MESSAGE

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of our founding

Thank you very much for your continued support.

Our company has continued its “journey” as a textile manufacturer for the past 100 years.
Starting with fashion apparel, we have expanded our business into interior products and functional goods such as parasols, providing a diverse range of products to markets both in Japan and overseas. Moving forward, we will continue creating new social value to enrich and enhance the lives of people around the world.
In particular, our commitment to sustainability is an essential element for the future and an important contribution to society. We are determined to play a role in building a more sustainable society by expanding our lineup of sustainable products and helping create a better future.
Even in these uncertain times, we remain dedicated to our founding mission, “Be Creative Tomorrow” striving to improve the quality of life through advanced and innovative products.
We sincerely appreciate your continued guidance and support.

President Hitoshi Kobayashi

Company Profile

Company Name	KATSUKURA CORPORATION
Address	81-1-35 NAGO-CHO, FUKUI-SHI, FUKUI 918-8034, JAPAN TEL：+81-0776-33-8580
President	Hitoshi Kobayashi
CAPITAL	70 million yen
Number of Employees	115
Clients	-Oversea- Textile company in Germany, Switzerland, USA, Canada, China, Vietnam -Japan- ・Textile trading company・Interior fabric company ・Hospitality textile design company・Window blind manufacturer

HISTORY

1920 MAR	Founded in 1920
1947 APR	Toray Industries, Inc. Rayon Textile Designated Factory Certification
1949 MAR	Started research on nylon woven fabric manufacturing earliest in Japan
1956 JAN	Sabae factory kind operation started
1958 FEB	Started manufacturing Tetron textiles
1964 NOV	Construction of the third factory (first phase construction) started operation
1968 OCT	State-of-the-art Marimo Machine Edition Textile Basic Research Started
1969 OCT	Marimo woven fabric manufacturing and sales started
1970 AUG	Third factory expansion (second phase construction) operation started
1974 JAN	Third factory expansion (third phase construction) operation started
1990 APR	Company name changed to Katsukura Co., Ltd.
1990 APR	Introduced CI
1996 MAY	Headquarters factory new construction started (Techno Park Fukui)
2013	Introduced a new loom
2016	Introduced new 3M loom

EQUIPMENT

In cooperation with yarn manufacturers and yarn processing companies, we handle about 330 types of yarn, and have factory equipment that can consistently prepare warp yarn and weave, and based on a high-mix small-lot production system, monthly production is 700,000 meters. We have a system that can respond to customer needs with the production capacity of.

Air Jet Loom (AJL)

133 units in total
Wide-width machine with a reed width of 190 cm to 340 cm, all equipped with dobby

Beaming machine

Supports a maximum of 24,000 warp threads.