Company Profile

Our basic information

• company name

  Kurashiki Kako Co., Ltd

• location

  〒712-8555 4630 Yagara, Tsurajima-cho, Kurashiki, Okayama, 712-8555, Japan
  TEL: 086-465-1111/ FAX: 086-466-2500

  

• founding

  March 25, 1964

• capital

  309.6 million yen

• Representative Director and President

  Koichi Fukano

• Business content

  automotive rubber parts,
  Manufacture and sale of industrial anti-vibration, soundproofing, and shock-absorbing equipment

• Sales (fiscal year ending March 2024)

  Non-consolidated: 34.2 billion yen

• Number of employees (fiscal year ending March 2024)

  Single: 868 people

Main customer

Main business partners (in no particular order, titles omitted)

Other major transaction industries

• pump manufacturer
• Air conditioner manufacturer
• General construction company
• Liquid crystal manufacturing and inspection equipment manufacturer
• Semiconductor manufacturing and inspection equipment manufacturer
• Physics and chemistry equipment manufacturer

History

1960s-1970s

• March 1964

  Established. Capital 10 million yen

• December 1964

  Factory completed. Started production of anti-vibration rubber for automobiles, hoses, etc.

• November 1968

  Increased capital to 40 million yen

• January 1971

  Received the Sanyo Shimbun Award for the development of "High Mount"

• April 1971

  Opened Tokyo Sales Office

• July 1971

  Opened Osaka Sales Office

• April 1972

  Launched a two-division system consisting of the Automotive Parts Division and the Industrial Equipment Division.

• September 1973

  Opened Nagoya Sales Office

• November 1976

  Increased capital to 48 million yen

• April 1977

  Opened Fukuoka Sales Office

• November 1977

  Increased capital to 72 million yen

1980s-1990s

• September 1982

  Completed product development center, strengthened design and development system

• April 1988

  Opened Sendai branch office

• October 1989

  Received PM Excellent Business Award Category 1 for overall TPM activities

• August 1991

  Completed Technical Research and Development Center and installed chassis dynamometer

• June 1996

  Established KURASHIKI SIAM RUBBER in Thailand as a joint venture for overseas production

• May 1998

  Obtained "Quality Assurance Excellence Certification" from Mazda Motor Corporation

• June 1998

  Acquired ISO9001 certification (JQA-2441) for Automotive Parts Division

2000s

• November 2000

  Introduced a triaxial elastomer testing machine

• December 2000

  Acquired ISO9001 certification for Industrial Equipment Division (JQA-QM5651)

• January 2001

  Automotive parts division acquired QS-9000 certification (JQA-QS0131)

• December 2001

  Obtained ISO14001 certification (JQA-EM2045)

• April 2002

  Promoted the Tokyo Sales Office to a branch

• October 2002

  Promoted the Hiroshima branch office to a sales office.

• November 2003

  Established Kurashiki Kako (Dalian) Co., Ltd. in China

• January 2005

  Automotive Parts Division ISO/TS16949:2002 certified (20001642 TS09)

• October 2006

  Increased capital to 309.6 million yen

• October 2006

  Received the Okayama Labor Bureau Director's Award at the Family Friendly Company Award

• April 2008

  Received "Intellectual Property Achievement Award" from the Japan Patent Office

• March 2011

  Kurashiki Kako (Dalian) Co., Ltd. completed the second factory

• September 2011

  Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare Receives “Kurumin” Certification for Supporting Next-Generation Development

• July 2012

  Established Kurashiki Kako Korea Co., Ltd. in South Korea

• August 2012

  Kurashiki Kako (Dalian) Co., Ltd. establishes DALIAN KURASHIKI RUBBER PARTS CO.,LTD. in China as a production joint venture.

• April 2013

  KURASHIKI KAKO MEXICANA SADE CV established in Mexico

• October 2013

  Made YAMANI RUBBER CO.,LTD. a wholly owned subsidiary

• August 2014

  Made Kyosei Co., Ltd. a subsidiary

• April 2015

  Promoted Osaka Sales Office to Branch

• February 2016

  Acquired MOTION TRUST CO.,LTD.

• December 2016

  ISO14001:2015 / JIS Q 14001:2015 certified (JQA-EM2045)

• November 2017

  Automotive Parts Division ISO/IATF16949:2016 certified (20001642 IATF16)

• November 2017

  Industrial Equipment Division ISO9001:2015 certified (20001642 QM15)

• October 2022

  Acquired “Platinum Kurumin” special certification for next-generation development support from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare

• March 2023

  Obtained the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Health and Productivity Management Excellent Corporation 2023 certification

• April 2024

  Electronic Control Division launched