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Mr. Sahei Kunieda opens a bedding cotton manufacturing industry "Nankin Store" in Higashi-ku, Nagoya. |
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| 1916 |
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The trade name is renamed with the Kunieda Shouten. |
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| 1917 |
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Manufacture of absorbent cotton is started. |
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| 1935 (foundation) |
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Full-scale manufacture of absorbent cotton is started in a head office location (Kita-ku, Nagoya). |
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| 1941 |
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A cotton-mill special occupation factory is founded in Joganji, Kita-ku, Nagoya, and the trade name is changed to Kunieda Industrial Partnership. |
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| October, 1948 |
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It becomes independent from Kunieda Industrial Partnership, and the trade name was made into Kunihana Sanitary Goods Limited Partnership. |
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| June, 1950 |
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The Trade name is changed for Kunieda Sanitary Goods Limited Partnership. |
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| 1952 |
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The textiles factory of gauze and a bandage is newly established in Nishio-shi, Aichi, and manufacture is started. |
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| August, 1958 |
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Company name is changed to Kunieda Sanitary Goods Incorporated Company. |
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| December, 1961 |
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KansaikaishinsyaiItamijis established.icompany name was changed to Suzuran Sanitary Goods Co. Ltd in October, 1968j |
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| August, 1962 |
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Tokyo office establishment |
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| November, 1962 |
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Sanitary napkin "Suzuran" -- development manufacturing and selling |
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| 1963 |
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Suzuran manufacture special occupation factory establishment |
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| June, 1966 |
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Sapporo office establishment |
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| June, 1970 |
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Automatic refinement bleaching equipment of gauze and a bandage is installed in the Nishio factory. The integrated manufacture from textile fabrics to a product is started. |
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| December, 1971 |
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Manufacturing and distribution start by new equipment of cosmetic new cotton puff and cool puff. |
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| May, 1974 |
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Tohoku factory and Tohoku office are established in Fukushima Prefecture. |
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| December, 1975 |
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Kyushu office is established in Fukuoka. |
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| July, 1979 |
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Kunieda Sanitary Goods Co Ltd merges subsidiary Suzuran Sanitary Goods Co Ltd, and is taken as new company name Suzuran Sanitary Goods Co Ltd. |
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| February, 1982 |
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Absorbent cotton continuation automatic refinement bleaching equipment establishment |
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| February, 1984 |
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Cleaning cotton equipment completion |
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| February, 1984 |
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Sterilization equipment introduction |
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| September, 1985 |
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Manufacturing and distributing of the gauze containing X ray imaging thread "Opex" |
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| July, 1986 |
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Tokoname factory (gauze weaving) starting |
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| January, 1987 |
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New factory is extended by the second floor of Mixed cotton factory. |
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| April, 1991 |
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Head office new-building completion |
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| June, 1991 |
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Kyushu factory and Kyushu office are established in Fukuoka Prefecture. |
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| August, 1991 |
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Production of Kansai factory is shifted to the Kyushu factory. |
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| September, 1991 |
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New factory is founded to Shanghai, China. |
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| September, 1992 |
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Tokoname factory is closed and the equipment is shifted to Shanghai. |
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| October, 1997 |
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New factory is founded to Suzhow, China. |
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| May, 2000 |
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New office is established in Tokyo. |
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| November, 2000 |
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Shanghai factory acquires attestation of ISO9002. |
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| February, 2003 |
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Suzhou factory acquires attestation of ISO9001. |
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| June, 2004 |
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Nishio factory is closed. |
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| September, 2004 |
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Tohoku factory is closed. |
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