History
February, 1923
December, 1930
Reorganized the company as Kinyosha Co., Ltd.
December, 1930
1933
Rubber blanket was introduced into the market for rotary newsprint and general printing.
1958
Developed "KP RUBBER", a solvent-resistant rubber (Resistant to benzene and trichloroethylene).
1958
December, 1967
Introduced "AIR-EXCEL S5000" - compressible blanket for offset printing.
1975
Plant Minori was built.
1975
March, 1979
Kinyosha entered into a license agreement with Felix Böttcher (Germany) for the manufacturing technology of rubber rollers for copy machines.
January, 1987
KB Roller Tech Kopierwalzen (KBRT) was founded with Felix Böttcher. Started production of rubber rollers for PPC.
January, 1987
February, 1988
Kinyo Virginia Inc. (KVI) established as a subsidiary in Virginia, U.S.A.
March, 1990
Entered into a license agreement with Becker Gummiwerke AG (Germany). Granted the use of "UNIROCK" and "ELAGLASS" manufacturing technologies.
March, 1990
April, 1996
Registered and certified as ISO9002 at Minori plant.
June, 1998
Registered and certified as ISO9001 at Minori plant.
June, 1998
April, 2001
Established Kinyo Europe in Düsseldorf, Germany, started sales operation in Germany, France, Spain and U.K.
December, 2003
Registered and certified as ISO14001 at all domestic operation facilities.
December, 2003
May, 2004
Completed extension of ISO 9001 registration to all the domestic offices.
2004
ThermaSphere®-technology was introduced into the market.
2004
2013
Relocation of Kinyo Europe/Germany to the new packaging facility in the Segro Business Park Düsseldorf.
ISO Certification
