Company Info

History

Chronological Table

19475
Kogyo Textile Co., Ltd. established as a trading company dealing with fiber materials for the rubber industry (Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
19477
Kogyo Textile Osaka branch opened in Higashi-ku, Osaka
19481
Kogyo Textile Head Office moved to Chuo-ku Nihonbashi, Tokyo
195011
Kogyo Textile Nagoya branch opened in Nakamura-ku, Nagoya
19525
Kogyo Textile Kosen Building completed in Higashi-ku, Osaka
19526
Kogyo Textile Office opened to establish Toko Bussan
195310
Toko Bussan Concluded a temporary agreement, no.CJP002, of trade amounting to 1,500,000 pounds with China Import & Export Co., Ltd.
195312
Toko Bussan Co., Ltd. established as a trading company specializing in the trade between Japan and China
19543
Toko Bussan Japan’s first export of caustic soda for China
19545
Toko Bussan Japan’s first import of Chinese soybeans
195612
Toko Bussan Trade started with North Vietnam (Exports of tires for bicycles etc.)
19574
Toko Bussan Participated in the first Chinese Trading Fair (Guangzhou)
19585
Toko Bussan Trade with China suspended due to the Nagasaki Kokki Jiken
196012
Toko Bussan Trade with China restarted
196110
Kogyo Textile Head Office moved to Minato-ku Akasaka, Tokyo
197212
Toko Bussan The export agreements of the first large scale plant of 300,000 ton ethylene, 45,000 ton butadiene plant, concluded after the normalization of diplomatic relations with China (Export from Japan, The first project funded by The Export-Import Bank of Japan)
197311
President Kawase received the prize of The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Star
19749
Kogyo Textile Completed the Kosen Building as the new head office (Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
19749
Toko Bussan Head Office moved to Kosen Building
19756
Toko Bussan President Kawase had a meeting with Prime Minister Zhou Enlai (Last Japanese to meet Zhou Enlai officially)
197912
Toko Bussan Beijing Office opened (First permission granted for a Japanese representative office)
198110
Toko Bussan Shanghai Office opened
198112
Toko Bussan Guangzhou Office opened
19826
Toko Bussan Dalian Office opened
19834
Kogyo Textile New York Office opened
198510
Toko Bussan Hong Kong Office opened
19885
Kogyo Textile Trade name changed to Kosen Universal Corp.
198810
Toko Bussan Nanjing Office opened
19913
Kosen Universal Kosen Inc. established in New Jersey, USA
19914
Toko Bussan Joint venture Wuxi Donglian Garments Co., Ltd. in China established
199310
Merger of Toko Bussan and Kogyo Textile, Tokokosen Corp. established (Capital 200millon Yen)
199311
Subsidiary company Kosen Kogyo Co., Ltd. established
19941
Joint venture Nantong Jiangdong Garments Co., Ltd. in China established
199412
Chairman Kobayashi was given the titles of “Envoy of China-Japan friendship” from Japan-China Friendship Association and “Honorary member of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade” from China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
19955
Organized joint venture Chongqing TSK Control Cable System Co.,Ltd. in China
19956
Subsidiary company Shanghai Toko Bussan Co., Ltd. in Free Trade Zone in Shanghai established
199512
Organized foreign-owned Tianjin Guo Cheng Rubber Industry Co., Ltd. in China
19965
Organized Joint venture Zhang Jia Gang TEEC Automobile Chemicals Co., Ltd. in China
199611
Subsidiary company Kosen Kogyo Co., Ltd., Mie Factory completed
19983
Ulan Bator Office in Mongolia opened
199810
Hong Kong Office reorganized to Hong Kong Branch
200011
Head office moved to Yonbancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo (Ban Building)
20025
Joint venture Kosen (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Bangkok, Thailand established
20031
Subsidiary company Kosen Fibertec (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Chonburi, Thailand established
200412
Kosen Fibertec (Thailand) Co., Ltd. acquired ISO9001 (Limited to 2007.12.14)
20051
Merged Kosen Kogyo Co., Ltd., and set up Fiber & Textile Operation division
20053
Hanoi Office in Vietnam opened
20056
Subsidiary company Kosen Fibertec (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. in Haiphong, Vietnam established
20058
Subsidiary company Toko Bussan Trading Co.,Ltd. in Shanghai, China established
20064
Subsidiary company Kosen Corporation in New Jersey, USA established
20065
Subsidiary company Toko Textile Garments (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. in Wuxi, China established
20068
Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch established
20069
Businesses of Shanghai Office transferred to subsidiary company Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd.
20069
Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch established
200612
Joint venture Tianjin Grand Rich Da Automobile Sale Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China established
20071
Businesses of Beijing and Guangzhou Offices transferred to each branches of subsidiary company Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd. in Beijing and Guangzhou
20071
Joint venture Tianjin Grand Rich Da Automobile Sale Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, China established
200712
Inazawa Factory and Functional Materials Dept. Vehicle Materials Group (Nagoya Branch) acquired ISO9001 certificate in the area of the vehicle parts processing business
20082
Kobe Welding of Qingdao Co., Ltd. in China in cooperation with Japanese companies
20084
Kosen Fibertec (Thailand) Co., Ltd. acquired ISO/TS16949
20085
Kosen Fibertec (Thailand) Co., Ltd. acquired ISO14001
20088
Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd. Dalian and Nanjing Branches established
200812
Consolidating Wuxi Donglian Garments Co., Ltd. and Toko Textile Garments (Wuxi) Co., Ltd., new Toko Textile Garments (Wuxi) Co., Ltd. established
200812
The Dongfeng Nissan Binhai Outlet Dagang Branch of Tianjin Grand Rich Da Automobile Sale Co., Ltd. in Dagang District, China opened
20091
Businesses of Dalian and Nanjing Offices transferred to each branches of subsidiary company Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd. in Dalian and Nanjing
200910
KOSEN Co., Ltd. changed to a subsidiary company
200910
The headquarter building (BAN Bldg.) acquired. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
20104
Toko Bussan Trading Co., Ltd. Chongqing Branch established
20107
Sub-subsidiary company Guangzhou Toko Bussan Trading Co.,Ltd. in China established
20115
Businesses of Kosen Fibertec (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. transferred to Kosen Fibertec (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
20119
Joint venture Poval Kunshan Co., Ltd. in China established
20121
Joint venture Nishiyori (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Chonburi, Thailand established
20122
Subsidiary company PT. Tokokosen Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia established
201312
Sub-subsidiary company Tokokosen Garments (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd. in Cambodia established
20148
Ulan Bator Office in Mongolia closed
201410
Joint venture Nantong Jiangdong Garments Co., Ltd. in China dissolved
20153
Merger of KOSEN Co., Ltd.
20165
Subsidiary company Tokokosen (Vietnam) Company Limited in Vietnam established
20178
Businesses of Hanoi Office in Vietnam transferred to subsidiary company Tokokosen (Vietnam) Company Limited
20189
Travel agency registration(registered by Tokyo governor No.3-7651)
201812
Capital participation to Grand Rich Da (Tianjin) International Trade Co., Ltd.
20192
Hong Kong Branch established
20222
Hong Kong Branch closed
20231
Subsidiary company Kosen Corporation in New Jersey, USA closed