2005 |
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. |
2006 |
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 |
2007 |
April: |
Launch of nylon filament with tactile coolness |
June: |
Launch of non-see-through polyester filament |
2008 |
October: |
Completion of the second-phase construction of“White”Factory, |
2009 |
March: |
Withdrawal from natural fiber business at Nagahama Plant |
2010 |
May: |
Launch of fine-denier engineering plastic fibers |
2011 |
April: |
Establishment of KB SEIREN Shanghai Chemical Fiber, Ltd. in Shanghai, China |