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| 1960 |
Apr. |
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Ritto Seni incorporated with a capital of \20 million at 20, Awaji-cho 2-chome, Higashi-ku, Osaka, as a subsidiary of Kureha Boseki. |
| Sep. |
Established a factory in Oka, Ritto-cho, Kurita-gun, Shiga. |
| 1961 |
Feb. |
Factory completed and operation started. |
| 1965 |
Nov. |
Established Osaka and Tokyo Sales Offices. |
| 1966 |
Apr. |
Became a group company of Toyobo as Kureha Boseki and Toyobo merged. |
| Jun. |
Changed the company name to Kureha Seni. |
| 1969 |
Oct. |
Increased capital to \80 million. |
| 1976 |
Sep. |
Relocated head office to Shin-Toyama Bldg., 11, Azuchi-cho 2-chome, Higashi-ku, Osaka. |
| 1977 |
Aug. |
Established Nagoya Sales Office at Marunouchi 2-chome, Naka-ku, Nagoya. |
| 1981 |
Apr. |
Increased capital to \100 million. |
| 1982 |
Dec. |
Increased capital to \300 million. |
| 1984 |
Aug. |
Changed the three Sales Offices into Branches. |
| 1985 |
May. |
Built a new main building. |
| 1988 |
May. |
Established Taiwan Kureha Co., Ltd |
| 1989 |
July. |
Changed the company name to Kureha Tech. |
| Dec. |
Increased capital to \1 billion. |
| 1991 |
Oct. |
Transferred operations to Toyobo. |
| Dec. |
Split off to reduce capital to \400 million. |
| 1998 |
Oct. |
Operations restored from Toyobo. |
| 1999 |
Jan. |
Established Kawase Factory. |
| 2001 |
Mar. |
Established Kureha Thailand Co., Ltd |
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Apr. |
Registered ISO9001 |
| 2003 |
Jan. |
Established Toyobo Kureha America Co., Ltd |
| 2004 |
Apr. |
Established Ritto Tech Co., Ltd |
| 2005 |
Jun. |
Registered ISO14001 |
| 2009 |
Oct. |
Took over the business from Toyobo Sewing Thread Co., Ltd. Functional Products Department |
| 2010 |
Apr. |
Established Osaka Branch |
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