SANWA KAKO

October "SANWA KAKO CO., Ltd". is established with 5 million yen in capital, and Iwao Yoshida is appointed as the first president.
Began processing and sales of "SUNPELCA", the world's first lightweight and flexible chemical cross-linking closed cell polyethylene foam.

March Distributor association "Sanei Kai (former Sanwa Kai)" established.

June Ibaraki Sanwa Kako Co., Ltd. (former Ryowa Kako Co., Ltd.) established.

October Developed the world's first open cell polyethylene foam "OPCELL" and started its processing and sales.

October Hyogo Plant (formerly Ikuno Sanwa Kako Co., Ltd.) is established.

September Developed the LCX series of conductive polyethylene foam "NEWPELCA" and began processing and sales.

April President Iwao Yoshida receives the Science and Technology Agency Director-General's Award.

August Established Japan-China joint venture "LANHE PLASTIC CHEMICAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD."

January SX series of antistatic polyethylene foam with closed cell "NEWPELCA" developed, and processing and sales of the product begun.

October Fukui Plant (formerly Fukui Sanwa Kako Co., Ltd.) is established.

October Open cell polyethylene foam "SUPEROPCELL (fire-retardant type)" is developed, and processing and sales begin.

April President Iwao Yoshida awarded "Medal with Yellow Ribbon" for improvement of organic foaming agent azodicarbonamide and development of functional polyethylene foam.

March Established Japan-China joint venture "CHANGZHOU FENGHE PLASTIC CHEMICAL CO., LTD."

September Established Japan-China joint venture "CHANGZHOU XIEHE PLASTIC CHEMISTRY CO., LTD."

July President Iwao Yoshida awarded "Medal with Dark Blue Ribbon".

December Iwao Yoshida appointed Chairman and Norio Yoshida appointed President.

May Construction of the current head office building was completed, and the company moved to its current location.

November Received "Kinki Regional Commendation for Invention, Kinki Bureau of International Trade and Industry Director-General's Award and Achievement Award" from the Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation (formerly Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation) for our invention, "SJ Foaming Machine".

June Received ISO9001 certification.

December Established Japan-China joint venture "CHANGZHOU CHUNHE RUBBER & PLASTIC CHEMICAL CO., LTD."

December Open cell rubber foam "OPSEALER" developed, and processing and sales started.

Established Japan-China joint venture "CHANGZHOU NEW XIEHE PLASTIC CHEMISTRY CO., LTD."

September ISO 14001 certification is granted.

October Closed cell rubber foam "RUBAPELCA " developed and processing and sales started.

June CHANGZHOU NEW XIEHE PLASTIC CHEMISTRY CO., LTD. merges with CHANGZHOU CHUNHE RUBBER & PLASTIC CHEMICAL CO., LTD. and establishes "CHANGZHOU SANHE PLASTIC RUBBER CO., LTD." in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province, China.

October Appearance of "Selbo," the mascot character of SANWA KAKO CO., LTD.

October Certified as "Eco Kyoto 21".

January Received "Kyoto Small and Medium Enterprises Excellent Technology Award".

September Received "Kyoto Small and Medium Business Excellent Technology Award".

October Developed and started processing and sales of "ECOPELCA" (Eco Mark certified), a closed cell recycled polyethylene foam that uses more than 50% recycled raw materials (polyethylene foam scraps generated in the company's own plants).

November Recognized as a "Bright Eyes" company by Kyoto City.

July Sanwa Kakoh Solar Power Plant started operation.

October Sanwa Kako celebrates its 50th anniversary.
Sanwa's unique spirit of "small lots, variety of products, small turnaround, speed, kindness, politeness, coexistence, co-education, proposal, and fashion" was upheld.

November Officially named "SPMF (Sanwa Press Mold Foam)" for thermal compression molding and strengthened lineup of molded products utilizing in-house foam.

July Open cell melamine foam "SUNTECT" is launched, and processing and sales begin.

September SANWA KAKO VIETNAM CO., LTD. established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

October Download the magazine "Kyo FOAM" first published by SANWA KAKO CO., LTD.

February Certified as "Excellent Health Management Corporation 2019" by Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry.

October Developed, processed, and began sales of independent-cell biomass polyethylene foam made from plant-derived resin, a product that has acquired the BiomassPla (BP) mark
Strengthened the "SUNPELCA" lineup.

October Major renewal of website.

May Certified as a 'Excellent Health Management Corporation 2022' by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

May Certified as a 'Excellent Health Management Corporation 2023' by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.