Not only in Japan, the SUMINOE GROUP has also expanded its overseas presence by setting up 13 manufacturing and sales sites in seven countries, thereby establishing a global system for supplying a total line of automotive textiles.

In 1931, SUMINOE supplied carpets and seat covering materials for automobiles assembled and manufactured in Japan for Ford Motor Company and General Motors. After World War II, the production of domestic automobiles increased, with our products adopted in these Japanese-made cars one after another. At present, SUMINOE supplies its products to all Japanese automobile manufacturers. The greatest feature of our Company is that we can supply a total line of automotive textiles, from floors to ceilings, including headliners, seat covering materials, car mats, and floor carpets.
We aim to establish an optimal global supply system by expanding our manufacturing and sales bases beyond Japan to 13 locations in seven countries: the U.S., Mexico, China, Thailand, Indonesia, India, and Vietnam—home to the main factory of our functional materials business.