tokyo Sales Office (2-2 Nihonbashi Kobuna-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)

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    1949
    About 20 years after the company was founded
  • April 1949

    His Majesty the Emperor's Visit

    His Majesty the Emperor (Prince at the time) visited the headquarters plant of Sanyo Senko Co., Ltd.

  • November

    Absorption and merger of Inagawa Senko Co., Ltd.

    Absorbed and merged with Inagawa Senko Co., Ltd. to form Inagawa Plant, Sanyo Senko Co., Ltd.

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    1959
  • April 1959

    Established Daiya Sekiyu Co., Ltd.

    Established Daiya Sekiyu Co., Ltd. to start oil sales business

    1965
  • February 1965

    Established Matsumoto Ikueikai

    Established the Matsumoto Ikueikai to lend scholarships to high school and university students

    1968
    About 40 years after the company was founded
  • March 1968

    Appointed President Takuomi Matsumoto

  • August

    Started interlining processing

    Technology partnership with Haskel in the USA to start interlining processing

  • September

    Started selling interlining products

    Established Haskel Co., Ltd. in Japan to start selling various interlining products

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    1970
  • January 1970

    Started adhesive interlining processing

    Constructed Shingai Factory in Ichimonji-cho, Fukuyama-shi, and started adhesive interlining processing

    1987
    About 60 years after the company was founded
  • 1987

    Head office: New plant start-up ceremony/construction start-up

  • October

    Start of operation

    Completion and inauguration of the new head office factory, relocation and integration of the head office factory and the Inagawa factory, introduction of state-of-the-art equipment, start of modern industrialization of the dyeing industry, and start of operation (10 Ichimonji-cho, Fukuyama-shi)

    1988
  • March 1988

    Completion and inauguration of the Sanyo Nissay Kawaramachi Building

    Sanyo Nissei Kawaramachi Building (10 floors above ground and 1 basement floor) completed (2-2-7 Kawaramachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi)

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    1991
    About 70 years after the company was founded
  • June 1991

    President Shigetaro Matsumoto appointed

    1992
  • June 1992

    Sanyo No. 2 Building Completion Ceremony / Inauguration Ceremony

    1993
  • March 1993

    Sanyo No. 1 Building Completion / Inauguration Ceremony

    1995
  • July 1995

    Hong Kong Haskel was founded.

  • September

    Established Singapore Haskel

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    2006
  • January 2006

    Pad dry dyeing machine update

    2007
  • December 2007

    Exhibition at "JAPAN CREATION"

    Exhibited for the first time at "JAPAN CREATION", one of Japan's largest comprehensive materials exhibitions

    2009
  • March 2009

    Introduction of once-through boiler

    Introduction of flow-through boilers (natural gas, 17.5 tons)

  • July

    Heat setting machine introduced

    2011
    About 90 years after the company was founded
  • 2011

    President Soichiro Matsumoto appointed

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    2012
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  • April 2013

    X SANYO

    X SANYO collaboration brand launched

    2014
  • August 2014

    Indigo Dan-ochi Bassen

    Developed the unique technology "Indigo Dan-ochi Bassen"

    2018
  • January 2018

    Changed name to Sanyo Senko Kawaramachi Building

    The name of the building of Sanyo Nissay Kawaramachi was changed to the name of Sanyo Senko Kawaramachi Building

  • May 2018

    Completed the Sanyo Senko Motomachi Building

    2020
  • October 2020

    Opened "Fukuyama Mono Shop"

    Local Select Shop OPEN created with the cooperation of local manufacturing companies

    2022
  • March 2022

    Acquired the "Excellent Health and Productivity Management Corporation" certification

    2024
  • November 2024

    kiivu

    Launch of original apparel brand "kiivu"

    2025
  • January 2025

    Obtained
    “OEKO-TEX® STANDARD 100”

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And now, With a hundred year history
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