kb seiren/corporate information

1889	Cotton spinning operations (30,000 spindles) started in Kanegafuchi, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
1908	Spun silk business started
1916	Construction started for Yodogawa Plant, the then-largest cotton fabric plant in Asia 1918: Plant operations started 　　 1924: Yodogawa Plant No.3 (for printing) started its operations
1919	Establishment of a cotton spinning factory in Shanghai, China
1930	Nagahama Plant started its operations as a silk fabric plant 　　 1940: Dyeing/finishing of silk fabrics started 　　 1964: Dyeing/finishing of synthetic fiber fabrics started 　　 1977: Dyeing/finishing of artificial suede started 　　 1980: Dyeing/finishing of car seat materials started
1940	Production started for“Kanebian, " Japan's first synthetic fiber
1962	Construction started for a nylon production plant in Hofu,Yamaguchi; operations started in 1963
1968	Full production of polyester filaments started at Hofu Synthetic Fibers Plant
1970	Construction started for Hokuriku Synthetic Fibers Plant as Kanebo's second production site for synthetic fibers 　　 1972: Spinning from chips started 　　 1973: Continuous direct polymerization plant started its operations 　　 1985: Production started on SPD winding machines 　　 1986: Production started on conjugated spinning machines 　　 1988: Completion of polyester production centralization to Hokuriku
1977	Launch of artificial suede made of split-type conjugate microfiber>
1978	Launch of conductive fiber
1981	Reorganization of Nagahama Plant for integrated production, by transferring facilities of Yodogawa Plant 1981: Dyeing/printing of cotton fabrics started 　　 1983: Production of LEONARD printing started 　　 1985: Production started on SPD winding machines
1982	Launch of polyurethane spunbond
1985	Launch of high-tech wiping cloth for clean rooms
1986	Launch of composite yarn for hosiery
1990	Received the Invention Practice Service Prize from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation for production technology for ultra-fine microfiber
1992	Received the Prize for New Fiber Technology from the Society of Fiber Science and Technology, Japan, for production technology for microfiber artificial suede; also received the Grand Production Prize from the Okochi Memorial Prize for the same technology
2003	Launch of microcapsule-affixed fabric with slimming effect
2004	Launch of nanotechnology-based multilayered fabric with moisturizing effect
2005	Transfer of cotton and silk operations（including Nagahama Plant）, along with polyester and nylon operations （including Hokuriku Synthetic Fibers Plant）, from Kanebo, Ltd. to KB SEIREN, Ltd.

July:	Establishment of KB SEIREN, Ltd. as a joint venture company of SEIREN Co., Ltd. and Kanebo, Ltd.; succeeded major textile businesses of Kanebo, Ltd. (cotton,silk, nylon, polyester) through transfer of operations
October:	KB SEIREN, Ltd. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of SEIREN Co., Ltd.

March:	Establishment of Research and Development Center on the premises of Hokuriku Synthetic Fibers Plant
June:	Completion of nylon production facility transfer from Hofu to Hokuriku; completion of industrial materials knitting factory and final products production factory, both on the premises of Nagahama Plant, to establish an integrated production system with use of differentiated yarns from Hokuriku Synthetic Fibers Plant