ブックタイトルSuminoe Textile　CORPORATE PROFILE 2018-2019

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Suminoe Textile　CORPORATE PROFILE 2018-2019

Showa Period 1926~ Contribution to the popularization of interior fabricsDuring the periods of Japan’s postwar recovery and rapid economic growth, Suminoe Textile pushed forward with the industrialization of the manufacture ofcarpets, an expensive product at that time, in order to promote their widespread use in ordinary households. In addition, our Company delivered automotivetextiles to Japanese automobile manufacturers in response to the rapid rise of motorization, thereby contributing to the popularization of interior fabrics.Automotive industryIn 1931, Suminoe Textile supplied carpets and seat covering materials to automobiles assembledand manufactured in Japan for Ford Motor Company and General Motors. The Company deliveredseat coverings to Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (now Toyota Motor Corporation) in 1958. Since then, ourproducts have been adopted by various Japanese automobile manufacturers one after another.Flying FeatherIn 1955, a two-seater convertible,called the“Flying Feather,”wasmanufactured by SuminoeManufacturing Co., Ltd., aSuminoe Textile subsidiary, whichwas engaged in producing carbodies at that time.Seat covering forGeneral Motors JapanFloor carpet for a FordSeat covering forToyopet CrownPromotional photo used at that timeIse Shrine Shikinen SenguceremonyOnce every 20 years, the Ise Shrine ShikinenSengu ceremony (transfer of the shrine’ssacred object to a newly constructed mainhall) is held. Ever since the 59th ceremonyheld in 1953, Suminoe Textile has suppliedtextiles to be used at this grand religiousfestival for sacred apparel and treasures(divine clothing, decoration of the main hall, etc.).Imperial visit tothe Sumiyoshi FactoryTaftonSample bookDuring the period of high economic growth, ourCompany released a new carpet called“Tafton.”This product served as a catalyst that turnedcarpets, which had been high-end products untilthen, into life necessities.The Shinkansen bullet trainIn 1964, when the Tokaido Shinkansen went intooperation, our Company supplied seat coverings forthe 0 series trains, which were then promoted as“the Dream Superexpress.”The HomeidenImperial Palace buildingnewly constructedin the Showa EraThe Homeiden Imperial Palacebuilding is a banquet hall, the largestof all the Imperial Palace halls. In1968, Suminoe Textile provided forthis hall a hand-woven dantsucarpet of 836 m2, featuring a designbased on a painting by YasushiSugiyama, a distinguishedJapanese-style painter.Hand-woven carpetJapan’s first carpet tilesIn 1980, the Nara Factory (now Suminoe Techno Co., Ltd.),began the production of Japan’s first carpet tiles.In 1956, Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor andEmpress Showa visited our Sumiyoshi Factory.Seat covering for the firstclass (Green) carsHeisei Period 1989~ Initiative to realize a recycling-oriented societyUnder our fundamental environmental philosophy,“KKR + A,”or Kenko (Health), Kankyo (Environment), Recycle and Amenity, weare proactively developing environmentally friendly products, including ECOS R recycled carpet tiles produced under the“closed-loop recycling”system, in anticipation of a recycling-oriented society.Overseas expansionWe established a subsidiary that produces automotiveTRIPLE FRESH RIn 1998, Suminoe Textile developed TRIPLE FRESH RECOS Rtextiles in Thailand in 1994. Since then, Suminoe Textile has treatment technology, which can chemically and physicallyRecycled carpet tilesexpanded its global business operations by setting upabsorb and decompose formaldehyde, cigarette odor,manufacturing and sales sites in six countries, includinggarbage odors, the smell of sweat, and other malodorous produced underthe United States and China.substances that are generated daily in our environment,on a 24-hour basis.the“closed-looprecycling”systemSuminoe Textile Shanghai Co., Ltd.ShanghaiSuzhou SuminoeKoide AutomotiveAccessoriesCo., Ltd.SuzhouSuzhou SuminoeTextiles Co., Ltd.SuzhouSuminoe TeijinTechno KrishnaIndia Pvt. Ltd.HaryanaSuminoe TextileCo., Ltd.T.C.H.Suminoe Co., Ltd.AyudhayaPT. Suminoe Surya TechnoBandungPT. Sinar Suminoe IndonesiaBandungSuminoe Koide (Thailand) Co., Ltd.Chiang MaiSPM AutomotiveTextile Co., Ltd.GuangzhouSuminoe Textile ofAmerica CorporationC.A. DesignCaliforniaSuminoe Textilede Mexico,S.A. de C.V.GuanajuatoSuminoeTextile ofAmericaCorporationSouth CarolinaBondtex, Inc.South CarolinaAir-cleaning wall-coveringsRTRIPLE FRESHRTispaRECOSR, released in 2011, is one ofthe world’s top-level environmentalproducts. This product usesrecycled materials made from usedcarpet tiles for its backing material,and recycled fiber for pile yarns.130th anniversary of founding and100th anniversary of incorporationIn 2013, Suminoe Textilecelebrated the 130thanniversary of its founding andthe 100th anniversary of itsincorporation as a company.14